Railways & Recollections 88 1968 The End of BR Steam

In this volume we travel back to the year 1968, a very special year in the history of Britain's railways. This was the year that steam traction came to an end. Back then no one could have expected to foresee the rise of steam from the scrap yards to today's vibrant heritage railways. This was also the year that saw Martin Luther King and Senator Kennedy shot, Matt Busby knighted, UK's first heart transplant operation and they year that 1st and 2nd class mail was introduced in Britain.