An Archive History of Great Western Steam - Vol 2

A Series Produced to mark the 175th Anniversary of the Great Western Railway Volume Two - 1964 to 1969

The Definitive Archive History of Great Western Steam from grouping through to the preservation era using mainly film never before seen on DVD. Volume 2 traces the development of steam from 1964 through the end of steam and the fledgling preservation era.

The Programme Comprises: 4079 ‘Pendennis Castle’ on Tour - Castles in 1965 - Special trains in 1965 - Last steam on the Lickey - Special in South Wales - Last GWR steam to the South Coast - Scrap gathers at Barry - County Finale - Autumn of Western steam at Chester and in South Wales - Along the Cambrian Coast - Hereford to Gloucester closure - Last push pulls to Chalford with panniers and 14xx - The final year 1965 - ‘Clun Castle’ on tour - Pendennis at Swindon - Stronghold of steam at Chester and Wrexham with Panniers, 56XX and 2-8-0s -Pendennis on tour in 1965 - Last scheduled steam departure from Paddington - Last Manors on the Cambrian - Branch line special in 1965 - Variety at Bath Road shed in 1965 - Panniers in West Wales in 1965 - Oxley Shed with Manors, Halls, Prairies and Panniers - Special to Severn Valley Railway with 4555 and 1420 - Welsh Special - Stock moves to the Dart Valley Railway - Last Autumn of Western steam with specials and scenes at Oxford - Countdown to the end - Dart Valley steam - Gloucester shed - End of steam special with 7029 - Final workings in 1965 - Scrap at Severn Tunnel & Barry - 1966 survivors on S & D - Panniers at Wrexham in 1966 - Panniers special - Vale of Rheidol - Bath Road Open Day - 1967 ‘The Zulu’ to Chester - ‘Clun Castle’ on the East Coast Main Line and in the North - Stock moves - 1968 at Didcot - 1969 on Dart Valley - Panniers on London Transport.

1 hr 20 mins approx