British Railways' last steam locomotive, 'Evening Star', rolled out of Swindon works in 1960, and by August 1968 all steam had been withdrawn from active service. The last train, the famous ...
For instance, the Sentinel Waggon Works' water-tube boiler was a hit among railways ... craft steam locomotives incorporating all technological advancements that occurred during the 1960s to ...
During the final decades of steam locomotive operation on British Railways keen amateur photographers captured fascinating footage of the end of an era This programme brings you some of these ...