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Sunset of Steam at lostock Hall 1968.
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'The last steam train on BR'
Gricer1946:
An earlier shot of 1T57 at Edge Hill.
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The 15 Guinea special crosses Ribblehead Viaduct past the traffic jam which took some time to sort out after the train had gone..
Gricer1946:
Another shot of the 15 Guinea special 53 years ago featuring 70013 at Blea Moor showing some of the 100's of people there to witness the event.
Gricer1946:
Another shot of 1T57 heading past Crosby Garrett behind Class 5s Nos.44871 / 44781 on 11th August 1968.
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1T57 heads past Crosby Garrett towards Ais Gill summit behind Class 5s Nos.44871 / 44781 on 11th August 1968.
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Carnforth - the end. It is August 1968 and steam has just finshed on BR. A couple of 9F's and a standard 4 await the call to the breakers torch.
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An unidentified class 5 departing Grange in the last summer of steam on the line.
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73050 departs Patricroft with empty wagons in summer 1968.
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42066 & 45404 at Trafford Park depot, 1966
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48775 climbs out of Dove Holes tunnel shortly before steam finished at Buxton in 1968.
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A few shots from the dying days of BR steam.
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45350 departing Morcambe in summer 1968
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An 8F arrives at Morcambe on an oil train from Heysham.
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Trafford Park Depot, 14th August 1966.
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Dereliction at Heaton Mersey Depot, 1966
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Ex Works 84015 at Newton Heath, 14th August 1966.
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Newton Heath on a grim day, 13th February 1966.
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Ex-Crosti 92029 at Derby MPD. 3rd April 1965.
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Tyne Dock MPD with Q6 63387 and K1 62050, 28th May 1967.
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Ex-Crosti 92025 look ex-works in this view on Stoke shed, 20th June 1965.
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48253 & 48257 on Rose Grove Shed close to the end in 1968
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48519 Rose Grove, 1968.
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Lostock Hall - Ready for the scrapmen
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45156 on one of the end of steam specials in 1968
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45156 departing Manchester towards Bolton on an end of steam special on 4th August 1968.
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44871 & 44894 double head the SLS Farewell to Steam No.1 up Miles Platting Bank, 4th August 1968.
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45305 Lostock Hall after the end of steam in 1968
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47397 shunting at Crewe 1st May 1966.
