The Last Steam Service - 15 Guineas Special 11 Aug...

Footage from the '15 Guineas Special' on 11 August 1968. It was the last steam hauled passenger service on British Railways. The train is travelling from Dent station in Yorkshire north towards Carlisle on the Settle-Carlisle railway. The National Railway Museum will be holding "1968", an event from 24 May -- 1 June to celebrate 40 years since the end of steam on mainline railways. The event will see Oliver Cromwell (the train in the film, currently being restored specifically to star in our 1968 celebrations) visit the Museum and first hand accounts from people who witnessed the end of steam. We are asking for anyone to come forward who may have been involved with Oliver Cromwell and the 15 Guineas Special. Please contact Catherine.Farrell@nrm.org.uk. Video reproduced by permission of the BFI. http://www.nrm.org.uk/