Tribute to the 20s

The programme comprises:

The Introduction of the Class 20s with archive film from the 1970s and 1980s.

The Class 20s in action with film from the 1980s on a variety of freight traffic in the Midlands and East Anglia including MGR and Speedlink duties plus special trains and passenger workings on the North Wales Coast. Includes the famous ‘Three to the Sea’ tour of 1987.

The Last Year of BR Operation - film from 1992 and their final duties plus weedkilling duties on the BR network & preserved lines. Includes passenger trains to Skegness & steel traffic on Humberside.

Class 20s Across the Channel - freight operations in France in the 1990s around Autun and Avallon.

Weedkilling 20s with scenes from recent years featuring DRS locos.

55 mins approx