Last Rites

Steam''s final fling proved a melancholy experience for the many enthusiasts who had witnessed the gleaming giants of the rails in their prime. One day''s highly burnished rail tour favourite was the next day''s candidate for the breaker''s torch. This book takes a look at those latter days of steam, with an unashamedly nostalgic approach. As the modernisation plan gathered force in the mid-1960s,...