It was forty years ago today that the last steam hauled train ran under British Railways - 1T57 The 'Fifteen Guinea' Special. Although this brought the curtain down on standard gauge steam in the UK and many thought it would never return to the main line, steam has never died. In fact it is perhaps ironic that now the preservation and heritage railway movement is more lively than ever and there is a full programme of steam-hauled excursions on the mainline year round.A brief look at the re-run of 1T57 with Oliver Cromwell I found on the BBC News web site and is worth a look: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7553483.stm
Finally, a favourite photograph from my own collection of 34067 Tangmere storming through Fareham with the 'Southern Phoenix' last July, celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the End of Steam on the Southern:
Long live steam!
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Not much to do with the above, but this week at work, I've been creating a digital map of Warwickshire railway lines, stations, and frieght terminal locations! Something else to go in our GIS. :)
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