1T57 - The Fifteen Guinea Special Today's steams services carries the head code '1T57' to mark the end of steam. The Fifteen Guinea Special was the last main-line passenger train to be hauled by steam locomotive power on British Rail on the 11th of August 1968. The Fifteen Guinea Special was so named because of the high cost of tickets for the rail tour, however with the tour being believed to be the last ever tour on the BR Mainline, it was a sell out and attracted much attention... #kwvr // kwvr.co.uk