LMS London to Manchester Express

Walton Films silent film documentary of a trip during the last days of the LMS before nationalisation, in 1948 It follows the journey of LMS Jubilee class No. 5614 Leeward Islands from the driver leaving home to arriving at Manchester. 5614 was built in 1934 at Crewe works, based at Kentish Town MPD when the film was shot and eventually scrapped in 1964. Walton Films was a company producing short documentaries for school and home viewing. You can see a short history here: Thanks to Saturnfilms 1969 for digitisation Music: Fig Leaf Rag, Fig Leaf Rag Times Two and Iron Horse by Kevin MacLeod () Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License The copyright of the film footage used in the video belongs to the owners and this channel does not claim any rights, Fair use for educational use only More railway history, travel and