Crowds with cameras fill the platforms at Blackburn Station on 4 August 1968 to witness the RCTS End of Steam Commemorative Rail Tour. 73069 (left) is about to be joined by 45407 (centre) to take the special forward to Hellifield. 48476 (right) has just come off the train, having piloted 73069 from Manchester Victoria.
Location: Blackburn
Original line: Blackburn and Preston Railway
Photographer: K A Gray
Contact photographer: K A Gray
Date: 04/08/1968
Image number: 39440