The Summer of '68 – Last Weeks of British Rail Steam
The Sixties • 48m
The departure of steam from the British Rail network in August 1968 was a landmark not only in railway history, but British history. For nearly 150 years, steam reigned supreme and, although gone, it has never been forgotten. From British Pathé TV's Railway Collection.
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