This film by railway enthusiast and filmmaker Chris Lawson looks at events and services that made up steam railway traffic on the regional railways in the mid sixties. Steam was giving way to diesel hauled trains so recording the dying days of steam was a major undertaking for many steam train enthusiasts. The film begins with a long view at the trackside of a steam train travelling under a road bridge in a cutting towards the camera. The engine pulling the train is number 70013 'Oliver...

This film by railway enthusiast and filmmaker Chris Lawson looks at events and services that made up steam railway traffic on the regional railways in the mid sixties. Steam was giving way to diesel hauled trains so recording the dying days of steam was a major undertaking for many steam train enthusiasts. The film begins with a long view at the trackside of a steam train travelling under a road bridge in a cutting towards the camera. The engine pulling the train is number 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' a Britannia class 4-6-2 engine. The film cuts to a different location and another trackside view showing the same engine again. A long view over fields shows a steam engine, reversing with a train. A low angle trackside view in a railway cutting shows another engine approaching at speed. This is the Oliver Cromwell, pulling what maybe a steam enthusiasts excursion train. A high angle view follows looking down into a marshalling yard as a steam train makes its way along a number of rail lines, and past empty goods wagons.A brief view of the interior of a car, which then cuts to the engine just seen previously reversing and pulling a train past a railway junction and signal box. The engine is no. 45156 a Black  Stanier 4-6-0 named 'Ayrshire Yeomanry'.  It pulls the train along a railway cutting towards a stone built road bridge in the distance. A close up follows steam locomotive Ayrshire Yeomanry standing stationary, enthusiasts take the opportunity to take photographs. The film cuts to a long view showing a rail junction in the distance and an engine coming towards the camera. The train has two engines puling it, known as a double header. A long view follows showing an engine travelling at speed along a viaduct and then an embankment, the train is pulledby the double header format seen earlier. The film ends with another view of another viaduct and a speeding steam train.