Watch the short Railways For Ever.
11 August 1968 is a highly significant date in British railway history, marking the official end of regular mainline steam operation. As we see the last steam train crossing the Pennines and hear the Edwardian music-hall song 'Watching the Trains Go Out', Sir John Benjamin begins to reminisce. His nostalgic verse and prose recall the great trains of old as he moves through a photographic exhibition in Kingsway.
Duration
6 min 38 sec
Views
3,834
Posted On
December 02, 2010
6 min 38 sec
Views
3,834
Posted On
December 02, 2010
Director
Norman Prouting
Writer
John Betjeman
Studio
British Film Institute
Release
September 6, 1970
Norman Prouting
Writer
John Betjeman
Studio
British Film Institute
Release
September 6, 1970
Cast
John Betjeman
John Betjeman
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