London Transport Steam
June 2011 marked 40 years since the end of steam traction on London Transport, the last steam-hauled train running on Sunday 6th June 1971. This also marked the end of regular steam running on "main lines" in the UK, almost three years after the end of steam on BR, though some steam had also continued for a while in Northern Ireland. Photos of some of the daylight operations from the mid - 1960s until the last day. Most are taken with my Voigtländer Vito CLR Camera, later ones with my first SLR, a Pentax S1a. All colour photos on Agfa CT18 film. A very small sample to start with, many more to add...
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Things got off to a rather bumpy start for "Steam returns to the Met" celebrations for the 150th anniversary when engineering works on the Central Line overran, meaning the light engine working and the ECS working were trapped in Ruislip depot... Eventually, running just over one hour late, Train 750 appeared at Harrow-on-the-Hill with 20227 leading 20142, GWR 0-6-0PT No. 9466 and Met 0-4-4T No. 1 bringing up the rear. This working then reversed and travelled to Amersham to provide different locos for the following special trains. 10:19, Saturday 25th May 2013. Digital Image No. GMPI15575.
GMPI15575Met150LEsHarrowHillTrain750250513LT Steam
From May 2013
