Archive footage time now, and this one by Bennett Brook Railway takes us back to when I was nothing but a twinkle in my fathers eye...1965! This vintage film by British Transport Films called 'Under The Wires', takes a look at how British Rail undertook the electrification of the London Midland Region mainline between London, Manchester, and Liverpool. As well as the operations of such lines at the time. Lots of possible modelling inspiration in this video. Here's the video... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRJbxb0DMhI

Posted by justin.noble at 2021-08-27 19:32:31 UTC