Double Headed Class 24s with sand train through Milton in 1976.

Class 24 Locomotives 24023 & 24035 pass through Milton on the Leek to Stoke line with a sand train from Oakamoor to St Helens in 1976. The video was shot in Super 8 without sound. I have added a random recording of 24057 on a sand train from Oakamoor as background. The Stoke -- Leek -- Caldon Low line is now owned by Moorland & City Railways and is in the process of being brought back to life. Can't understand why they call it the Cauldon Lowe line!

[@timstrainvideos142]

excellent footage!

[@quadrophenia3]

Great bit of footage of a bygone era. Love the trackbed which is the same colour as the trains load from all the spillage over the years. I walked this line from Stoke to Cauldon in the mid 90's. It was very overgrown by this time and was around a 13 mile walk to Cauldon Low and -6oC. The cold wouldn't usually bother me, but unfortunately I was camping out that night and had to hammer the tent pegs into the ground with a rock as it was still frozen from the night before! That was a very long night, but the Leek branch was so scenic in it's day I'm glad that parts of it are slowly returning to use thanks to the Churnet Valley Railway.

[@chrisandjaneonnarrowboatpo3917]

quadrophenia3 ed

[@prof.hectorholbrook4692]

Interesting story.

[@Mog435]

Excellent I used to live by the kidsgrove to Crewe branch used to see the occasional 24 trundle past usually on mixed freight duty , mostly 25s though

[@ljdarbyshire]

great vid. love the 24's. use to work the branch near me

[@West_Coast_Mainline]

Sulzer

[@prof.hectorholbrook4692]

Very good. In their own way, fantastic locomotives for their duties of the day, particularly up here on the Far North Line.

[@theverge69]

awesome!!!! Thanks