Electric trains ran between Lancaster Morecambe and Heysham from 1908 to 1966 apart from a short period in the early 1950s Using maps stills 1960s film and sound and contemporary footage the story of the line from 1845 to its closure in 1966 is told The film features a cab ride of the line immediately prior to closure We also revisit the redundant trackbed in the late 1990s searching for reminders of former times Most of the archive film was taken by Rev Robert Jackson whom we meet some 30 years on with his memorabilia of the line
