With the exeption of the British Rail organised 1T57 Fifteen Guinea Special on 11th August, 4th August was the last day of steam operation when many of the locos' which now form the backbone of the Steam Heritage sector were prepared and dispatched from Lostock Hall to bid farewell to steam operation by hauling various legs of 6 different railtours. These images were captured both at Lostock Hall and around the Manchester Victoria and Blackburn areas.
