East Coast Main Line

An exploration of Kings Cross and its associated railway network in the years of steam with archive film from the 1950s and 1960s

KINGS CROSS - THE SURROUNDINGS
The area around the station in the 1950s.

SUBURBAN SERVICES TO MOORGATE
Steam power on the ‘Widened Lines’ to Moorgate including N7s and freight.

KINGS CROSS STATION
A detailed look at activity around the station, from the platforms and the famous concourse in the 1950s.

KINGS CROSS GOODS DEPOT
Activity in and around the bustling depot above the stations approaches.

31A TOP SHED
Steam in and around the depot in the 1950s & 1960s with a variety of the famous East Coast Pacifics including A4s and A3s, plus suburban power.

THE STATION’S APPROACHES
The area between Copenhagen and Gas Works Tunnels with various steam activity.

KINGS CROSS SERVICES - the 1950s
A4s, A1s, A3s, B1s, ‘Britannias’, N7s are some of the classes featured on a variety of duties.

KINGS CROSS SERVICES
The end of steam & the last regular steam workings in 1963.

SPECIAL TRAINS
Enthusiasts charters in the 1950s and 1960s including ‘Britannia’, 4472 ‘Flying Scotsman’ and ‘Mallard’.

KINGS CROSS TODAY
The station 50 years on, with a comparison of past & present.

66 mins approx