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The disappearance of steam from Britain's main-line railways marked the end of an era of British rail travel. Here Andrew Britton remembers the last steam main line from London, linking Waterloo to Weymouth via Basingstoke, Winchester, Southampton and Bournemouth, from its post-war presence right to the end of steam travel in 1967.
About the author
Andrew Britton is a retired teacher and a life-long railway enthusiast who, although brought up in Warwickshire in the heart of the Western Region, has a passion for Southern steam. He is also an avid collector has a vast body of railway photographs and ephemera. He has previously written railway history books and writes for railway magazines. When steam disappeared from British Railways Southern Region, Andrew joined other enthusiasts to preserve steam locomotives and heritage railways for future generations and is now part-owner of several British steam locomotives that operate on heritage railways. Andrew lives in Warwick.
Summary
The disappearance of steam from Britain's main-line railways marked the end of an era of British rail travel. Here Andrew Britton remembers the last steam main line from London, linking Waterloo to Weymouth via Basingstoke, Winchester, Southampton and Bournemouth, from its post-war presence right to the end of steam travel in 1967.
