Power of the V2s

The definitive study of a classic steam design

Design and Conception
The early history of the V2s and a look at the design features.

The Locomotives
The production batches of the V2s illustrated with archive film.

The V2s in Service
Memories of the class in service and the recollections of those who worked with and watched the class and their exploits.

East Coast V2s
Action from the East Coast Main line with film at Hitchin,York, Langley Troughs, Doncaster & St Neots plus the London suburbs.

Scottish V2s
The class in action at Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Perth, Tay Bridge, Stonehaven and Stirling.

Great Central V2s
Memories of the class including scenes at Woodford Halse and Aylesbury together with recollections of former shedmaster Richard Hardy.

Waverley Route V2
The class in their last years of operation.

‘Green Arrow’
Railtours in the 1970s and 1980s and the locos return in 1998.

Plus Bonus feature
Green Arrow on the main line
with film on the Southern, over Shap and on the Settle and Carlisle.