Sweet Thames Run Softly - Salters Steamers

[@JimTLonW6]

Gorgeous film, I loved it! I did, when at school in Oxford, go with a friend on the 'Abingdon Rail River Trip'. It cost 5/10 pence, you went to Abingdon by train, walked a short distance to the river, and back on Salters. Possibly it wasn't too popular, as the ticket was marked 'Great Western Railway', and this was something like 1962. It caused a sensation when we got on the Abingdon train; the collector took our tickets, shouted 'Here Bill, look at this' and ran off!

[@damonwilliams7899]

Abingdon,Sandford,Iffley and Oxford-lovely nostalgic images. Salter's are still in business at Folly Bridge and still running some of those old vessels along the river.

[@JimTLonW6]

French's at Runnymead have a couple of former Salters steamers, one is coal fired and the other is oil fired, but they are steam driven. Her Maj made a private trip on one of them in about 1999 when there was a Foot and Mouth epidemic and the Windsor Horse show was cancelled.

[@scabbycatcat4202]

A wonderful piece of sheer nostalgia. I wondered about the year because the cars look ancient. I agree it must have been late forties. Thanks for sharing

[@steamgeeza]

very nice video. Thanks for sharing

[@tandemcompound2]

thanks. that was good.

[@JohnSaunderschess]

Really enjoyed this. Apparently it was made in 1948.