This footage shows trains on the Cambridge to Mildenhall line, in colour, which was filmed in 1959. Also included is footage of express trains to Scotland, filmed pre nationalisation.
11:28 18:35 many of you may not know this, but this is the seldom seen second footage of the experimental LNER W1 No.10000 (at the time this was filmed, she was rebuilt into a A4 Styled engine). Her tender survived into preservation with LNER A4 60009 Union Of South Africa. 60009’s tender shows some modifications to its front, these are very small modifications, but they do tell the origin of the tender. No.10000 was the only Hudson built in Britain, no other 4-6-4’s were built ever. The rebuilt W1, was scrapped at Doncaster in 1959 by British Railways, however her tender (No.5484) was kept and eventually was coupled to its current engine: A4 No.60009, which was preserved.
The Doncaster built A4’s were more than capable of hauling a rake of 15 coaches at speed. An example of this would be when A4 No.4901 hauled 21 coaches on level track at a speed of 75.9MPH for 20+ miles.
Unfortunately, I didn't manage to see the rebuilt W1 4-6-4, but have fond memories of the A1, A2, A3, A4 and the other locos at Grantham, before the diesels took over.
12:40 This LNER Gresley Streamlined A4 Pacific Express Steam Locomotive Dwight D Eisenhower A Bit Like Mallard Which Is Used For The London And North Eastern Railway's Famous Named Trains Such As The Capital's Limited And Of Course The Flying Scotsman Express Train Running From London Kings Cross In London In England To Edinburgh In Scotland In The United Kingdom. Thanks Mate. X
