Description

A journey behind steam from King’s Cross to the North West of Scotland on the Railway Touring Company’s  ‘North Briton’ tour of April 2008  featuring:
60019 ‘Bittern’
60009 ‘Union of South Africa’
71000 ‘Duke of Gloucester’
and Black 5 45407

Steam is shown at a wide variety of locations including the East Coast Main Line, the Forth and Tay Bridges, the Highland Main Line and on the line to Kyle of Lochalsh. On the way we introduce steam railways in the United Kingdom and around the world both past & present.

The West Somerset Railway with a range of Great Western power on passenger & freight.
The North York Moors Railway
Archive film of steam over Shap in the 1960s
The Hedjaz Railway in the Middle East
Across the roof of the world and Ecuador
Steam power at Newcastle in 1964 including A1s and V3s
Archive film of steam in the North East in the 1960s
Main Line steam at Wolsztyn including a ride on the footplate

1hr 25mins approx