Chasing Steam in 1966 by By Keith Widdowson
Alan Ledger
January 10, 2023
This is a book which tells an interesting story of a railway enthusiast about the same age as me during the final days of steam in Britain. “The steam locomotive was, in 1966, entering its death throes. Withdrawals were being carried-out at a frenetic pace, the slightest defect dispatching them to the cutters torch. This teenaged author made it his mission to travel throughout the UK in a quest to obtain runs behind as many as possible before their impending
