Lion at Crewe, plus steam in 1986-1990

This video features a variety of railway scenes, including a Lion locomotive giving rides at Crewe and steam operations from the 1986–1990 period. It includes footage of locomotives 75078 and 34092 City of Wells at Oxenhope and Haworth, as well as lineside shots that highlight the limited number of photographers present around 25 years ago. The video also captures end-of-day boiler cleaning and loco exchanges at Appleby involving 60009 (later named Osprey) and 46229 Duchess of Hamilton on the Cumbrian Mountain Express.

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