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The Waterloo-Bournemouth Line has often been referred to as
'Britain's last steam-worked main line' and at the start of summer
1966 it remained steam-worked Monday-Friday, with the weekends
taken over by Crompton Type 3 diesels. From here on, however, there
was a steady decline in steam services and the final end came on
Sunday 9 July 1967. This book charts the beginning of the end of
Southern Region steam from summer 1966 to July 1967. The author
provides an overall account of the South Western Division steam
locomotives sheds at the time, describing locomotive transfer and
withdrawal dates using the original official notices issued by the
General Manager's Office, Waterloo - the most reliable source
available. The book then explains SR diagramming practice and with
the help from the original notes of many contributors, provides a
considerable database of train sightings for the period to provide
an actual comparison with the locomotive diagrams. The sightings
also reveal, among many things, that steam locomotives were often
called upon to provide coverage for the failures of the emerging
new motive power. The final chapter is devoted to the last four
weeks of steam working and includes extracts from a number of SR
documents that explain the plan behind the steam workings. A wealth
of memorable photographs illustrate the detailed text, and provide
an uplifting and lasting memory of the final days of steam on the
Southern.
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