Steam in France (1965/67)


This regular 8 movie was taken by Michael Grieves.




00:00

August 21st, 1965 - station and depot Calais Maritime. You see 231E, 141R, 050TE, 230D, 040D and 030TU.

02:05

Station Amiens.

03:35

Depot Amiens.

04:40

Rouen-Darnetal - set aside 231G. Depot Rouen-Sotteville and train ride Rouen-Paris. Passing depot Mantes-les-Jolie, Paris Batignolles.

06:50

Station Montparnasse with 141P.

08:30

Easter 1967 - Boulogne and near Etaples.

15:40

Boulogne Ville and depot Calais.

16:00

SNCB Tournai - set aside classes 64 (pr. P8), 81 (pr. G8), 53. Regular steam opeartions ended in Belgium in December 1966.

17:50

Lille with 242TA76, then Tourcoing with depot Lille Fives.

20:00

Calais - Depot and station Ville - town and harbour.

26:00

Fives Lille. Hazebrouck (locomotive changing from electric to 141R).

29:00

Boulogne. Train ride with train 9 drawn by a 231K to Calais. Depot and scrapping yard Calais Les Fontinettes. By ship back to England.