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Steam's Final
Countdown~Memories from the final year of Steam on British Railways.
85 mins approx~Working Steam finished on British Railways in August 1968... 40 Years later we bring it back to life.

One Year to Go. The steam scene in August 1967 and during the autumn with film from Shap, the Settle & Carlisle, the North East and Chester.

1968 - Steams Final Year. Steam action around Peak Forest, in Manchester and Preston at the start of the final year.

The Steam Sheds. Lostock Hall, Patricroft, Bolton, Carnforth and Rose Grove shed in their last days

The Last Railtours. Specials in the North West.

The Last Month. Freight traffic and the specials of the 4th August 1968.

The Last Steam Train. Black 5s and 70013 ‘Oliver Cromwell’ on the famous run from Liverpool to Carlisle via the Settle & Carlisle.

Steam Survivors. 8F 48773, and the Black 5s which escaped the scrapheapwith film from the last days in traffic.

Presented by Graeme Aldous~Steam%27s Final%3Cbr%3ECountdown|SFC|~665~1250~~

Across Britain By Steam~A journey by steam aboard the ‘Great Britain’ from Penzance to the Far North of Scotland. In addition the programme includes archive film, and a look at each of the locomotives involved to provide a profile of one of the greatest steam railtours of the preservation era. 85 mins approx

~A journey by steam aboard the ‘Great Britain’ from Penzance to the far north of Scotland and featuring:

71000 ‘Duke of Gloucester’ from Paddington to Bristol
6024 ‘King Edward 1st’ & 5051 ‘Earl Bathurst’ from Penzance to Bristol
46233 ‘Duchess of Sutherland’ from Preston to Glasgow
60009 ‘Union of South Africa' from Glasgow to Perth and double headed with 61994
‘The Great Marquess’ from Perth to Inverness
'The Great Marquess' to Kyle of Lochalsh
8F 48773 from Inverness to Thurso

In addition the programme includes archive film, and a look at each of the locomotives involved to provide a profile of one of the greatest steam railtours of the preservation era.~Across Britain By Steam|ABSDVD|~665~1151~~

Britain's Lost Railways
Vol 1 - Southern England~An Exploration of long closed branches and secondary lines in Britain in the 1960s

Approx 58 mins~Great Eastern Survivors with the Audley End to Saffron Walden and Bartlow branch and the Buntingford branch. Features rare footage of the short lived railbuses.

The Newport Pagnell branch in the final months of steam operation.

Southern Branches including Three Bridges to East Grinstead, the Lydd branch and the Hailsham and Eastbourne lines with steam and diesel haulage.

The Southern Regions Fawley branch.

The Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway with both special and schedules services.

The Didcot to Newbury cross country branch.

The Hemyock Branch.

Steam operations on the Wadebridge to Wenford Bridge and Bodmin line with classic Beattie ‘Well Tanks’ and Great Western ‘Panniers’.~Britain%27s Lost Railways%3Cbr%3EVol 1 - Southern England|BLR1DVD|~665~1112~~

Britain's Lost Railways
Vol 2 - Main Lines & Branches~An Exploration of long closed branches and secondary lines in Britain in the 1960s

Approx 55 mins~Great Western Through the Midlands
featuring Birmingham Snow Hill in the 1960s with ‘Kings’ ‘Castles’ and the Blue Pullman.

Great Central from London
with scenes at Woodford Halse, Loughborough, Nottingham Victoria and Sheffield Victoria. Features a wide variety of motive power.

Derbyshire Contrasts.
The Cromford and High Peak with freight and special workings. Includes the Hopton Incline, the Cromford to Sheep Pasture line, showing the rope worked inclines in use. Plus the Matlock to Chinley main line.

In Englands Smallest County.
One of British Railways last steam operated branch from Luffenham Junction to Seaton featuring both Midland and Eastern motive power.

Western Outposts.
The former Midland branch from Aschurch to Tewkesbury and Upton-upon-Severn. Veteran Midland 3Fs are shown in action just before closure.~Britain%27s Lost Railways%3Cbr%3EVol 2 - Main Lines & Branches|BLR2DVD|~665~1118~~

Britain's Lost Railways
Vol 3 - From the Fens to the Highlands~An Exploration of long closed branches and secondary lines in Britain in the 1960s

Approx 55 mins~Across the Fens.
The former Great Eastern & Great Northern Joint line from March to Spalding. Its stations, signalboxes, freight and passenger workings are shown just before closure.

Contrasts in the North East.
Steam and diesel operations on the branch to Filey holiday camp, on the Northallerton to Ripon and Harrogate branch, and branches to Woodburn and Kielder.

Across the Roof of England.
The cross country line from Penrith to Appleby and Barnard Castle with DMUs in the final months of operation.

Across the Border.
Glasgow Buchanan Street and the former Caledonian line through Forfar and the Ballater branch.

A Lost Network.
Lines in the North East of Scotland featuring the branches to Spey Bay, Portgordon, Buckie and Carnie Junction to Keith. Also the branches to Dufftown, Craigellachie, Rothes, Grantown on Spey, Boat of Garten and Aviemore.

On Scotland’s West Coast.
The Oban to Ballachulish branch in the final years of diesel operation .~Britain%27s Lost Railways%3Cbr%3EVol 3 - From the Fens to the Highlands|BLR3DVD|~665~1144~~

Steam and Snow~Steam railways in the grip of winter, past & present with film from the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s to the present day. 70 mins~Steam railways in the grip of winter, past & present with film from the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s to the present day.

British steam is shown in the North East of England, over the Settle and Carlisle and on the line over Shap.

We visit Turkey in the 1980s.

Poland with real working steam in 1984

Finally comes steam in the Hartz Mountains and Poland in 2006 with steam at Woltzyn and on the Narrow Gauge.~Steam and Snow|SASDVD|~665~1054~Steam and Snow~

World of Steam~A journey through the world of steam past & present.

100 minutes for £1.95!
(special price for a limited period - ususal price £18.95)~The Power of Steam Past & Present

Main Line Steam in 2006

Featuring:

4771 ‘Green Arrow’, 71000 ‘Duke of Gloucester’, 60009 ‘Union of South Africa’, 30777 ‘Sir Lamiel’, 8F 48151, 6024 ‘King Edward 1st’, 6233 ‘Duchess of Sutherland’.

The Hayling Island Branch in 1963

Terriers on the Bluebell Railway

Railways on the Isle of Wight in the 1960s featuring the Cowes & Ventnor lines

Steam on the Trans-Siberian Railway

‘Garratt’ superpower in Zimbabwe

The North York Moors Railway

Dramatic main line steam scenes from Jing Peng Pass in China

Presented by Graeme Aldous ~World of Steam|WOS|~665~1096~~

Main Line Steam Revival~Past & present Main Line action plus the Great Central Main Line revival. Approx 75 minutes~A selection of main line performers at work throughout the country in recent months together with archive film from the 1960s.

The programme comprises :

4472 ‘Flying Scotsman’ in action in the West Country and on East Coast Metals in 2001 and in 1963 as 60103!
60800 ‘Green Arrow’ on the scenic Settle and Carlisle Railway.
35005 ‘Canadian Pacific’ with archive film of the Bulleid Pacifics in 1967.
5029 ‘Nunney Castle’ in action on the Bristol/Newport and Gloucester crew training runs of September 2001.
Black 5 45407 in East Anglia.
Standard 2-6-0 75069 at work in August 2001 on the ‘Dawlish Donkey’ and in South Wales.
Scottish Main Line with steam in action on the Kyle, Aberdeen to Inverness line and Highland Railways.
Steam over Shap & Beattock during the Autumn of 2001 plus a flashback to the 1960s.
Steam on the Lickey featuring the October runs complete with steam banker.

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Steam on the Great Central Railway from Loughborough to Leicester North
featuring a wide variety of motive power in recent years.Includes a ride on ‘the Windcutter’ freight and plenty of lineside action~Main Line Steam Revival|MLSR|~665~774~Flying Scotsman, Green Arrow, Canadian Pacific, Nunney Castle, Black 5, Scottish Main Line, Shap & Beattock, Main Line Steam Revival~

Britains Lost Main Line
(The Waverley Route)~An exploration of the route from Edinburgh to Carlisle. Approx 55 minutes~A programme, made in 1995 exploring this remarkable railway using archive film, as well as looking at the remains of the line several decades after closure.

Classes featured include A2, A3, A4, B1, D34, ‘Royal Scot’, Black 5, Ivatt 2MT and 4MT, Standard 4MT and ‘Deltic’.

All the main stations and locations from Edinburgh Waverley to Carlisle are featured:
Colton Tunnel, St Margarets Shed, Niddrie West, Tynehead, Falahill, Heriot, Stow, Galashields, Melrose, St Boswells, Branches to the East Coast via Roxburgh, Hawick, Stobbs Camp, Shank End, Whitrope, Riccarton Junction, Steele Road, Newcastleton, Kershopefoot, Riddings Junction, the Langholme Branch, Scotch Dyke, Carlisle Canal and Citadel.~Britains Lost Main Line%3Cbr%3E(The Waverley Route)|TWRDVD|~665~687~The Waverley Route.~

Steam Below Zero~Offering a journey to some of the worlds remotest steam locations. Freight and passenger trains are featured with a wide range of motive power from diminutive Mallets to mighty 2-10-2 freight locomotives. When the temperature falls.. Steam enters a new dimension Approx 75 minutes~A programme exploring steam railways around the world in the grip of winter. We see local trains fight through blizzards in East Germany, heavy freight trains climbing mountain passes in China in temperatures of minus 27 degrees, steam traversing the snowbound Russian Steppes, and passenger trains crossing the Rocky Mountains. The power of steam in its finest element.~Steam Below Zero|SBZDVD|~665~701~Steam~

Celebration of Railways~Introduced from the National Railway Museum this special programme commemorates 21 years of Transport Video Publishing exploring the railway scene past & present

80 minutes~Introduced from the National Railway Museum

The Steam Scene with action from the main line and preserved network and featuring a wide range of power including 4472 'Flying Scotsman', 6201 'Princess Elizabeth' and 3440 'City of Truro' to name just a few

The Diesel & Electric Scene from West Coast electrics to locomotive hauled trains with a wide range of diesel power and veteran DEMUs in action during 2005

A Journey through the Archives featuring working steam prior to August 1968. This colour film recaptures an age when steam was an everyday sight on Britain's Railways and includes unpblished film from the Southern, Scottish and London Midland Regions.~Celebration of Railways|COR|~665~976~Celebration of Railways~

The End of an Era~The great days of working steam around the network. Approx 66 mins~Towards the end of working steam on British Railways a
number of locations became ‘favourites’ as enthusiasts gathered to record the end of an era. In this programme we return to these vantage points and recreate the railway scene in all its variety. Steam and passenger workings, shunting, the railway surroundings and stations details are all featured in this homage to a long lost era.
Clapham Junction, Carnforth, Vauxhall, Waterloo, Nine Elms Shed, Severn Tunnel Junction, Chepstow, Croes Newydd, Sunderland and York are all visited using previously unpublished film.

Classes vary from former Great Western designs through to the A4s and A2s.~The End of an Era|EOAEDVD|~665~705~Working Steam~

London's Underground Sparks & Steam~A look at fifty years of veteran power.

Plus Bonus Footage - Steam on the Metropolitan lines in the Preservation era

70 minutes~A look at fifty years of veteran power.

The programme includes:

The Metropolitan Line with a ‘Jubilee’; Electric Haulage; Steam Haulage to Aylesbury; Special trains with Met electric haulage.

East London Line Veterans featuring ‘F’ and ‘Q’ stock from the 1920s.

Steam traction with a range of veteran power including the Met tanks and Panniers of the 1960s on engineering trains.

The Last Steam workings culminating in the final train of 1971.

Plus Bonus Footage - Steam on the Metropolitan lines in the Preservation era~London Underground Sparks & Steam|LUSSDVD|~665~788~London Underground, London Transport, Electric Haulage, Metropolitan Line~

Power of the Big Four~A journey through the archives past & present with the emphasis on the heyday of steam power when the designs of the ‘Big Four’ dominated.

Plus a special bonus featureThe ‘Big Four’ in preservation.

Special Value Price just £4.95 for 80 mins! (Usual price £11.95)
Comes in a full size library case~The programme comprises film from the main line steam scene in recent months together with archive film from the 1960s from the Southern, Western and Scottish regions.

The Grouping of 1923 - the A4s with archive film from Scotland and 60024 on the Southern in 1967 - The West Coast; ‘Duchess’ Pacifics - Bulleids Pacifics including the last years of steam on the Southern - 34067 ‘Tangmere’ in 2006 - the Great Western Railway with 6024 ‘King Edward 1st’ and archive film from the 1960s including Panniers and Halls, plus Great Western steam in 2006 - the LMS Blacks 5s - the LNER B1s - the Jubilees - Heavy freight designs with the Churchward 2-8-0s and the 8fs.

Introduced from the National Railway Museum by Graham Aldous.

Plus a special bonus feature - The ‘Big Four’ in preservation.

A variety of main line performers around the network in the days of British Railways.
Includes 4472 ‘Flying Scotsman’, 46229 ‘Duchess of Hamilton’, 5029 ‘Nunney Castle’, Jubilee 45596, 60009 ‘Union of South Africa’, 8f 48151 and 6233 ‘Duchess of Sutherland’.~Power of the Big Four|POB4DVD|~665~1149~~