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So where's the bloody STATION? Not the shunting yard.

I think it’s great

Was this in England?

Some good footage but spoilt for me by the huge BTA letters on the screen throughout! My father also did some cine film work at Preston in 1967.

20th Century Law Enforcement Police Officers.

Wonderful Old stuff. I feel this Son of a Dutchman was borne too late . My father was 21 in 1930 I'm 54 and late for everything but Supper 😁

Use to go there with my grandad. Just down the track at chorley

That big BTA logo is truly misplaced and too large. Otherwise the vid is generally good.

Thankyou

Brilliant

I used to have relatives in Preston(my mam was born there) & I would always spend a week of the school hols there just spotting,in the late 50,s/early 60,s.The Caledonian, The Red Rose and the Mid Day Scot to name just 3.Wonderful memories so a big Thank you for sharing this marvelous footage.

Thanks for the memories. I was 19 at the time and living in Preston. I remember the mucky old trains I took to Blackpool, Blackburn, and occasionally London. I regret to say I welcomed the diesels but of course steam engines were routine at the time and diesels promised the way forward. But so glad that so many steam engines have been preserved and are still allowed to run. May it long continue.

There was a big hoo haa from the unions regarding Freightliner back in the day, they didn't want private firms coming into the BR yards to collect containers, also they wanted guards at the rear of the train as was traditional. BR made or converted a few 10 foot containers into guards cabooses, this arrangement didn't last long ,then the guards moved into the rear cab of the diesel loco. Containers per se weren't popular with the dockers as well, they were secure, no contents got lost

Its a great comfort to me knowing that even if Brian Trenerry made his video unwatchable by placing a huge BTA logo into the centre of the view nobody else made a penny out of it.

Sad to see these noble majestic locomotives so flithy pulling grimy goods trains. Not only the end of steam the End of an engrossing hobby.

We were all trainspotters in those days. Could have been me on the platform there.

Fabulous film, I was born in Bath although my family moved upto Liverpool 6 months after I was born, I still visit Bath and it feels like home. even though im a proud scouser. My Grandfather owned the Griffin Pub in the 1930's, i always drop in for a pint when im down there. I would love to find out more Mr Trenerry, thank you.......

Never been there but it shows me what my parents city might have been like, notice the tall young man's hair style reminds me of a lad next door who thinks he is up there with latest hairstyle lol, great bit of film thank you for sharing with us.

Very interesting. But, if this was the Selsey Tramway, it could not have been taken in 1937. This line closed on 19 Jan 1935. Is it one of Lt. Col. Stephens other lines?

Steam was just run into the ground during this year. It's a pity they didn't have the dignity to leave the name plates on the Brits though.

Just love the Semaphore Gantry.

film (0:49) is 'Never On A Sunday'' so this is 1960

Call me crazy if you like but, I reckon the world would be a better place if we still had steam trains.

RUINED BY THE LETTERS BTA IN FRONT OF THE VIEWS. A REAL SHAME.

Wow these comments are old..

I wish these videos were not 480P.

Get rid of the bta 👎

I don't remember a big yellow BTA floating around at any point, or any place during the nineteen sixties

All I keep looking at is BT fucking A

Bath was the best city on planet Earth during the seventies. Such fantastic memories, thank you very much for sharing.

Brilliant bit of footage

B T A ou tossers

Don’t like big BTA logo otherwise just fine

In the days before electrification, great piece of footage.

That was amazing. The quality of colour and sound. So glad some people took the trouble to record the final days of steam.

Hi there, we've been enjoying watching this. We film natural sight and sound walks in soulful cities and have just filmed Bath, so it's lovely to see the contrast, thank you for taking the time to add it.

Shame about the BTA it just irritates.

Good video but why mess it up with daft logo

Those were the days - fantastic!

It looks exactly the same now just less traffic now

Wow

Nice to see actual proof of grimy kettles hauling Blue/Grey stock, and better to see it mixed too. SO many people believe it never happened.

Last stronghold of steam in Britain, 4th August 1968 was the cessation of ordinary freight and passenger workings on BR, 11th August 1968 was the final day tours, followed by the ban being implemented from the next day onwards.

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I always thought that they'd done away with steam by 1966! This is a surprise to see!

So good to see the trains how they were in the 60's. I used to love going on them. It always felt like an adventure as a kid. It's not the same at all now. The horrible seats (if you can get one after paying for it) on most trains nowadays remind me of those molded plastic high chairs but meant for very dainty adults and without any elbow room.

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Seems funny to think further south down the line the AC electrics had taken over most services a year earlier. What an interesting juxtaposition of old and new BR was during that era.

Does anyone know why there are so many Union Jack flags flying? Was there some kind of festival?

i remember (as a boy) standing on the platform at preston station around that time, with the flying scotsman (so i was told) sat in steam waiting to load passengers and continue on its journey.