Camwell Personal Film No. 133: Paddington

Panniers and Prairies work valiantly to prepare coaching stock for the West of England expresses.

Take a trip to Paddington, seen through the lens of renowned railway enthusiast William Arthur ‘Cam’ Camwell. As the snow falls, we see Pannier and Prairie tank locomotives work hard to assemble coaching stock for the West of England expresses. In 1964 steam certainly prevails, with just a brief glimpse of a Brush Type 4 creeping into view. The film also features brief visits to Cardiff General, Ballater Station, Leeds City and Cirencester for the ‘Airfix’ Railbus to Kemble.