Sunday 18 February 2007

Film 2.Taken around Carnforth during the very last week of Steam. End of July early August 1968

I will add more in due course as well as adding captions.
If my memory lets me down with the wrong caption, please let me know.


A Standard 4 shunts the yard at Silverdale

A Standard 4 shunts the yard at Silverdale

A Standard 4 shunts the yard at Silverdale

A Standard 4 finally leaves the the yard at SilverdaleA Standard 4 heads an oil train for Heysham
Crossing the River Kent at Arnside
Along the sea front near Grange over Sands
A Metropolitan Vickers Type 2 (MetroVic) near Grange over Sands

A Black 5 leaves Carnforth
A Black 5 and brake van pass Silverdale

Down the WCML heading for Heysham (If I remember correctly, this could have been the last ever steam hauled freight on BR. 2 hours later it's fire would be dropped for the last time).
An 8F against the setting sun.

A Black 5 (45231) near Cartmel






Black 5 leaving Carnforth


Heading off down the 'Little Western'


Cruising throgh Grange over Sands

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