Power of the BR Standards

Following the nationalisation of Britain's railways in 1948, the authorities set about designing and building a range of locomotives capable of working throughout the network. The result was a 'family' of designs providing ease of maintenance and operation. They performed on everything from fast passenger to pick up freight.

The Programme comprises:

An Introduction to the Standards and their design and development
The Class 5 73000 4-6-0 tender locomotives
The Class 4 75000 4-6-0 tender locomotives
The Class 4 76000 2-6-0 tender locomotives
The Class 4 80000 2-6-4 tank locomotives
The Class 3 77000 2-6-0 tender locomotives
The Class 2 78000 2-6-0 tender locomotives
The Class 3 82000 2-6-2 tank locomotives
The Class 2 84000 2-6-2 tank locomotives
Archive film from the 1950s and 1960s taken throughout the network is used to illustrate each design together with a brief look at some of the suvivors at work in recent years.

75 mins approx