The Last Years of Lancashire Steam

The historic county of Lancashire saw the birth of modern railways when the Liverpool & Manchester Railway opened in 1830. Thereafter, developed a complex network of lines serving passengers, businesses and industries of the area. The ‘Beeching Axe’ cut several railways in the 1960s and Lancashire was where the British steam era came to an end on 11th August 1968. This book charts the area under BR from the early 1950s to 1968. Using nearly 200 images, the collection features routes around Liverpool and Manchester, which later split from the county as part of the Local Government Act 1972, as well as places such as: Accrington; Aintree; Bacup; Blackburn, Blackpool; Bolton; Burnley; Bury; Carnforth; Fleetwood; Gorton; Horwich; Lancaster; Lostock Hall; Morecambe; Oldham; Patricroft; Preston; Rochdale; Salford; Southport; Warrington; Widnes; Wigan. Captured at stations, sheds, the lineside and industrial locations, the steam locomotives featured consist of many ex-London Midland & Scottish Railway designs.