* Best of Video Track Issues 29 and 30 (1992)

AREA PROFILE: BARNETBY TO BROCKLESBY. Featuring one of  the great semaphore locations, situated between the industrial centres of Scunthorpe and Immingham Docks, one of the busiest locations in the country. This in-depth study includes visits to Wrawby Junction and Barnetby East signal boxes and features classes 20,37,47,56,60, 142, 153 and 158.

DIESEL PRESERVATION NEWS: Action from Mid and East Lancashire Railways and Torbay & Dartmouth Railways. Including the return of 50 027 ‘Lion’. East Lancashire Gala with triple-headed ‘Rats’, 40 445 the BEMU and Keighley Class 20, and the Torbay Gala with newly restored Class 50, D402 on freight and the Deltics.

THAMES & CHILTERN: THE LAST LOCOMOTIVE TRIBUTE: NSEs Old Oak Common based class 47s are in the process of being eliminated in favour of the new turbo units. Only a handful of services from Paddington remain loco-hauled. This part of the programme is a tribute to the end of the 47s to Newbury, Banbury and Oxford.

SCOTTISH LOCO-HAULED TRAVEL ‘92 Loco-haulage has returned to Scotland with a vengeance. We feature Regional Railway services with 47s and 37s between Aberdeen and Inverness, on the Kyle line, the West Highland; The Inter-City 37s on the climb to Drumochter; The new Stagecoach services from Aberdeen and a pair of ‘Dutch ‘ 37s on the Royal Scotsman.

NEWS & EVENTS: More Class 50 news with 50 007 and D400 on the official last 50 day, to Eastleigh plus the infamous ‘Court Chester’ at Shirebrook. The NSE liveried Class 33 and Ashford Open Day, Inter-City 37 on steel at Castleford, Weed-Killing 20s at Diggle, New Yorkshire stations, Class 31 to Pwllheli, Class 33 Special, The Class 20 weekend in the East Midlands  and the end for Ravenscraig, plus much much more.

THE EASTFIELD & THE 26 TWILIGHT: The famous Glasgow depot will close in September. ‘Scotrail’ have commemorated the event by repainting two Class 26s in their original green livery as D5300 & D5301. Scenes at the depot include ‘Oor Wullie’, the Class 26 launch & also features their troublesome inaugural run to Oban and the previous tour to Oban with four different Class 26s, the S & C trip and a single coach duty at Pitlochry.

SUBURBAN MANCHESTER: This facinating in-depth study of today’s commuter network in the city. Including the new ‘Metrolink’ service from Bury to Altrincham, various BR services that have been proposed for eventual closure as ‘Metrolink’ expands. Locations include Hadfield, Glossop, Marple, Rose Hill, Thorpe Bridge, Oldham, Werneth, Mumps and Rochdale. Also featured is the new Manchester Airport link, the ‘once a week’ BR services and an LRV in Rochdale Town Centre.

ENGLISH LOCO-HAULED TRAVEL ‘92: Regional Railways, loco-hauled trains in the North West, to Skegness, Great Yarmouth & Weymouth. Featuring Class 31s, 20s, 37s & 47s. Also included are the Inter-City drags to Yarmouth with the unique ‘Provincial’ 47 and the ‘RES’ 47/7 with Class 86s in tow. The Radio 1 Roadshow excursions to Weymouth also feature with ‘RTC’ power.

NEWS ROUND UP: Includes the return of Class 71 E5001 to the mainline, Class 20s climbing Shap, hauling MGRs in the North West, Weed-killing on the Mid Hants Railway and their unexpected journey down the mothballed Bedenham branch, Network pull the plug on the ‘Drain’, Proposed closure for Morecambe and a birthday for 7401, plus much more.

Running time 120 minutes approx