Wow! absolutely brilliant, never been interested in anything other than British Railways but to to see these locos kept in such fantastic condition in 1966 is incredible, beautiful stuff. I traveled to Italy in 1965, just south of Derby was this Jubilee covered in filth, unrecognisable, number or name, it was in a disgraceful condition. We traveled to Rome all the way by rail.....unforgettable, Metz depot on the French/German border was full of of steam and from a distance it all looked in pretty good nick. On the return trip I saw a number of French steam locos all looked to have many years of service left in them heading north to Paris. From Paris to Calais, the real bonus........double headed what I now know to be Chapelon Pacifics, fantastic, wish I had a half decent camera then,
Can't go back
Mike