Video Track Issue 145 on Blu-ray - Dec 2011/Jan 2012

The Blu-ray Magazine for  the Modern Traction Enthusiast

NEWS & EVENTS
Extended News from around the Network
66720 in ‘Design a Livery’ colours - 92 042 in DB Red livery DRS 47s in Pullman Livery - 66 303 in DRS livery - SRPS Class 47s to Kyle of Lochalsh - ‘Buffer Puffer’ Class 37 tour of London Suburban and Terminii - DRS stock moves - ‘Cruise Savers’ with DRS Class 37 & 47 power - DRS Class 20s on East Coast move - Special trains with Network Rail 73, 37, 31  & DRS 37 power - East Coast specials and stock moves - West Coast 47s on stock moves - ‘Hastings’ unit on tour - Nemesis Rail stock convoys from Barrow Hill to Burton with 56 301 and 56 302 - 33 207 - Former EWS Class 37s on the move from Eastleigh to Carlisle - Class 57 drags - Observation car ‘Caroline’ - Class 60 fleet with a variety of locos & workings - derailment at Bordesley - Class 67s on freight including car carriers - Coal to Ironbridge - 50 044 on PTG tour to Holyhead plus 57 haulage - Long Marston Weekend with Electric Tractions 87 017 & 87 023 - RHTT early runs - Boulby special with 57/47 West Coast power.
 
DELTIC ON TOUR  55 012 ‘Royal Scots Grey’ on GBRF staff special to Weston Super Mare and ‘The Dorset Deltic Explorer’ plus tour to Oban.

HEAVY HAUL  The Mid Norfolk’s Gala of the 23rd, 24th and 25th of September with resident motive power and visiting 56 302, 66 431, 59 001 and 59 101. Plenty of lineside action on this popular line.

WEST COAST VARIETY The Southern end of the West Coast Main Line with Class 66, Class 70, West Coast 37, Class 90, Class 86, Class 20 and Class 31 power on freight and passenger.
 
CLASS 47s DRS Class 47s on Lowestoft Air Show specials, on ‘Drags’ to Great Yarmouth on timetabled weekday runs to Yarmouth and Lowestoft, COLAS 47s on freight and engineers plus West Coast 47s.

FREIGHT OVER AIS GILL The Settle and Carlisle with a range of traffic from coal to timber and cement all against a backdrop of Fells and semaphores.

GALAS Ecclesbourne Railway and 47 306 on Bodmin & Wenford.

CREWE TO SHREWSBURY  The semephores and signalboxes on the line from Shrewsbury to Crewe plus a variety of freight and Class 57s on Holyhead to Cardiff trains.

SEVERN VALLEY GALA Detailed coverageof the Autumn Gala with 50049, D8188, D8159, 37 906, D7612, D1062, 50 031, D9520, D812, 31 190, D0322, 12 099 and plenty of action

SUPER 60s 60 007 in traffic

PARTING SHOT Class 20s on RHTT train from Crewe to Holyhead.