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| BV116D |
ON AND OFF THE RAILS -- BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE Vol 1. . . the first of the re-releases on DVD of the acclaimed BFI information films, mostly made as 'cinema shorts', shown between the main features in the glory days of British cinema. At a total of over 4hrs of old films, these are much better value than they first look ... and make fabulous gifts for men of a certain age. This is Heritage filming writ large ...DISC 1 - On the Rails: Blue Pullman (1960, Colour, 25mins) Elizabethan Express (1954, Black and white, 20mins) Train Time (1952, Black and white, 28mins) Rail 150 (1975, Colour, 14 mins) The Diesel Train Driver (1959, Black and white, 7 mins) On Track for the Eighties (1980, Colour, 15mins) Cybernetica (1972, Colour, 20 mins) DISC 2 - Off the Rails Under the River (1959, Black and white, 27mins) Snowdrift at Bleath Gill (1955, Black and white, 10mins) This Year - London (1951, Black and white, 25 mins) This is York (1953, Black and white, 20 mins) The Great Highway (1966, Colour, 20 mins) A Day of One's Own (1956, Black and white, 20mins) John Betjeman goes by Train (1962, Black and white, 10mins) |
261 mins |
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| BV117D |
SEE BRITAIN BY TRAIN -- BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE Vol 2. . . is the second of the set. Combining favourites from the much loved and best-selling DVD series with additional material, it represents the very best of British travel filmmaking from the post-war era.DISC 1 West Country Journey (1953, col, 26mins) Letter for Wales (1960, col & b&w, 25mins) Cyclists Special (1955, col, 16mins) Holiday (1957, col, 18mins) The Heart is Highland (1952, col, 20mins) Any Man's Kingdom (1956, col, 20mins) Disc 2 Glasgow Belongs to Me (1966, 17mins) The England of Elizabeth (1957, col, 27mins) Capital Visit (1955, col, 20mins) The Heart of England (1954, col, 20mins) East Anglian Holiday (1954, col, 20mins) The Coasts of Clyde (1959, col, 20mins) |
249 mins |
DVD 19.99 |
| BV120D |
RUNNING A RAILWAY -- BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE Vol 3. . . Now released on DVD; running order on the 2 discs may be different to this list, but it does contain these programmes.DISC 1: Operation London Bridge (1975) 18 Mins. Wires Over the Border (1974) 18 Mins. Groundwork for Progress (1959) 30 Mins. Making Tracks (1956) 17 Mins. E for Experimental (1975) 20 Mins. Modelling for the Future (1961) 8 Mins. People Like Us (1962) 9 Mins. Britannia - A Bridge (1973) 19 Mins. A Future on Rail (1957) 10 Mins. DISC 2: Terminus (1961) 33 Mins. Fully Fitted Freight (1957) 21 Mins. Farmer Moving South (1952) 17 Mins. I'm a Litter Basket (1959) 7 Mins. The Third Sam (1962) 10 Mins. People Like Us (1962) 9 Mins. A Future on Rail (1957) 10 Mins. |
237 mins |
DVD 19.99 |
| BV121D |
RESHAPING BRITISH RAILWAYS -- BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE Vol 4progammes in b&w and colourWork In Progress (1951) 25 Mins; Wash & Brush Up (1953) 26 Mins; A Place in the Team (1953) 23 Mins; Service for Southend (1957) 10 Mins; Diesel Train Ride (1959) 10 Mins; Let's Go to Birmingham (1962) 6 Mins; Re-shaping British Railways (1963) 23 Mins. Disc 2: Forward to First Principles (1966) 30 Mins; Freight and a City (1966) 21 Mins; Second Nature (1967) 23 Mins; The New Tradition - Eight Rail Report (1968) 13 Mins; Plumb Loco* (1971) 10 Mins; This Year by Rail - Twelfth Rail Report (1972) - Mins; Overture One-Two-Five (1978) 7 Mins. |
237 mins |
DVD 19.99 |
| BV124D |
OFF THE BEATEN TRACK -- BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE Vol 5b&w and colour ....Disc 1 Ocean Terminal (1952) 30 mins Dodging the Column (1952) 10 mins Link Span (1956) 23 mins Every Valley (1957) 20 mins Journey into Spring (1957) 30 mins Between the Tides (1958) 22 mins Giant Load (1958) 10 mins Age of Invention (1975) 25 mins Disc 2 They Take the High Road (1960) 25 mins Wild Highlands (1961) 21 mins Wild Wings (1965) 35 mins An Artist Looks at Churches (1959) 13 mins Railways for Ever! (1970) 7 mins The Scene from Melbury House (1972) 15 mins The Seaspeed Express (1980) 16 mins |
300 mins |
DVD 19.99 |
| BV125D |
THE ART OF TRAVEL -- BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE Vol 6b&w and colour ....Disc 1 North To the Dales Yorkshire Sands Down To Sussex The Land Of Robert Burns Journey Into History Midland Country Disc 2 A City For All Season Journey To The Sea London For A Day The Beacons And Beyond A Desperate Case Lancashire Coast Golfers In A Scottish Landscape |
212 mins |
DVD 19.99 |
| BV127D |
AGE OF THE TRAIN -- BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE Vol 7b&w and colour ...... new .... NOW AVAILABLE TO ORDER Disc One: The North Eastern Goes Forward Right Time Means Right Time, aka The Pain Train Motorsport Tries Motorail Discovering Railways Current Affairs on the Midland Railways Conserve the Environment Discover Britain by Train Old Sam the Signalman DiscTwo: Journey Inter-City Power to Stop Inter-City 125 New Age for Railways The Stone Carriers The Finishing Line Robbie Centenary Express Sir Peter Parker Talks to Jimmy Savile |
250 mins |
DVD 19.99 |
| BV118D |
GEOFFREY JONES - THE RHYTHM OF FILMb&w and colour ...... **NEW ** .... NOW AVAILABLE TO ORDER Features a selection of Geoffrey Jones' films, which include BTF films & industrial films: Snow; Rail; Locomotion; Trinidad & Tobago; Shell Spirit; This is Shell; Seasons Project; Chair-a-Plane Kwela; Chair-a Plane Flemenco, plus an interview with Geoffrey Jones. - Published by BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE cover artwork to come ... |
117 mins |
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All the films on the above discs are classics in their own right, some of them quite famous in their day, and now rarities in their own right, such as Cyclist's Special on Vol 2. Vol 7, to be released end of Nov 2007, looks as if it may contain "Night Mail". Ah, them we'the days! These titles really do show "how we used to live" . . . and work, and play, and get around. Separate to the BFI discs above, we can also supply a large number of "Cab-Ride" programmes, lots of them, a lot of main lines and many others, showing the network as it is today and in the recent past. eg. BRISTOL TM - BIRMINGHAM .. £13.99 BRIGHTON - PORTSMOUTH .. £20.99 BOGNOR - VICTORIA .. £20.99 SHEFFIELD - CLEETHORPES .. £14.95 do email us for details |
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| BV126D |
NIGHTMAIL
The collector's edition
of the popular film which is an account of the
operation of the lately lamented Royal Mail
Travelling Post Office, or TPO, a service that
had run unbroken since Victorian times, and
almost from the start of the railways themselves.
Where the staff of the Royal Mail manned the
specialised coaches and sorted mail on the move
nightly between London and Scotland. From the
1960's, the coaches were equipped to pick up and
deposit mailbags from lineside gantries
automatically, at 80mph! Couldn't imagine that
being allowed to happen today.
The film of course, also
includes John Betjeman's famous reading of
Auden's poem, "Night Mail", starting with the
lines, "This is the Night Mail, crossing the
border ..." |
116 mins |
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| FF101D |
MECHANICAL SIGNALS & LEVEL CROSSINGS. . . A very specialised title, hence the price, making this the dearest DVD we have, though for just under 2½hrs, it's not so expensive as it first looks.
It's a compilation of
staff training films of the 1950's, made by
British Transport Films. These films allow you to
learn and understand the methods and disciplines
used by British Rail in training their staff.
Naturally, being of their time, they absolutely
ooze the atmosphere of a Britain that seems to be
long gone, and one in which safety was paramount
and came way, way before any other consideration
of any sort. |
145 mins |
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| Cat | Title ....... ........ ....... ....... ........ ........ and description | Mins | Price £ |
| MP204D |
BRITISH RAILWAYS .. VOL 1 .. "WATERLOO SUNSET" Film of the Southern Region's last steam-worked main lines from Waterloo to Salisbury and Weymouth shot between 1958 and 1967. Opens at Waterloo and footage of Nine Elms shed, then down the London & South Western main line to Basingstoke. West from Worthing Junction to Salisbury and on through Eastleigh to Southampton, through the New Forest to Lymington. Then on to Bournemouth and Weymouth which includes coverage of a Channel Islands Boat Train. |
55 |
£13.00 |
| MP205D |
BRITISH RAILWAYS VOL 2 'RAILS IN THE ISLE OF WIGHT' Film from 1950's to the present day shot by railway enthusiasts. Shots of the lines to Ventnor and Cowes, Brading to Bembridge, Sandown to Merstone and Newport and from Newport to Freshwater. The final sequences show the last years of steam operation on the island and the preparations for electrification. |
55 |
£13.00 |
| MP209D |
BRITISH RAILWAYS VOL 3 'VINTAGE SOUTHERN' Shows much rare footage made on the railways between 1930's and 1960's in the South East of England. Beginning at London Bridge in 1931 with a 'Schools' class 4-4-0 in original conidtion. Rare colour footage taken in 1938 at London bridge and Sutton follows. Further footage between London bridge and Norwood Junction, then East Croydon, Folkestone with both main line expresses and boat trains on the Harbour branch. Scenes of the Golden Arrow and other SR steam hauled Pullmans, Brighton steam survivors features an Atlantic, a Remembrance 4-6-0 and the Brighton works shunter, a Terrirer in LBSCR style yellow livery recorded at the works on the Kemp Town branch. Finally shots of the branch and secondary lines in the South East with the Bluebell Railway from East Grinstead to Lewes and the Kent & East Sussex in the 1950's and 1960's. Finishing with shots of the branch lines from Dunton Green to Westerham and from Paddock Wood to Hawkhurst. |
55 |
£13.00 |
| MP210D |
BRITISH RAILWAYS Vol 4 'FROM BEWDLEY TO BLAENAU' Starts with scenes of the Severn Valley Line, Kidderminster to Bewdley and Tenbury Wells and Woofferton. Then into Wales, centred on Brecon, Neath Riverside station, the former Neath and Brecon line, then the Brecon and Merthyr system which includes the 7 mile bank beyond Talybont on Usk, one of the most challenging inclines on a British Railway. Followed by shots from Talylln hunction to Three Cocks junction and on to Hay on Wye through to Hereford before going up the Cambrian line through mid-Wales to Builth Road low level. On from Abergwili junction near Camarthen through to Craven Arms and then south from Moat Lane junction near Caersws back to Brecon. Finally shots of the ex-GWR branch from Bala Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog and two pannier tanks climbing the summit near Cwm Prysor. |
45 |
£13.00 |
| MP213D |
BRITISH RAILWAYS Vol 5 'BRITISH NARROW GAUGE MISCELLANY' Shots of the Snowdon Mountain Railway filmed in 1931 and again in 1950's, then the remains of the Corris Railway. Talyllyn and the Festiniog follows in the early 1950's and Dinorwic quarry, BR's Vale of Rheidol. The Manx narrow gauge and the Ravenglass and Eskdale railways are both shown along with some unusual industrial lines in Scotland. Ironstone quarry systems in the Midlands and Bowater Paper Corporation's system in Kent. Finally shots of the pier railways at Southend and Hythe, the Ramsgate Tunnel Railway, the Romney Hythe & Dymchurch and the Volks Electric Railway in Brighton. |
90 |
£13.00 |
| MP216D |
BRITISH RAILWAYS Vol 6 'STEAM IN THE MIDLANDS' Coverage of the LNWR designed G2 class 0-8-0 tender engines compared with their LMS built successors, the 8F 2-8-0s. Black 5s, Horwich Moguls, Fowler tanks, Jinties, Ivatt 2-6-0s and several of the British Railways Standard designs ranging from Britannia Pacifics to the Class 4 Moguls are all seen hard at work on long mixed freights. Also shots of passenger traffic, LMS Pacifics on the main lines including travel to the scrap yard. Branch lines such as the one serving Alton Towers are seen and LNWR saddletanks at Wolverton works, and also coverage around Staffordshire and surrounding counties |
50 |
£13.00 |
| MP217D |
BRITISH RAILWAYS VOL 8 'ENGLISH BRANCH LINES & BYWAYS' Coverage shot during the 1950's and 1960's. Routes featured are in the Western Region - auto trains on the Gloucester to Chalfond service and branch lines to Princetown and Ashburton, in the Midlands lines from Stamford to Essendine and Seaton are shown. Then steam byways around London including the Stanmore branch, the service from Ealing Broadway to Greenford and the West London line. Among the Southern Region branches and secondary lines visited are those to Lymington, Swanage, Hayling Island, the Guildford to Horsham service and lines centred on Tunbridge Wells West which served Oxted, Hailsham and Lewes. Then over to East Anglia on the former Midland and Great Northern joint system. |
55 |
£13.00 |
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| MR01 | YORK . . . 1959-1968 . . Enjoy the atmosphere of a busy regional railway centre in the 1960s as it copes with both passenger and freight traffic. Features over 50 steam & 15 diesel hauled trains around York during the 1960s, complete with sound track that was recorded at the time of filming. See also the decline of steam and emergence of diesel locomotive power during the period between 1959 and 1968, plus the complicated network of trackwork and associated signalling which has been swept away in the name of progress. | 30 |
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| MR02 | PILMOOR . . . 14 miles north of York, on the East Coast Main Line, Pilmoor had a constant procession of freight and passenger trains passing through. Pilmoor station closed in 1950 and its platforms demolished, which allowed the laying of a new southbound slow line, quadrupling the mainline from York to Northallerton. In this 50-minute programme enjoy the passage of over 100 trains including 65 named locomotives, the largest weight-carrying truck ever built in this country, a permanent way crane at work and a Class A4 engine hauling three condemned Class A3 locomotives. Plodding freight locomotives and newly introduced Deltic diesels were all captured on audio tape and full colour cinefilm between 1961-1968, demonstrating the change from steam to diesel power on the East Coast Main Line. | 50 |
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| MR03 | CARLISLE . . . Carlisle, a major railway centre on the West Coast Main Line, was a fascinating place in the early sixties and this DVD shows the scene before the diesels arrived in force. With extensive coverage of the station and MPDs as well as the trains approaching Carlisle, all manner of steam locomotives are represented. Additionally, trips on the Silloth and Langholm branches are featured. During this 60-minute programme over 160 engines are featured - over half of them named! | 55 |
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| MR04 | DARLINGTON LOCO WORKS . . . built and repaired locomotives from 1863 until its closure in 1966, and most locos featured in this DVD were built or repaired in North Road Works, then run-in from Darlington shed before dispatch to their home depot. Shown hard at work on journeys they performed for over half a century, are J27s and Q6s with K1s, WDs with 9Fs performing on the Consett iron ore trains. After looking at A1s, A3s, A4s, V2s and B1s etc. on Darlington shed and Works yard, we ride on the Richmond and Catterick Camp branches, before move cross-country to Billingham. Boarding a DMU we travel up the coast line through Hartlepool and Sunderland to watch the numerous workings from South Docks shed. Leaving the coast line at Washington, the iron ore traffic is seen before returning to Darlington via Penshaw. | 55 |
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| MR05 | SHREWSBURY . . . 1962-1967 . . The West Midlands in the early 1960's was a hive of activity with Stourbridge Junction yards handling large tonnages of freight both into an out of the Birmingham area. Power stations were still coal fired and even the small Buildwas power station had a daily train. To the north west, Shrewsbury handled a constant flow of passenger traffic with the Western region running London to Birkenhead services plus through trains to the Cambrian coast. In addition. Routes had to be found for north/south expresses (Liverpool and Manchester to Cardiff and Portsmouth), local branch trains and stopping trains. The steelworks at Brymbo is visited on the way to Chester, where the heavy North Wales Coast holiday traffic is seen along with freight competing for a path through the station. | 55 |
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| MR06 | CARNFORTH . . .1961-1968 . . steam around Carnforth, to the North of Lancaster, was certainly a great place for watching trains with over 150 passenger, parcels and empty stock workings plus 80 freight workings in a normal day. Many freights were routed into the extensive loop systems to allow faster trains to overtake, as well as allowing crew and engine changes to take place. In this DVD you will see some of the continuous freight activity which occurred in the miles of sidings, plus express passenger and fully-braked goods trains passing through Carnforth. The WCML from Preston to Carnforth in the early 1960's is shown in addition to scenes at Morecambe, Heysham and Wennington plus local services from Barrow and Windermere. | 55 |
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| MR07 | COUNTY DURHAM . . . the prosperity and the growth of it's rail network was due to the county's once extensive coalfields with many mines still open until the late 1960's, their rail traffic operated by Class J27s, Q6s and WDs steam locomotives. In addition, superb film taken at a variety of locations shows National Coal Board locomotives hard at work. Continuing the coastal journey from Billington to Newcastle - started in Volume 4, 'Darlington'- the River Tyne is crossed before moving South on the ECML. A narrow gauge clay-pit railway locomotive being delivered behind a traction engine is featured, together with Durham's most Westerly branchline - Weardale. |
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| MR08 | BIRMINGHAM . . Part 1 . . . The railway map of Birmingham and the west Midlands was extremely complicated with the Midland, London North Western and Great Western railways competing for traffic. This DVD looks at the area's disappearing rail network of the 1960's, from the Lickey Incline in the south to the Trent Valley line in the north and from Hatton in the east to Oxley in the west. | 55 |
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| MR09 | LEEDS . . . 1962-1967 . . The Midland Route North - we see the area around Leeds, Skipton & Hellifield, with workings from Wellington & City stations, Manningham shed, Bradford's Forster Square station, Grassington Branch, Bolton Abbey & Ilkley stations. | 55 |
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| MR10 | GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY VOL 1 . . . Sheffield Victoria to Nottingham Victoria - features Sheffield, Woodhouse, Sutton in Ashfield, Nottingham Victoria, Annesley & Bulwell. | 55 |
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| MR11 | DONCASTER . . . If you liked the ex-LNER 'Pacific' then Doncaster was the place to be! In addition to A1s, A2s, A3s and the legendary A4s, Britannias, Bullied 'Pacifics' and even an ex-LMS 'Coronation' make an appearance. Doncaster's locomotive works - 'The Plant', and the nearby shed are visited with a wide variety of classes shown including B1s, K1s, J50s, N2s, O1s, O4s, V2s, WDs, BR 'Standards' and early diesels. Together with lineside footage at Rossington, Hatfield and Retford, this programme is a fascinating reminder of East Coast operations in the 1960's. | 55 |
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| MR12 | HULL . . . 1957-1968 . . features rail action in and around Hull plus several other forms of transport on this archive-packed DVD. Main line into Paragon, docks traffic, etc. In 1960, there were seven different rail routes radiating from Hull, then a prosperous port on the north bank of the Humber. This DVD programme based primarily on film taken by local cameramen, shows the once extensive rail network of the 1960's with large numbers of freight and passenger workings - mostly still steam-operated. The city's trolley buses are featured, together with deep-sea trawlers, Humber paddle-wheel ferries, the busy docks, a local rugby match and the railway route to Withernsea. | 55 |
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| MR13 | BRAKE VAN TRIP TO WHITBY . . .1962-1966 . . features some of North Yorkshire's long-lost Country Branchlines, including a ride on the daily pickup goods train from Malton to Whitby in '65 on a glorious winters day. Straight through the middle of "Heartbeat" country. Final part features a ride on a DMU from Whitby to Scarborough on the much missed Coast Line. | 55 |
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| MR14 | GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY VOL 2 . . .Nottingham and Southwards. Covers the period from 1962 to 1966 and includes a look at Staveley GC shed. Join 4472 Flying Scotsman at Nottingham Victoria on 15/6/63 and travel down the London Extension to Marylebone, pausing to look at passing traffic at Ruddingon, Leicester, Rugby and Woodford Halse. After looking around Marylebone we commence our journey home behind Flying Scotsman and a Stanier Class 5 Loco. | 55 |
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| MR15 | HELLIFIELD . . . 36 miles north of Leeds on the former Midland railway route to Carlisle, the junction station of Hellifield was a very busy location in the late 1950's and early 60's. Anglo-Scottish services, Heysham boat trains, local passenger services plus an endless procession of freights kept station and engine shed staff fully occupied! Scenes at Gargrave and Bell Busk stations are also viewed as we travel on a Jubilee-hauled service from Skipton to Hellifield in 1963. | 55 |
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| MR16 | MARKET WEIGHTON . . . 1960-1968 . . The East Yorkshire town was at the centre of a rail network linking York, Bridlington, Driffield, Beverley and Selby. Although the main traffic was freight, the summer months witnessed many seaside excursions passing through. In addition to scenes at Market Weighton, York station, the busy Bridlington line, and Beverley with its historic North Bar also feature. The local pick-up goods were recorded on film, before they too succumbed in the wake of the Beeching cuts, scenes of closure notices and last-day services bringing the DVD to a close. You can smell the hay . . | 57 |
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| MR17 | NORTH DURHAM . . . south of the River Tyne, we start with a trip on the ECML in the cab of a Class V2, hauling freight from York to Newcastle's Tyne Yard. At Gateshead, freight trains to and from Dunston cross the King Edward Bridge en route to Tyne Dock and Sunderland, followed by scenes at Felling Station, Bolden Station and Colliery, Pontop Crossing and Tyne Dock shed. In addition to views of numerous freight workings, the famous iron ore workings to Consett are shown in detail plus unique film taken in 1957 of a Class T1 4-8-0 tank loco rescuing a stalled freight! | 57 |
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| MR18 | RETFORD . . . On the ECML, twenty miles south of Doncaster, lies the small market town of Retford, which until the 1960's was an important rail junction. The ECML was crossed by a freight route, which carried huge amounts of coal, linking Sheffield and the West Riding of Yorkshire to East Anglia and the port of Harwich. Thrumpton (GC) and Retford (GN) engine sheds are featured together with the building of the Retford 'diveunder'. Other locations shown are Gainsborough, Doncaster depot and works plus a journey on a steam hauled stopping train from Retford to Sheffield, where the city's Victoria Station is viewed with 1500 volt dc electric locos and the short lived Sheffield Pullman. | 55 |
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| MR19 | CITY OF LEEDS . . .1961-1967 . . steam in and around Leed's three stations; Central, Wellington and New, with many suburban stations, engine sheds and goods depots. A wonderful evocation of the city as it used to be. | 57 |
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| MR20 | YORK & District . . . This programme complements Marsden Rail No 1 on York (above), but contains no film from the earlier DVD. In addition to the regular ECML traffic, more unusual traffic in around York is viewed; such as the sugar beet factory locomotive at Popplteon and the arrival of Billy Smarts Circus at Holgate cattle dock! Filmed locations include the locosheds and workshop, Leeman Road Engineers Yard, Skelton New Yard, plus the former excursion platforms south of the station where immense volumes of traffic passed on leaving and entering York. | 57 |
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| MR21 | BIRMINGHAM . . . Part 2 . . complementing No. 8 in the Marsden Rail archive DVD series. We open at a bustling Snow Hill station, with steam much in evidence, before leaving for Stourbridge Jct. via Soho and Winson Green, Handsworth and West Smethwick. Scenes at Stourbridge are followed by a return to the industrial Midlands, where trolleybuses still occupy the streets of Wolverhampton and Low Level station is host to Halls, Patriots and newly-built 'Western' diesels. WCML traffic at Lichfield finds Duchesses, Jubilees, and Britannias 'under the wires' in the company of blue electrics and the LMS-designed diesel no 10001, while to the north-west, Codsall, Shifnal and Shrewsbury are featured. The Lickey Incline is also included and views at Bromsgrove emphasise the scale of the gradient and the challenge it posed to steam traction. | 62 |
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| MR22 | THE LICKEY INCLINE . . . the most famous gradient in England - over 2 miles at 1 in 37.5 - and lying between Birmingham and Gloucester, it posed major operating difficulties during the steam era when banking of northbound trains was required. The programme begins at Stourbridge with a steam-hauled 'Carpet Special' in the station, plus views of the climb from the Town Goods Yard to the junction; followed by scenes at Kidderminster, with gravity-shunting in the extensive yards. At Worcester, the practice of combining the Hereford and Worcester portions of Paddington expresses is seen and at Ashchurch Junction main line expresses speed through as the Tewkesbury Branch train engine, a Midland Railway 3F, shunts its solitary coach. The Lickey Incline poses few challenges to modern diesel traction, but in this programme - filmed between 1960 and 1966 - the most modern locomotives seen are British Railways Type 3 and 4 diesel designs! However, the banking of all but the lightest of trains is why the Lickey Incline was fascinating and a range of steam classes, from the humble Jinty to the mighty 9F, are seen carrying out this arduous work. | 63 |
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| MR23 | ROUTES AROUND GLOUCESTER . . . Scenes at Gloucester focus on the wide variety of services at both Eastgate and Central Stations, together with the attendant locomotive depots of Barnwood and Horton Road. A journey to Severn Tunnel Jct. shows the now demolished Severn Rail Bridge and at Severn Tunnel Jct steam and diesel traction is featured, including a SR ‘Z’ class on the shed. Gloucester was also a port, and traffic is shown on the Gloucester and Berkeley Canal. In addition to mainline traffic, ex-GWR autotrains are shown in the Golden Valley between Gloucester and Chalford, and railbuses are shown on branchline journeys from Kemble to Cirencester and Tetbury. Finally, a journey to Bristol Temple Meads, with a mixture of ex-GWR and LMS locomotives on view, closes the programme. | 60 |
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| MR24 | OVER THE SOMERSET & DORSET . . . Starting at Bristol, the programme travels to Bath, the northern terminus of the 72-mile former Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway. After views at Bath Spa and Green Park Stations, and the locomotive depot the line south to Evercreech is followed, and from here the route to Glastonbury and Highbridge is traced, plus views at Wells and Witham. Rejoining the main line, Templecombe Jct. follows, where the S&D passed under the LSWR London to Exeter route, and the complex everyday shunting movements between the Upper and Lower Stations are shown. Following the line south, scenes at Poole, Parkstone and Branksome precede arrival at Bournemouth, and here, film of the West and Central Stations, together with the former L&SWR loco depot is complimented by street views that show the once-extensive trolley bus system. | 65 |
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| MR25 | SOUTHERN REGION STEAM . . . Starting at Waterloo, and filmed between 1958 and 1965, the programme follows the mainline to Exeter and Plymouth, pausing at many locations including Basingstoke, Salisbury, Templecombe, Yeovil, Axminster, Chard, Chard Central, Seaton, Sidmouth and Exeter. After scenes at Exeter and Plymouth the rural scene is highlighted with film of Bude, Halwill Jct, Barnstaple, Padstow and Wadebridge. | 66 |
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| MR26 | EAST MIDLANDS STEAM . . . On 16 October 1965, the ‘Midland Loco Requiem’ railtour, headed by 43953, one of the last Midland Railway Class 4F 0-6-0s, left Nuneaton. The tour followed the ex-MR line through Shackerstone and Gresley to Burton–on–Trent, from where it took the freight-only route to Trent Junction. Leaving north from Trent Junction the tour headed for Kirby–in–Ashfield, Mansfield and Staveley, after which it journeyed down the Bolsover and Glapwell Colliery branch. From here it ran via Chesterfield to the Erewash Valley en route to Pye Bridge and Ambergate, where filming of the tour came to an end due to failing light. The programme also features many scenes at Derby and Nottingham, where trolley buses were still an everyday sight. The programme’s focus is on the wide variety of steam classes that still operated as the 1960s unfolded. From tank locos on the rail network that served the breweries of Burton-on-Trent, to BR-built ‘9F’ 2-10-0s on coal trains through the Trent Valley. ‘Black 5s’, ‘4Fs’ ‘8Fs’ and ‘Scots’ also feature in a programme, which is a reminder of the once immense rail traffic that characterised the East Midlands. | 67 |
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| MR27 | OVER THE SETTLE & CARLISLE . . . Film taken between 1963 and 1967 shows vividly the rugged Pennine landscape, together with many of the numerous viaducts and tunnels that gave the S&C its unique appeal. In addition, views of the line's larger stations at Carlisle, Settle and Appleby are shown, plus many of the stations which succumbed to closure in 1970. These include Horton-in-Ribblesdale, Ribblehead, Dent, Garsdale, Culgaith and Little Salkeld. At Kirkby Stephen, both the town's West and the former North Eastern Railway East stations feature, together with sequences on the long-closed Stainmore Route from Barnard Castle. Early diesel classes such as 'Peaks', Sulzer Type 2s and diesel railcars are shown, but it is the sight and sounds of the steam locomotive in the form of Black 5s, Jubilees, Britannias, 9Fs, plus the occasional 'Crab', Austerity 2-8-0 and 4F hard at work on passenger and freight at a wide variety of locations between Hellifield and Carlisle that make this programme a fascinating visual record. And on DVD. | 63 |
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| MR28 | HARROGATE & DISTRICT . . . after views of Leeds' Central Station, Bramhope, Arthington Jct. and Pool-in-Wharfedale feature, followed by Harrogate, which in 1964 was a busy rail centre, handling both freight and passenger traffic. Diverging from the Ripon line on the northeast outskirts of Harrogate was the line to York, and on this route Starbeck and the Boroughbridge branch are shown. North of Harrogate, workings are shown at numerous locations, including Nidd Bridge and Ripley Jct.: most stations between Ripon and Northallerton plus a journey from Ripon to Melmerby Junction and Masham. In the programme are ex-LNER classes including A1s, A3s, A4s, B1s and K1s, plus diesel types ranging from shunters and DMUs to Type 4s and ‘Deltics’. Filmed between 1961 and 1967, the programme is a fascinating visual record of a through route that has now passed into history. And on DVD. | 67 |
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| MR29 | SOUTHERN REGION STEAM PART TWO . . . a second programme in the series to feature the Southern Region of British Railways, complements Volume 25 ‘Southern Region Steam – Part One’. London’s Waterloo Station is followed by views at Vauxhall, Clapham Jct. and Nine Elms Depot, together with the last scheduled steam service from Clapham ct. to Kensington Olympia. Also included are fascinating 1947 views at Clapham Jct.and 1931 views at Kensington Olympia. West of the capital are scenes at Woking and Guildford, with a wide variety of steam classes at work. From Guildford’s Peasmarsh Junction, the lines to Horsham, Christ’s Hospital and Shoreham are traced, with almost every station on this now-closed route featured, plus views at Brighton. Scenes at Basingstoke, Worting Jct Eastleigh and Southampton are followed by a detailed look at the Isle of Wight, where until 1966 the island’s rail system was operated almost entirely by steam. The Isle of Wight’s rail services were handled primarily by ex-LSWR Class ‘02’ 0-4-4 tank locomotives which, with their pre-grouping stock, are shown between 1961 and 1966 at a wide variety of locations on the island. And on DVD. | 65 |
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SHEFFIELD &
NORTH DERBYSHIRE .
. . starts at Sheffield, with film taken at the
now-closed Victoria Station between 1932 and 1979
showing a wide variety of steam traction, ranging
from Great Central Railway and Great Northern
Railway designs through to British Railways
‘Britannia’ Pacifics. The unique
1500dc-electric system that linked Sheffield to
Manchester via the Woodhead Route is also featured,
with the BR-built electric locomotives shown at
various locations on the tortuous line, which
closed in 1981. Another electrically-powered
transport system could also be found in Sheffield
in the 1950s, in the form of the city’s
original tram system and a film made in 1958 from
Beauchief to the city centre is an interesting
reminder of the period. Sheffield is left behind on board a steam-hauled service in 1964, with a detailed film sequence that traces the 25-mile route from the city’s Midland Station to Chinley in the heart of the Derbyshire Peak District. A famous feature of the area’s rail system was the Cromford and High Peak Railway which, together with film of the route from Parsley Hay to Ashbourne, highlights the diversity of rail operation that existed until the closures of the 1960s. From the rural setting of the Peak District, the programme goes onto feature the industrial town of Chesterfield, where a stud of Midland Railway-built tank locomotives was still active until 1965. Next to be highlighted is the Nottinghamshire town of Worksop, with film taken in the early 1960s showing the scale of the town’s freight and passenger workings. Finally, a fascinating film made by the British Transport Commission in 1961 shows Sheffield’s outdated rail system and outlines the ambitious plans drawn up for the modernisation of the city. And on DVD. |
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YORKSHIRE BYWAYS . . . AVAILABLE FROM 21 MAY 2008 The programme starts in 1962 at Goole, with an ex-Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway 'Pug' at work in the docks and the town's engine shed still home to a large number of steam locomotives. From Goole, the focus moves to Hull, where trolley buses still operated in the city's streets while rail services maintained links with the coastal resorts of Hornsea and Withernsea. Journeys on both these routes are featured. Moving north to Bridlington, a steam-hauled special working is joined for a journey to Filey, Whitby and Scarborough, where summer excursion traffic from Lancashire and the West Riding was still in the hands of steam traction. From Scarborough, the enthusiasts' special used the coast line to Whitby and it was filmed at a variety of locations on this long-closed route. Another long-closed route from Whitby is also featured - the thirty-five mile-long line to Pickering and Malton. In addition to scenes on the route as it crosses the North Yorkshire Moors, rare film shows a diesel shunter retrieving wagons at Pickering prior to closure of the line, together with the arrival of the Royal Train at Pickering after the station's closure! Moving nearer to York, the Derwent Valley Light Railway is shown, together with views of the city centre and the busy East Coast Main Line. In the city's streets, the numerous buses of the former West Yorkshire Road Car Company highlight the intense competition faced by British Railways to retain passengers on its network. Views of the Clayton West, Holmfirth and Meltham branches are a reminder of the local network that was swept away in the 1960s. Moving west to Halifax, the High Level branch from Holmfield to Pellon and St. Paul's is shown, followed by scenes on the Queensbury route and the Worth Valley branch in pre-preservation days. The final section includes a journey in 1962 on the line from Wilpshire to Hellifield and, at Hellifield, a variety of scenes reflect the intensity of traffic that used the junction. Moving north on to the Settle and Carlisle route beyond Hellifield, impressive film shows double-headed Class '9Fs' at work, sharing the route with 'Jubilees' from Leeds Holbeck depot in their last years of service. |
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| MSC1 | MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL . . . In 1955 Mike Lord mounted his bicycle and pedalled from Bolton to see the Manchester Ship Canel. Fortunately he took his ciné-camera and tape recorder with him. The results of his visits from 1955 to 1964 are pure magic. With over 120 ships on view, coal fired tugs, a 'Liberty Ship', Austin Healeys and double deck buses for export, these DVDs show how busy the Canal was 41 years ago. In volume 1, we travel up the Canal from Liverpool to Warrington. | 45 | 16.95 |
| MSC2 | MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL 2 . . . In this, the second installment in the Manchester Ship Canal series, we travel with Mike Lord up the Canal from Warrington to Salford. | 45 | 16.95 |
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SCOTLAND in 12 Volumes . . . FROM CINERAIL. This series of DVDs offer the most comprehensive archive coverage of Scotland's railway system. The programmes feature primarily steam traction, although a wide variety of diesel and electric traction is included. Filmed between 1929 and the 1990's the scenes include trams, trolley buses, shipping and rarities such as film of the Bennie 'railplane'! When combined with film of the stations, depots and branchlines that formed Scotland's rail network of old, this DVD series makes fascinating viewing, with as much local history interest as pure steam. |
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| 01 | THE KINGDOM OF FIFE . . . This comprehensive DVD record, transferred from colour film taken by local cameramen looks at some of the long closed lines and stations which formed part of the Fife's intricate railway network, which existed until the early 1970's. Filmed in a wide variety of locations, the programme features many locomotives that were the 'standard' steam types found in Fife. These include Class A4, A3, B1 V2 J36, J37, J38 AND WD's, plus early diesel railcars and shots of the short lived 'Clayton' diesel locomotives. Industrial steam at work on the Wemyss Private Railway and the British Aluminium Works at Burntisland, plus film of the St. Andrews to Thornton Junction coast route with steam and diesel power, combine to provide a vivid reminder long forgotten scenes. | 57 |
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| 02 | THE WAVERLEY ROUTE . . . Until its closure in 1969, the Waverley Route served the border towns and villages between Carlisle and Edinburgh. The industrial towns of Hawick and Galashiels contrasted sharply with the lonely beauty of Falahill, Shankend and Whitrope Summit, names that evoke memories of hard working steam locomotives as they pounded up steep gradients. From D49s in 1959, A1s, A3s, A4s, B1s and V2s in the early 1960's, to Claytons and Peaks after the end of steam, we trace the changes in motive power, including scenes on the last day of passenger workings. Leisurely trips on the branch lines to Kelso, Langholm and Selkirk, with studies of Galashiels, Hawick, St. Boswells, Shankend and Stow complement a superb final rail travelogue from Carlisle to Edinburgh featuring almost every station on the route. | 59 |
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| 03 | EDINBURGH - or 'AULD REEKIE' . . . boasted an intricate network of suburban and freight lines until the sweeping closures of the nineteen sixties. In this programme, many of those long closed lines and stations are featured, from the impressive Princes Street Station to outlying stations such as Slateford and Portobello. Recorded at a wide variety of locations, many classes of steam locomotive are shown at work. The transition to diesel traction is also well documented with 'Deltic', Type '4', Sulzer 'Type 2' and 'Clayton' locomotives prominent. To the north West of Edinburgh lies the famous Forth Railway Bridge, opened in 1890. Included is footage of a ferry crossing from the South end of the bridge of North Queensferry. No look at Scotland's capital city would be complete without views of Waverley Station and scenes here feature LNER and NBR loco types . . | 61 |
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| 04 | ABERDEEN and the GRAMPIANS . . . 'The Granite City' - Aberdeen, was the focus of several branch lines, plus routes from Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness. North of Aberdeen, a branch led to Fraserburgh and nearby Peterhead, the Peterhead line diverging at Maud Jct. West of Fraserburgh lies Banff, whose branch line connected at Tillynaught Jct. Superb film captured Banff's daily steam hauled 'local' and the last passenger train in 1964. A railtour in 1963 from Elgin to Forres via Craigellachie, Grantown-on-Spey and Dava provides views of the network of lines that once served this area. Of routes from Aberdeen, the Deeside line to Ballater was the most prestigious, Ballater being the station for the Royal Family's summer home at Balmoral. Footage of the last steam hauled Royal Train contrasts dramatically with views of the demolition crews at work following the line's closure in 1966. | 60 |
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| 05 | THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS . . . The West Highland line from Glasgow to Fort William and Mallaig is famed for its rugged scenery. Steam Class 5's, B1's, K1's and K2's plus a C15 powering the push/pull service to Arrochar, are featured plus NB Type 2's, Class 20, 25 and 26 diesel locos in the early 1960's. The Lochaber and Kinlochleven narrow gauge railways are featured in a 1958 film. The line from Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh is portrayed on a circular journey in 1971, crossing to Skye at Kyle and returning via Mallaig. The third main Highland route linked Dunblane to Oban, via Callander and Killin Junction, where steam operated the Killin branch until closure. Clinging to the slopes of Glen Ogle, this scenic route closed in 1965 following a rockfall. Crossing to 'Fingal's Cave' on the island of Staffa with scenes of Iona and the steamship 'George the Fifth' rounds off the programme. | 61 |
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| 06 | GLASGOW . . Part 1 . . . Glasgow held a fascination for rail enthusiasts and Buchanan Street, Central and St. Enoch stations are featured with a wide variety of ex-LMS, LNER and BR locos and early diesels. Ex-Caley and N B Railway types feature plus G&SWR locos at St. Enoch in 1931! The 1920's saw the construction of the ‘Bennie Railplane’ and a unique film captured this vehicle on test. New electric ‘Blue Trains’ in the early 1960's contrast with a journey from Rutherglen to Dalmuir by steam. Steam power at Eastfield, Motherwell, Polmadie and St. Rollox depots is shown, with redundant steam locomotives awaiting their fate. Film taken in 1957 from the British Railways steamer, ‘Queen Mary II’ as it leaves the Broomielaw for the Kyle of Bute show the bustling River Clyde and its chain driven ferries making this DVD programme a fascinating reminder of 1960's Glasgow. | 62 |
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| 07 | PERTH to KINNABER JUNCTION . . . Perth was a fascinating centre in the days of steam, where ex-LNER and LMS locos rubbed shoulders in the engine depot. Scenes of the shed yard and main line show a wide variety of loco types including A4s and a superb colour film of a streamlined LMS 'Duchess' in 1937. Eastwards lay Dundee and the East Coast route to Aberdeen, but in this programme the main line to Aberdeen was still via Coupar Angus and Forfar. Kinnaber Jct signalbox, made famous in the 1890's 'Race to the North', guarded the meeting of the routes to Aberdeen from Forfar and Dundee. Montrose, south of Kinnaber had branches to Brechin and Inverbervie. Freights to Brechin and the 'Special' last passenger train to 'Bervie' in 1966 are shown, both powered by ex-N B Class J37s. DMUs, NB Type 2s, Cl 26 and Cl 40s feature - plus a Class 50 'fly-shunting' at Forfar! | 63 |
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| 08 | DUNDEE . . . forms a major junction where routes from Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow converge. Dundee was host to both the North British and Caledonian Railways. Their legacy was a range of secondary lines centered on Dundee, all of which have closed. From Tay Bridge Station, the Firth of Tay is crossed to Wormit, Newport-on-Tay and Tayport. North of Dundee, the routes to Liff, Lochee, Maryfield, Kirkbuddo and Kingsmuir are featured. Contemporary film showing diesel traction, tram scenes, the Tay ferries - plus Dundee's last working horse 'Paddy' - combine with rare film of Dundee life and its railways in the 1930's to provide a fascinating DVD record. The Tay Rail Bridge, Britain's longest rail bridge at over two miles in length, is highlighted - together with its infamous predecessor, which collapsed in 1879 carrying seventy-five people to their deaths. | 63 |
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| 09 | ROUTES from STIRLING . . . Stirling is viewed before heading north-west to Callander, Killin Jct, the Killin branch, Oban and Connel Ferry, with its former dual road and rail bridge. Next is Gleneagles, formally linked by a branch to Crieff and Comrie. Crieff was served from Stirling and Perth with both routes featured, plus film of the Royal Navy's locos at Almondbank! The railbus service between Falkirk and Grangemouth, with views of Grangemouth's steam depot, is followed by film at Polmont, Bathgate and the narrow gauge system at Winchborough. East of Stirling is Alloa and via the swing bridge at Throsk, it was linked to the Glasgow line at Larbert. The Devon Valley line linked Alloa to Perth via Kinross and scenes at Tillicoultry, Dollar and Rumbling Bridge are shown. Finally, film of the former Alloa to Dunfermline route shows the town's stations and depot. | 60 |
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| 10 | GLASGOW . . Part 2 . . . The Second DVD to feature Glasgow commences at Gourock. Recorded in 1966, the last year of steam, the film traces the entire route to Glasgow Central. Paisley (Canal) and the branch to Kilmacolm on the last day of operation are viewed. North of the River Clyde, the lower West Highland line is covered, with a journey on the C15 'push and pull' service from Arrochar to Garelochhead in 1959. Continuing to Craigendorran Jct. the Blue Trains appear and Glasgow's streets still host trolley buses and trams! In addition, there is a rare view of ex NBR CL. J88 No. 68332 shunting at Maryhill in 1962. One of the Glasgow's famous products, the 'Queen Elizabeth 1' is filmed plus the QE2's launch in 1967. The stations of St. Enoch, Queen St. and Buchanan St, and the final 'A4' Aberdeen service in 1966 are shown, plus Corkerhill, Eastfield and St. Rollox depots. | 62 |
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| 11 | EDINBURGH TO ABERDEEN . . . Scenes at Edinburgh Waverley and Haymarket, the Costorphine branch plus superb aerial views of the Bridge are a prelude to reaching Fife. Inverkeithing, Kirkcaldy (and harbour branch) are shown before reaching Thornton Jct. Film of Leuchars Jct and St. Andrews is followed by scenes at Dundee between 1931 and 1981. Next, the programme heads north to Arbroath, Montrose and Kinnaber Jct. plus views at nearby Bridge of Dun. At Aberdeen, the depots of Ferryhill and Kittybrewster are seen plus Inverurie loco works. Views of the electricity work's battery-powered shunter is followed by a journey on the now closed branch to Ballater. Steam classes featured include A1/2/3/4, B1, D11, D40, J36/7/8, V2, B1.5 and WDs plus diesel Cl.06, 08, 20, 26, 31, 40, 47, 55. | 63 |
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| 12 | THE SOUTH WEST . . . an area of Scotland frequently ignored by railway enthusiasts, the South West's main lines and branch lines offered a wide and fascinating diversity of steam and diesel operations. Starting at Carlisle, we journey to Dumfries and Kilmarnock, along the Ayrshire Coast, the Ayrshire coalfields and finally Kirkcubrightshire's 'Port Road' from Dumfries to Stranraer. | 63 |
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of London's Underground lines. First opened in
1863, it ran for only 3 3/4 miles from Paddington
to Farrington Street. It's over 25 years since the
last regular steam service ran on the Metropolitan
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