Metropolitan Electric Steam Changeover (1950s)

[metrailway]

Change of traction from electric to steam at Rickmansworth. The locos involved are Met No. 18 'Michael Faraday' and ex-LMS Fairburn 2-6-4T 42222:

[grahamhewett]

metrailway - thank you for this - brings back too many memories of time "wasted" on Rickmansworth station watching the changeover. BTW, if you let your video play through to the end (and why wouldn't you) there's another one showing not only the changeover in a bit more operational detail but also lovely shots of L44 and L52 shunting

[metrailway]

Thanks Graham; didn't see this film. Looks like early 60s? It is a shame that wagon-load traffic has disappeared from our network.

Found another film from 1954 showing L44 on a steam special celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Uxbridge branch:

[metman]

I watched these this morning! Great vids!