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    1T57 THE FABLED FINAL CURTAIN !

    Jul 23, 2018 5 minutes
    TREVOR GREGG
    JASMES SHUTTLEWORTH
    TREVOR GREGG
    TREVOR GREGG

    I’m sure many steam enthusiasts like myself considered it was Saturday, August 3, 1968, when BR steam operations came to an end.

    Yes, there were the five farewell to steam tours the following day, but normal steam operations ended on that Saturday evening when LMS ‘Black Five’ 4-6-0 No. 45318 departed Preston with the 9.25pm to Liverpool Exchange.

    I had been very surprised when BR announced it would be running afarewell to steam special a week later on Sunday, August 11, particularly when one of those five farewell tours had been a BR organised one.

    What was even more surprising was the price of aticket for this farewell special, an astronomical 15 guineas –equivalent to around £250 today.

    The price led to 50 tickets remaining unsold. Guinea prices, in this case £15

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