British Railways: Goodbye To Steam aka Railway Modernisation (1958) | British Pathé

This archive footage from 1958 depicts British Railways journey to modernisation and the transition away from steam-powered trains. For Archive Licensing Enquiries Visit: Explore Our Online Channel For FULL Documentaries, Fascinating Interviews & Classic Movies: #BritishPathé #History #Railway #Trains #BritishRailways Subscribe to the British Pathé YT Channel: (FILM ID:) Full title reads: “Goodbye To Steam“. Intertitle reads: “British Railways meet the challenge of the age of abundant power“. Angle shot, railway engine going past camera. GV Outside one of the large London Railway stations showing railway lines and train coming out of station. CU Man in signal box, pan to show him pulling levers. CU Signal going up. GV Train coming towards camera. GV Steam train. GV Aerial shots steam train. CU Man filming from plane. CU man in plane fitting equipment and