July 21st 2023 Meeting at Brockenhurst Village Hall
Robert
Smith presents “German Steam 1971-76"
The end of German steam
in 1968 was followed by 2 years of preserved railway open days. Then in 1971 Robert went on an LCGB railtour to Germany and revisited several times
over the next 6 years. There were Pacific hauled main line trains. Right across
the country much secondary passenger and vast quantities of freight traffic,
steam worked with 2-10-0s.....2-8-2s......
2-6-2s and various smaller classes. The visits included motive power depots,
stations, lineside spots and the occasional footplate ride. Like all good
things it came to an end with the extension of the wires and dieselization.
The memories have been kept alive with a collection of Kodachromes.
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