A 40th anniversary tribute to the final men and machines.
Steam: The Grand Finale is a landmark publication chronicling the last months
of steam on the British Railways main line. Years of painstaking research by
Alan Castle, who viewed the proceedings at first hand 40 years ago, and
interviews with drivers, firemen and engine shed staff, have resulted in this
authoritative and definitive account of the year in which the final whistle
sounded on a steam era dating back more than 150 years.
Written,
photographed, compiled and edited by Alan Castle. Editorial
Assistant: Brian Sharpe