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The Last Four Years of Steam
12-Sep-2023 @ 19:30 - 22:00
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A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by George Howe.
An introduction by George:
1964 saw me making a change from black and white prints, to colour slides. This just happened to be four years before the end of steam on British Railways, hence the title, The last 4 years of Steam. I travelled the British Isles to many areas where steam was still well in evidence. I travelled by train quite often, to most of the country where steam was on the decline, but some trips were by Vespa 150cc scooter. The trips, by whatever mode, mostly included many loco shed visits, very handy by scooter.
As steam was nearing the end it was mostly in the North West of England – Crewe, Manchester, Liverpool, Preston areas. The Scooter also had a ride then, quite often on the 05:26 from Bedford to Manchester Central, visiting several sheds, and back on the 17:30 from Preston alighting at Bletchley at 20:13, and back home on the scooter.
Wonderful days; come along to see what I saw.
Doors open 19:00.