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Steam Archive~Re-living the glory days of working steam~~~924~926~~

Steam over the Northern Summits~A tour of working steam in the 1960s

In the 1960s enthusiasts flocked in their hundreds to watch steam from the well known vantage points on the climbs to Shap, Ais Gill, plus many more. This programme recreates that era using archive film from the 1960s.

75 mins~The legendary Cromford & High Peak Railway with freight and special workings . . . Copy Pit including excursion traffic . . . The climb from Oxenholme through Tebay and Scout Green and Shap including lineside scenes and views from a banker . . . Ais Gill with steam scenes on the approach to the summit, at Garsdale and Ribblehead . . . Beattock . . . the Waverley Route . . . . the West Highland Line in the days of working steam.

A wide variety of classes are featured including 9Fs, Royal Scots, Clans, Jubilees, Ivatt Tanks, Black 5s, Britannias, 8Fs, A4s, Crabs and J94s.~Steam over the Northern Summits|SNSDVD|~924~1177~~

Bulleids in Retrospect~The definitive programme reviewing all three types of Bulleid Pacifics, starting with their introduction and ending with their withdrawal.

Approx 90 mins~Bulleids Legendary Pacifics from building & development through to the 1960s.

Contents

The Early Years with rare footage from the 1940s
The 1948 Locomotive Exchanges
Bulleids in Kent in the 1950s
To the West with Bulleids in the West Country
Names and Numbers
Bulleids off the Beaten Track and off region scenes
To the South Coast
Freight Turns
The Final Year - 1967
Railtours
Preservation

Colour and Black & White Archive Film~Bulleids in Retrospect|BIRDVD|~924~1252~~

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|~924~1119~~

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|~924~1120~~

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|~924~1121~~

East Coast Main Line~Now available on DVD - an exploration of Kings Cross and its associated railway network in the years of steam with archive film from the 1950s and 1960s. 66 mins~An exploration of Kings Cross and its associated railway network in the years of steam with archive film from the 1950s and 1960s

KINGS CROSS - THE SURROUNDINGS
The area around the station in the 1950s.

SUBURBAN SERVICES TO MOORGATE
Steam power on the ‘Widened Lines’ to Moorgate including N7s and freight.

KINGS CROSS STATION
A detailed look at activity around the station, from the platforms and the famous concourse in the 1950s.

KINGS CROSS GOODS DEPOT
Activity in and around the bustling depot above the stations approaches.

31A TOP SHED
Steam in and around the depot in the 1950s & 1960s with a variety of the famous East Coast Pacifics including A4s and A3s, plus suburban power.

THE STATION’S APPROACHES
The area between Copenhagen and Gas Works Tunnels with various steam activity.

KINGS CROSS SERVICES - the 1950s
A4s, A1s, A3s, B1s, ‘Britannias’, N7s are some of the classes featured on a variety of duties.

KINGS CROSS SERVICES
The end of steam & the last regular steam workings in 1963.

SPECIAL TRAINS
Enthusiasts charters in the 1950s and 1960s including ‘Britannia’, 4472 ‘Flying Scotsman’ and ‘Mallard’.

KINGS CROSS TODAY
The station 50 years on, with a comparison of past & present.~East Coast Main Line|ECML1DVD|~924~1024~East Coast Main Line, Kings Cross~

Steam Through the Garden of England~Now available on DVD, this programme provides a rare portrait of steam through the Garden of England

PLUS BONUS FOOTAGE - THE KENT & EAST SUSSEX RAILWAY~An exploration of steam operations on the main and secondary lines to Kent and the Sussex Coast in the 1950s and 1960s.

THROUGH THE LONDON SUBURBS.
Including Bricklayers Arms Shed and Bromley South with ‘Schools’, ‘King Arthurs’, L1s, V1s, Bulleid Pacifics and Class 5s.

A FINAL RUN.
Including the last ‘Atlantic’ in service with 32424 ‘Beachy Head’ on the historic RCTS special of 1958 on the main line.

THE WESTERHAM BRANCH.
‘H’ Class motive power on this delightful branch in the shadow of the North Downs.

TONBRIDGE AND ITS MAIN LINES.
L1s, Bulleid Pacifics, ‘Schools’ and ‘H’ Class push-pulls on a variety of traffic including the ‘Golden Arrow’ around this busy junction. Features the classic climb to Hildenborough.

TO THE SUSSEX COAST.
Steam activity on the branches via Oxted and Steyning to Brighton.

A SOUTHERN BRANCH JUNCTION - PADDOCK WOOD
Terriers on the Kent and East Sussex Railway just before closure, plus Ashford Works and Station in 1959 and 1960.~Steam through the Garden of England|STTGOEDVD|~924~1072~Steam through the Garden of England~

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|~924~1036~Steam and Snow~

Landscapes of Steam
No 1 - Industry~An exploration of lines in the North West in the days of working steam. Now available on DVD.

60 mins~An exploration of lines in the North West in the days of working steam.
Contents Include:

HORWICH WORKS.
A tour of this once proud works using archive film taken in 1964. Includes the Lancashire & Yorkshire ‘Saddle Tanks’.

A LOCOMOTIVE SURVEY.
Steam in the LMS era and a look at the various classes at work in the 1960s including classes on the West Coast Main Line and former LMS designs to the North and East of Manchester.

BURY - A LANCASHIRE JUNCTION.
Rare film of Bury’s railways with steam in action at Knowsley Street, Bolton Street as well as the line though Heywood and the Bacup Branch.

THROUGH CASTLETON TO ROCHDALE.
Excursion, freight and stopping passenger with B1s, WDs, Fowller 0-6-0s, Black 5s, ‘Crabs’ and Standards.

THE OLDHAM LOOP.
A look at a surprisingly busy branch.

ACROSS THE PENNINES.
Featuring the former Lancashire & Yorkshire route across the Pennines via Todmorden & Copy Pit.

THE WEST COAST MAIN LINE.
A wide range of action on the line from Crewe to Preston.~Landscapes of Steam%3Cbr%3ENo 1 - Industry|LOS1DVD|~924~1046~Landscapes ofSteam No 1 - Industry~

Landscapes of Steam
No 2 - Provincial~The former Wrexham Mold & Connah’s Quay Railway plus Chester & the Welsh Borders. Now available on DVD.

60 mins~The former Wrexham Mold & Connah’s Quay Railway plus Chester & the Welsh Borders.
Contents Include:

THE WREXHAM MOLD & CONNAH’S QUAY RAILWAY.
A tour of this fascinating and rarely photographed railway from Wrexham to Brymbo and to the River Dee. Former Great Western, LMS and Standard Classes are shown on freight on the steep grades to the steelworks at Brymbo and to the coast along Hawarden Bank.

THE MAIN LINE TO CHESTER.
Steam on the former LNWR line through Queensferry to Chester with Black 5s, 8Fs, 9Fs, ‘Jubilees’, ‘Crabs’, ‘Jinties’ and Fowler 0-6-0s.

THE GREAT WESTERN AT CHESTER.
Detailed exploration of this important junction with traffic for the GWR route to Shrewsbury, and the LMS route to North Wales. Includes Halls, Counties, Manors, Castles and Kings.

THE FINAL YEARS OF STEAM.
Including the very last working by an 9F to Summers Steelworks.

THE MAIN LINE TO WREXHAM.
Action on Gresford Bank on the route from Wrexham to Chester.~Landscapes of Steam No 2 - Provincial|LOS2DVD|~924~1047~Landscapes of Steam No 2 - Proviancial~

Landscapes of Steam
No 3 - Countryside~An exploration of lines through the Chilterns in the days of working steam. Now available on DVD.

60 mins.~An exploration of lines through the Chilterns in the days of working steam.
Contents Include:

THE JUNCTION OF PRINCES RISBOROUGH.
A guided tour of the station and its approaches in 1961 with express passenger, freight and local traffic. Features ‘Prairie Tanks’, ‘Kings’, ‘Castles’, ‘Halls’, a K3, the ‘Blue Pullman’, 84xxx tanks, Standard 4s and a B1. A portrait of a main line junction, with its signalboxes, signals, goods yards and connecting services.

THE THAME BRANCH.
Steam on the former Great Western branch from Oxford to Princes Risborough.

THE JOINT LINE TO BIRMINGHAM.
Steam action north west of Princes Risborough.

CROSS COUNTRY TO AYLESBURY.
A portrait of a delightful branch with 14xx tanks.

THE GREAT CENTRAL THROUGH AYLESBURY.
Steam services along the former Metropolitan and Great Central Joint Line to Amersham.

FROM EUSTON TO THE NORTH WEST.
Rare scenes on the former LNWR main line through Tring and Berkhamsted in steam days.

THE WEST COAST MAIN LINE.
A wide range of action on the line from Crewe to Preston.~Landscapes of Steam No 3 - Countryside|LOS3DVD|~924~1048~Landscapes of Steam No 3 - Countryside~

Landscapes of Steam No 4
Hills & Valleys - Into the Heart of Wales~An exploration of steam throughout Wales in the days of working steam.

Now available on DVD.

60 mins.~An exploration of steam throughout Wales in the days of working steam - Now available on DVD - Landscapes of Steam No 4 - Hills & Valleys (Into the Heart of Wales).

GATEWAY TO CENTRAL WALES.
Shrewsbury with former Great Western classes working alongside LMS designs, and in the later years of steam the BR Standards. ‘Manors’, ‘Halls’, Standard 4s, Black 5s, 56xx and Panniers are featured on both passenger & freight.

THROUGH MID WALES TO THE COAST.
The winding and steeply graded line from Shrewsbury to Machynlleth. ‘Manors’ and Standard classes feature on the ‘Cambrian Mountain Express’ including the climb to the summit at Talerddig.

ALONG THE CAMBRIAN COAST.
Barmouth to Pwllheli in steam days plus the cross country route to Ruabon.

THROUGH CENTRAL WALES TO THE COAST.
Rare footage of the Aberystwyth to Carmarthen line and the Cardigan Branch. Also Three Cocks Junction, and the Central Wales route via Builth Wells.

CONTRASTING MAIN LINES.
Steam along the North Wales coast with LMS traction, and steam in South Wales with former GWR designs. ‘Castles’, Panniers & Black 5s are just some of the classes featured.

BORDER STEAM.
Film from the Welsh Borders with the Llanfyllin branch, Wrexham and Pen-y-fford.
Approx 55 mins~Landscapes of Steam No 4 - Hills & Valleys - Into the Heart of Wales|LOS4DVD|~924~1068~Landscapes of Steam No 4, Hills & Valleys, Into the Heart of Wales~

Landscapes of Steam No 5
Capital Steam~An exploration of steam through London and it's suburbs in the 1950s and 60s Approx 55 mins~THE NORTHERN APPROACHES.
Steam at St Pancras; ‘Jubilee’s’ and Midland 4-4-0s at Kentish Town Shed, Cricklewood Shed and the main line at Elstree; Willesden and Camden Road Sheds with ‘Duchess’s’, ‘Jubilees’ and an LNWR 0-8-0; Kings Cross and Harringey including A4s, A3s, and an N2; Marylebone Station; Steam on the Chesham branch.

EASTERN STEAM.
Rare film of steam activity at Stratford Shed and Station, at Upminster and Plaistow Shed.

LONDONS WESTERN APPROACHES.
Old Oak Common with Panniers, ‘Castles’ among a variety of motive power; Paddington Station with steam arrivals and departures.

SOUTHERN STEAM.
A look at Southern steam operations in the 1950s and 1960s, featuring Stewarts Lane, Nine Elms and Feltham Sheds and steam at Waterloo, Brixham and Clapham Junction. Classes include ‘L’ Class. ‘E4s’, ‘Schools’, O1s, N15s, Bulleid Pacifics and Standard Tanks.

THE LAST DAYS OF STEAM.
The last days of steam on the Southern including suburban steam to Kensington Olympia.

~Landscapes of Steam No 5%3Cbr%3ECapital Steam|LOS5DVD|~924~1125~~

Landscapes of Steam No 6
The Cumbrian Hills and The Climb over Shap~An exploration of steam on the West Coast Main Line from Tebay to Carlisle in the days of working steam.

Special Price of £9.95 for a limited period (Usual price £18.95) 60 mins approx.

~Tebay Station & Shed with views from a number of vantage points showing steam arriving and taking on bankers for the climb to Shap.

Through the Lune Gorge. ‘Britannias’, ‘Duchesses’, Black 5s, a Patriot and ‘Royal Scots’ on the spectacular section of line that included Dillicar Troughs.

Low Gill to Grayrigg. with passenger and freight as well as the ‘Little North Western’ to Sedburgh.

Greenholme with views from this famous vantage point with a variety of steam action and bankers.

Scout Green with action around the lonely level crossing and box.

Shap Wells with views from the just before the summit.

Shap including shunting the yard and bankers detaching and returning to Tebay.

By Banker to the Summit with a footplate journey from Tebay to Shap aboard to 2-6-4 tank.

North to Carlisle including ‘Duchesses’.

30 Years after the end of steam with a comparison of past & present.~Landscapes of Steam%3Cbr%3ENo 6 - The Cumbrian Hills and The Climb over Shap|LOS6DVD|~924~1236~~

North Eastern Highways & By-ways of Steam~In the 1960s the North East of England had everything for the steam enthusiast - from Pacifics on the East Coast Main Line to branches winding their way into the hills of Northumberland. This programme explores this world of steam using archive film. Approx 70 mins~Contents Include:

The Main Line;
Pacifics on the line through Darlington with an A4, A1s and V2s together with freight and shunting duties.

The Wansbeck Valley Line
A journey along the delightful branch to Scots Gap Junction and Woodburn. Freight is shown behind 0-6-0 J27s early in 1966.

North Eastern into the Hills
The lines serving the hills and dales of Yorkshire and Durham. Features a K1 on the Richmond branch, steam on the Redmire branch, freight at Kirkby Stephen and a special on the Alston branch.

The Alnwick to Alnmouth branch
The last steam worked branch in the North East with scenes all along the line right up to the last day of steam. K1s plus a 9F are featured.

North Eastern Freight
Action from North Blythe, around Stockton, Tyne Dock, Billingham with a variety of power including WDs, K1s and J27s.

Through the Moors
A journey on the line from Malton to Whitby in 1965. Includes scenes at Pickering, Grosmont and Goathland in the days of working steam, plus the ‘Whitby Moors Railtour’ with ‘The Great Marquess’.~North Eastern Highways & Byways of Steam|NESDVD|~924~1066~North Eastern Steam, North Eastern Highways & By-ways of Steam~

Steam By-Ways~An exploration of the long lost branches from the days of steam. 70 mins~Away from the glamour of the main line existed a network of branches and secondary lines serving virtually every corner of the country. A wide variety of steam power toiled away on an extensive system. In this programme we explore the by-ways of the great days of working steam using colour archive film and some 'past & present' views.

Contents include:

Southern branches - featuring the Hawkhurst and Lymington Branches.

Western Contrasts - with former GWR motive power on the Marlow Branch and in the North of Scotland with the delightful line from The Mound to Dornoch.

Along the Cornish Coast - featuring the line through St Agnes and Perranporth to Newquay.

Gloucestershire Steam By-Ways - the Berkeley Road to Sharpness and Aschursh to Upton Upon Severn branches plus the celebrated branch from Grange Court Junction to Hereford via Ross on Wye.

By-Ways through the Heart of Wales - the branches radiating from Brecon and the hub of a delightful system of long lost branches. Features the Brecon to Colbren and Neath lines - plus the branch through Three Cocks Junction to Builth Road and Llanidloes.~Steam By-Ways|SBWDVD|~924~930~Steam By-Ways~

The Way We Were~A Journey back in time to the days of working steam. Approx 70 mins.

~Jim Bowller was one of the select band of cine photographers who recorded the days of working steam in the 1960s. We return to the era of steam and explore the network using his remarkable collection of film.

The programme includes steam on the West Coast Main Line, Western steam around Oxford and Banbury, North Eastern steam at Tyne Dock with Q6s, 9fs and K1s, the Hope Valley line, 70013 ‘Oliver Cromwell’ in the Peak District and in the North West and the last days of steam in the North West.~The Way We Were|TWWWDVD|~924~707~Archive Steam, The Way We were~

Sixties Steam Remembered~A tour of the railway network in the days of working steam. Approx 50 mins~A look at steam workings around the country during 1966. Included are winter steam operations in the North West featuring Black 5s, 'Crabs', 3fs & Fairburn 2-6-4s, the last Western steam operations around Wrexham with Pannier tanks, Southern Steam with Bulleid Pacifics running to Bournmouth, the Brockenhurst and Swanage branches, the North East with WDs and veteran 0-6-0s, the line over Shap with a variety of steam power storming the grades featuring 9fs, Black 5s, 'Britannias', 8fs with a range of bankers.~Sixties Steam Remembered|60SRDVD|~924~932~Sixties Steam Remembered, 60s Steam, Sixties Steam~

Sixties Steam Revisited~Another tour of the railway network in the days of working steam. Approx 45 mins~An exploration of the British Railways steam scene in 1966. Included are main line steam on the West Coast Main Line; a wide variety of operation in the North West with everything from Black 5s to 9fs and Standard 4s; Main line and industrial steam to the collieries in the North East; industrial steam at Seaham Harbour; The Swanage Branch; Brockenhurs with main line and branch workings; steam workings to Blackpool; BR Standards including 'Britannias', Standard 5s, 9fs and Standard 4s; the 'Jubilees'; Special trains featuring a B1, an 8f, a Jubilee, 'The Great marquess', and Pannier Tanks around Wrexham.~Sixties Steam Revisited|60SRVDVD|~924~934~Sixties Steam Revisited, Sixties Steam, 60s Steam~

Steam on Shed Volume One~A nationwide tour of some of Britain's best loved locomotive sheds. 60 mins PLUS bonus section - Steam in Barrow Hill Roundhouse~1A, 34A, 50A, 70F, 5B - in the 1950s these codes were an integral part of the steam scene. The motive power depots they denoted became a source of pilgrimage for enthusiats. This programme explores the sheds of the era using archive film and features the following:
34A   Kings Cross Top Shed
1A    Willesden
70A   Nine Elms
70F   Bournemouth
70G   Weymouth
81C   Southall
82C   Swindon
6C    Croes Newydd
5D    Stoke
5B    Crewe South
9F    Heaton Mersey
9B    Stockport
9H    Patricroft
10A   Carnforth
12E   Tebay
12A   Carlisle Kingmoor
36A   Doncaster
50A   York
52G   Sunderland
64A   St Margarets
62A   Thornton
66B   Motherwell

PLUS bonus section - Steam in Barrow Hill Roundhouse~Steam on Shed Volume One|SOS1DVD|~924~936~Steam on Shed~

Steam on Shed Volume 2~A second nationwide tour of some of Britain's best loved locomotive sheds. 60 mins~17B, 35A, 81F, 71A, 89C - in the 1950s these codes were an integral part of the steam scene. The motive poer depots they denoted became a source of pilgrimage for enthusiasts. Thjis programme explores the sheds of the era using archive film and features the following:

17B   Burton-On-Trent
24B   Rose Grove
35A   New England
36E   Retford GC & GN
38E   Woodford Halse
50B   Neville Hill
51A   Darlington
52A   Gateshead
53D   Bridlington
54B   Tyne Dock
61B   Aberdeen Ferryhill
62B   Dundee
63A   Perth
10A   St Rollox
66A   Polmadie
70D   Basingstoke
71A   Eastleigh
72C   Yeovil
81F   Oxford
84C   Banbury
85B   Gloucester
89C   Aberystwyth

Please Note: This is on DVD-R format. Please check player compatibility.~Steam on Shed Volume 2|SOS2DVD|~924~938~Steam on Shed~

Memories of Steam Volume One
Steam to Bournemouth~A detailed and thorough account of steam operations on the route from Eastleigh to Southampton and Bournemouth. Approx 50 mins~A wide variety of workings and locomotives are featured including the 'Bournemouth Belle', the 'Dorset Belle', Merchant Navys, Standard 4s, M7s, West Countries, Jubilees, Granges, Ivatt 2-6-0s, S15s and USA tanks.

The programme includes scenes at Bournmouth West and Central, Wareham, Corfe Castle, Southampton Terminus, Brockenhurst, Bournemouth Shed, the Fawley Branch and Parkestone Bank.

Please Note: This is on DVD-R format. Please check player compatibility.~Memories of Steam Volume One%3Cbr%3ESteam to Bournemouth|MOS1DVD|~924~940~Memories of Steam, Bournemouth~

Memories of Steam Volume Two
Leeds to the Roof of England~Classic archive film featuring the scenic route from Leeds through Skipton to the Settle U Carlisle. Approx 50 mins~The footage includes 'Jubilees', 'Clans', 7029 'Clun Castle', 'Britannias', Black 5s, Standard designs including the 9fs.

The programme includes a wide cariety of locations including the 'Long Drag', and features freight and passenger workings plus some special workings.

Please Note: This is on DVD-R format. Please check player compatibility.~Memories of Steam%3Cbr%3ELeeds to the Roof of England|MOS2DVD|~924~942~Memories of steam, leeds to the roof of england~

Memories of Steam Volume Three
Steam in the West Riding~A detailed and thorough account of steam operations on the lines around Leeds in the 1960s. Approx 50 mins.~A wide variety of workings and locomotives are featured including A4s, 9fs, WDs, Fairburn Tanks, V2s, A1s, A3s, 'Britannias' and a K1.

The programme includes scenes at Neville Hill, Holbeck Shed, the approaches to Leeds City Station, the route north from Leeds, the route to Bradford, the former LNWR route to Huddersfield and the former GN main line.

Please Note: This is on DVD-R format. Please check player compatibility.~Memories of Steam Volume Three%3Cbr%3ESteam in the West Riding|MOS3DVD|~924~944~Memories of Steam, West Riding~

60s Steam Volume One~16mm colour archive film from the 1960s. Approx 40 mins~The Programme comprises:

Waterloo Station in the final days of steam with an Ivatt tank and Bulleid Pacific.
Nine Elms; including A4 Pacific 'Sir Nigel Gresley'
The last steam worked main line with Bulleid Pacifics and Standard Classes
East Coast Power featuring 'Clun Castle', 'Flying Scotsman', 60532 'Blue Peter', freight with a 9f, V2 plus a 'Britannia' hauled special
Western Memories with steam at Southall Shed, Ruabon, Wrexham
Great Central Steam with Black 5s on the last passenger workings
Colwick Steam featuring veteran 0-8-0s
North Eastern Steam at Sunderland and North Blythe
North of the Border with A4s on Aberdeen Expresses and a variety of steam in Fife in 1966
Peak Forest Steam with 8fs on workings to Buxton
The Last Months of Steam on Shap and in the North West
The Last Steam Train of the 11th August 1968...~60s Steam Volume One|60S1DVD|~924~946~60s Steam Volume One~

60s Steam Volume Two~35mm and 16mm colour archive film from the days of working steam. Approx 40 mins~The Programme Comprises:

The Western Region; the Thame branch, the Reading main line, South Wales.
The Southern Region; Branch lines and Boat trains, the Waterloo main line with passenger & freight, Worting Junction, Southampton Specials.
The Great Central - Scenes in 1967 including Marylebone.
The Eastern Region; Specials including 4472 'Flying Scotsman', the North East, views from the cab.
The London Midland Region; Banbury Station & Shed, Crewe shed, 60019 'Bittern' on tour, 9fs on freight, Derby, the midland Main Line, Steam over Shap including 'Duchess's', Black 5s, Fowller bankers, Britannias, the Keswick branch.

Please note: This is on DVD-R format, please check player compatability.~60s Steam Volume Two|60S2DVD|~924~948~60s steam volume 2,~

Great Western Branches & By-Ways~A celebration of a unique aspect of railway operation - plus 2 bonus footage items. Approx 60 mins plus bonus footage~The Great Western Branch was regarded by many as unique, with a charager that set them apart from the rest of the network.
Whether serving the reorts of Devon or Cornwall, or carrying commuter traffic to the main line, they had one thing in common - they changed little throughout their working lives.
Most succumbed to the closures of the post war years. The survivors have changed beyond all recognition. This programme is a celebration of the by-ways of the Great Western Railway, it uses a wealth of colour and black & white archive film to recreate a by-gone era.

The Programme comprises:

The Marlow Donkey - The famout Great Western Branch frunning for two and a half miles along the Thames Valley with 0-4-2 tanks in action druing the final years of steam operation.
Two Cotswold Branches - The Tetbury and Cirencester Branches.
Services from Gloucester - The push-pull services to Chalford, the Sharpness Branch, and the cross country line from Gloucester to Ross on Wye and Hereford.
Wiltshire Branches - Scenes from the network around Trowbridge and Chippenham featuring the branches to Devizes and Calne.
West Country Branches - Long forgotten scenes from Devon and Cornwall featuring the Hemyock, Brixham, Kingsbridge, Looe and Helston Branches.

PLUS BONUS FOOTAGE
Western By-ways in Deepest Devon - the Totnes to Buckfastleigh line in preservation.
The West Somerset Railway - an exploration of the private railway from Minehead to Bishops Lydeard.~Great Western Branches & By-Ways|GWBBDVD|~924~950~Great Western Branches & By-ways~

Steam on the Grade~Steam's Hardest Challenges
The Lickey
Shap
Cromford & High Peak
Gresford.
60 mins plus bonus footage~One of the finest sights of all is that of a steam locomotive working a heavy train up a steep grandient. This programme brings the challenge to life by using archive film from the 1960's, showing some of the Country's best known gradients.

Starting with the Cromford & High Peak railwy and the remarkable railway crossing of the high moors of Derbyshire, we witness J94s working on both freight and special trains, including scenes of the 1 in 14 Hopton incline.

We then move onto the famout Lickey incline to see Ex LMS, GWR & BR Standard locos attacking the grade during the 1960s. A brief loot at Gresford Bank on the former GWR from Wrexham to Chester follows with Ex GWR and BR Stantards working on heavy freights on the grades to Brymbo.

This film wouldn't be complete without Shap. A wide variety of classes are featured on the legendary 1 in 75, including 'Duchesses' and 9fs on both freight and passenger.

We conclude with film of the 'Long Drag' and 'Ais Gill' on the spectacular Settle and Carlisle during the last days of steam.

PLUS A BONUS PROGRAMME
Main Line Steam on the Grade in the preservation era - scenes throughout the network and on the Devon Banks.~Steam on the Grade|SOGDVD|~924~952~Steam on the Grade, The Lickey, Shap, Cromford & High Peak, Gresford~

Stanier Pacifics~The Pricess Royals and Coronations - an in-depth history of Staniers legendary Pacifics. 90 mins.~Staniers magnificent Pacifics provided 'top link' power for the West Coast Main Line in the era of steam. This programe uses archive film to provide a comprehensive account of these powerful locomotives from the 1930s to the present day.

The highlights include:

A 'Princess' under construction; lineside and footplate views from the 1930s; 6201s epic 401 mile run to Glasgow; the 'Turbomotive' at Euston and on the main line; 'Coronation' being built; the record breaking run to Crewe; BR days with shots from Euston, Camden Bank, Watford Junction, Bushey Troughs, Tamworth, Crewe and the climb to Shap including 6208 at Shap Wells and 6209 at Greenholme; Railtours including 46251 on the 'East Midlander'; parcel and freight workings including 46200 on the Aberdeen fish train; 46248 shunting at Bletchley; 46235 on the Broad Street milk; preservation action plus much more!

In addition we take a close look at the namings, locos on shed, the effects of the removal of the streamlining and a guide to the footplate.

This programme was made in 1994 and has been digitally remastered.~Stanier Pacifics|SPDVD|~924~954~Staniers Pacifics~

Branches to the Sea~This programme provides a unique record of 1960s traction working the long lost branches to the coast of the British Railways era. Approx 60 mins~In the pre Beeching era, the railway was often the main mode of travel for the legions of holidaymakers making their way to the seaside. A network of branches connected the coastal resorts with the main line network. We explore various lines employing both steam and diesel traction in the 1960s.

The programme comprises:

The Minehead branch in the days of steam and in 1969; the Maiden Newton to Bridport branch including an ill-fated steam special; the Hayling Island Branch; the Cleveden to Yatton Branch; Yeovil Junction and its lines connecting to the coast; the Sidmouth Branch.~Branches to the Sea|BTTSDVD|~924~981~Branches to the Sea~