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In May 1967, Scotland became the third of the six BR regions to dispense with the steam locomotive. Residing over 300 miles away Keith Widdowson's pilgrimages north of the border were by necessity of marathon undertakings. Abysmal overnight time keeping, missed connections, trains allegedly booked steam but turning up diesel… but these setbacks were eclipsed by successes such as catching runs with LNER classes of A2, A4, V2 and B1's and BR Clans. Accompanied with brief historical data of routes and stations visited, many of which have long disappeared, this book is a collection of reminiscences from those final two years which anyone with a penchant for railways will enjoy. AUTHOR: Keith Widdowson is a retired BR employee who made it his mission to capture the last days of steam on the railways around Britain. His mother got him his job at BR because she'd noted his 'obsession with timetables'. He has previously written The Great Steam Chase: Journeys on the Southern Railway and Riding Yorkshire's Final Steam Trains for The History Press. He lives in Kent. SELLING POINTS: . By a knowledgeable and passionate former railwayman . Timed for May 2017, whih sees 50 years since the cessation of steam in Scotland . Full of entertaining anecdotes and nostalgic illustrations . Recording this material involved long, lonely trips away from home by the author's teenage self . Over 27 months he managed to accumulate over 4,000 steam miles in Scotland behind 61 different locomotives from 12 classes resourced from 15 different sheds . Comments on author's last book included: 'Nostalgia at its best' 'Wonderful memories' 140 b/w illustrations

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KEITH WIDDOWSON's 45-year career with British Railways began in June 1962, the majority of it spent diagramming locomotive and train crews. Now retired, he has written several books on his steam-chasing travels. He also writes articles for railway magazines and is a member of the Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway.

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