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The Great Western Steam Retreat - Chasing the Final Steam Trains in BR's Western Region, Wales and the Welsh Marches (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 4 300
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The Great Western Steam Retreat - Chasing the Final Steam Trains in BR's Western Region, Wales and the Welsh Marches (Paperback)
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Loot Price R430
Discovery Miles 4 300
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In mid-1964, Keith Widdowson got wind that the Western Region was
hell-bent on being the first to eliminate the steam locomotive on
its tracks by December 1965. The 17-year-old hurriedly homed in on
train services still in the hands of GWR steam power, aiming to
catch runs with the last examples before their premature
annihilation. The Great Western Steam Retreat recalls Widdowson's
teenage exploits, soundtracked by hits from the Beatles, the Kinks
and the Rolling Stones, throughout the Western Region and former
Great Western Railway lines. He documents the extreme disorder that
resulted from that decision, paying tribute to the train crews who
managed to meet demanding timings in the face of declining
cleanliness, the poor quality of coal and the major problem of
recruiting both footplate and shed staff. This book completes the
author's Steam Chase series and provides a snapshot into the
comradery that characterised the final years of steam alongside the
long-gone journeys that can never be recreated.
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