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  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Decline and Return to Mainline Steam: Special Trains in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s

Decline and Return to Mainline Steam: Special Trains in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s

Golden, Laurie

Paperback

TrainsGeneral World History

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ISBN10: 1398119091
ISBN13: 9781398119093
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
Published: Aug 15 2024
Pages: 96
Language: English

During the 1960s, British Railways withdrew its thousands of steam locomotives from the national network. The process started gradually in the early 1960s but accelerated towards the end of the decade so that by 1968 the last steam-operated trains had ceased. The decade also saw a wave of line closures in an effort to make the railways more economical to run. However, railtours in the 1960s allowed enthusiasts what was often a final chance to enjoy special steam-operated workings, many over lines that were later to close. In 1968 BR established a ban on steam operation on any of its main lines (apart from 'Flying Scotsman') which was to last until the early 1970s. When the ban lifted railtours using steam returned and for many the 1970s and 1980s were a golden age of railtours, with many unusual workings.

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