Steam/Railway: Rare signed ticket from The Fifteen Guinea Sp...

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Steam/Railway: Rare signed ticket from The Fifteen Guinea Special that was the last main-line passenger train to be hauled by steam locomotive power on British Rail on 11 August 1968 before the introduction of a steam ban that started the following day. The railtour started at 09:10 from Liverpool Lime Street station. The coaches were hauled by LMS Class 5 locomotive 45110, a late replacement for the original rostered engine, 45305, which had failed the night before with a collapsed firebox brick arch, to Manchester Victoria, arriving 8 minutes late at 10:42. There, 45110 was replaced with Britannia Class 70013 Oliver Cromwell – the last steam locomotive to be overhauled by BR – and the train departed for Carlisle at 11:06. The train arrived at Carlisle, 33 minutes late, at 15:29. 13cms x 7.5cms

The ticket is signed by the following:

Ticket front:

Jack Hart (Driver 45110 Liverpool Lime Street-Earlestown-Manchester Victoria)

Norman Ashton (Driver 44871 Carlisle – Settle – Hellifield – Blackburn)

Ticket reverse:

Harry Bolton (Driver 70013 Man. Vic to Blackburn)

Tony Helm (Fireman 44871 Carlisle – Settle – Hellifield – Blackburn) UNSURE

Fred Smith (Driver 45001 Manchester Victoria – Earlestown - Liverpool Lime Street)

Jack Simpson (Driver 44871 Blackburn– Bolton – Manchester Victoria and then light engine back to Carnforth)

The lot also includes the itinerary and menu from the journey and black and white photograph of 45066.