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Fifty years ago, main line steam in Britain ceased to exist, the
last official date being 11 August 1968. At the time, British
Railways' plan was that after this there would be no more steam
traction - although a special dispensation was given for Britannia
Class 4-6-2 No. 70013 Oliver Cromwell to travel under its own steam
into preservation on the 12th and 13th of that month. We now know
that this was not quite the case, and that steam locomotives would
eventually return to the main lines on highly popular 'specials'.
With over 200 never-before-seen photographs, paired with fond and
often amusing captions, this evocative book takes a look back at
those days and years that led up to the end of steam on Britain's
railways.
After steam finished on the main line on 11 August 1968, something
had to take its place; something modern, less difficult to
maintain, and that was a natural progression. 'Modernisation' was
the word. British Railways - and later privatised companies -
developed other methods of providing power. In the follow-up to
Remembering Steam, Paul Hurley and Phil Braithwaite take the reader
back down memory lane, exploring traction from the very first
locomotive to the latest colourful multiple units, and of course
the preserved locomotives, lovingly restored to their former glory
and working heritage lines across the country. With over 200
never-before-seen photographs, paired with fond and nostalgic
captions, The Changing Railways of Britain is a book not to be
missed.
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