Found Clif's photo on the IWM site where the caption reads:
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ROYAL AIR FORCE: 2ND TACTICAL AIR FORCE, 1943-1945. : Tenders of No. 5 (RCAF) Mobile Field Photographic Section drawn up at Vitry, France. 5 MFPS was allocated to No. 39 (PR) Wing RCAF
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I did't keep a note of the 'photo number but it is in the "CL" range. Unfortunately there are no other photos of this unit but the series includes several other interesting photos - particularly of Airfield Construction Plant and Humber Light Recon. cars of the RAF Regiment.
Anyone have any details of the semi-trailers? I'm sure I've seen sketches of these described as radio trailers.
As to the "Blue Train" name - I believe this to be a nickname (probably applied to any "fancy" train of vehicles) based on the fact that many pre war railway trains to (then) exotic holiday resorts were called "the Blue Train" - I'd be happy to be corrected.
Anyone want to speculate on the Telcon trains I mentioned earlier?
Noel