Military Railway Closure (1969)

Military railway closure. Longmoor Station, Hampshire.
GV Band playing on platform at Longmoor Station. GV "Gordon", locomotive moving towards Longmoor Station after its last journey. SV Int. cab of locomotive with platemen looking out of window. GV Taken from train as it moves into Longmoor Station for last time. GV Guard of honour at attention. Pan to train coming to a stop. GV The locomotive. Pan up to show people disembarking from it. CU People getting off train. CU Ditto. CU Engine driver, Col. Ossie Radford. GV Guard of honour lined up. CU Name, "Gordon", on locomotive. GV Guard of honour coming to attention. CU Whistle being blown. Pan down to show train moving off. SV Int. cab as plateman blows whistle. GV Pan "Gordon" moving out of station.
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What a send-off!

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0:04 This Famous British Railways WD Austerity 2-10-0 Steam Locomotive No.600 Gordon Now Preserved At The Seven Valley Railway In Shropshire And Worcestershire In England In The United Kingdom And This Locomotive Is Altered As Thomas The Tank Engine Livery As Well Too. Thanks Mate. X

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Dr.Beeching gave us a cracking bike track here in Liss. Tbf, the railway would’ve been better kept.