A FINAL PAGE OF STEAM
Now Fast Running Out Of Available Storage Room, I Regrettably Have To Bring This Website To A Conclusion. I Hope That You Have Enjoyed Your Journey Back To An Age When Trolleybuses Still Ran In London, Petrol Was Around 3 Shillings (15p) An Imperial Gallon, And Half A Loaf Of Bread Cost Thru'pence Farthing (About 1.5p). More Importantly, To The Days When Steam Locomotives Were Still The Principal Form Of Motive Power On Our Railways. May I Thank You All For Visiting My Site, And For The Kind Comments Posted On My Contact Page. I have Made Many New Friends, And Have Enjoyed Sharing My Experiences With Them. Below, Some Final Flashes Of Memory From Those Far Off Days Of Steam.
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MN Class 4-6-2 No. 35014 'Nederland Line'
The Collar All Done, The Fireman Of 35014 Would Not Expect To Have To Fire To Her On The Last Few Miles To Waterloo, As With Steam Shut Off She Heads Through Wimbledon In The Summer Of 1961.
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4073 Castle Class 4-6-0 No. 5013 'Abergavenny Castle'
This Locomotive Was Regularly To Be Seen Hauling This Prestigious Named Train In 1959. Paddington - Tenby And Pembroke Dock On The Carriage Nameboards. How I Miss 'Named Trains' Nowadays. There Was Always A Sense Of Extra Magic And Anticipation When Spying The Exotic Headboard Mounted On An Approaching Locomotive's Smokebox. There Was Pride In Our Railway In Those Days.
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MN Class 4-6-2 No. 35023 'Holland - Afrika Line'
The Evening Milk Train Again, Since Having Come From Kensington Addison Road Station, (Now Olympia Station) With These Milk Tanks, At Clapham Junction, 35023 Will Have Added More Tanks, (From Battersea Yard And Vauxhall). Now She Has Joined The Main Line, She Will Take Her Train, Travelling At Express Passenger Speeds, Down The West Country Route To Chard, And Tomorrow's Refill For A Thirsty London.
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Battle Of Britain Class 4-6-2 No, 34086 '219 Squadron'
The Stirring Sight Of A 'Spam' In Full Flight. With Her Train Well In Hand, 34086 Accelerates Through Wimbledon And Out Of The London Suburbs In 1961.
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MN Class 4-6-2 No. 35025 ' Brocklebank Line'
A Hard Run Up From Salisbury Has Left Little In The Tender For 'Brocklebank Line' To Feed Upon. Fortunately She Is On The Last Leg Of Her Journey To Waterloo And Will Not Want A Huge Fire To Take On To Nine Elms Loco For Clearing Of Clinker And Ash.
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N15 King Arthur Class 4-6-0 No. 40454 'Queen Guinevere'
In Her Final Year Of Working 'Queen Guinevere' Brings An Up Salisbury Semi-Fast Through Surbiton, Shortly Before She Was Withdrawn For Scapping. She Was Fitted With A Good Boiler However, Which, As Mentioned Earlier, Is Now Carried By The Preserved Example Of This Class 'Sir Lamiel.' I Could Not Resist The Final Pictutre Being One Featuring An Example Of My Beloved 'Arthurs.'
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THE OLD 'DOG AND DARTBOARD'
In My View, The Best Of The British Railways Emblems To Be Sported On Steam Locomotives In My Day. Coming In A Variety Of Sizes, Over The Earier Years Of B.R. Reign, The 'Lion & Wheel' Emblem Seemed To Portray Strength And Earnest Endeavour, Exemplifying The Pledge Made To The British Public Re The Original Aims And Aspirations Of Our Very Own British Railways. The Later Wheel And Banner Emblem, (Approved And Utilised From 1957 Onwards) Was A Poor Substitute In My View, And Did Not Have The Ooomph Of This Proud And Rampant Lion. A Fitting Epitaph To The Days When Steam Truly Was King.
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