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East Anglian By-Ways~The age of the East Anglian branch and cross country lines in the 1960s.

70 mins approx~The St Ives branch, the Norwich to Cromer and Sheringham branch in the late 1960s with passenger and freight - The Sudbury to Marks Tey branch in 1968 - scenes on the Sudbury to Haverhill and Shelford cross country branch after closure in 1967 - the Cross Country line through Newmarket travelling behind a Type 3 diesel in the late 1960s - East Anglian Freight in the 1960s including the Stoke Ferry branch - plus ‘before & after’ scenes almost 40 years later.

The programme includes a wealth of archive film showing DMUs and diesel power from an age when green liveries dominated the traction scene.~East Anglian By-Ways|EABDVD|~964~1183~~

Branch Line Journey~Life along one of the By-ways of East Anglia in the 1960s. Approx 57 mins~East Anglia was one the home of a system of rural railways. Most have long since passed into history, but in this programme we recreate life on one of the Branch Lines from a very different era of travel.

On the way we explore every aspect of this long lost railway, and look back at the post war history of the East Anglian Branch Line.~Branch Line Journey|BLJDVD|~964~968~Branch Line Journey~

Branches across East Anglia~Travel along the rural by-ways of East Anglia in the 1960s. Approx 65 mins~East Anglia was once the home of a system of rural railways.

In this programme we take a selected look at the number of branches in the 1960s. The lines across Essex via Braintree and Sudbury, and to Maldon are explored. The route across the Fens via Wisbech to March is featured in detail. Finally we look at passenger and freight traffic on the Dereham and Sheringham branches.~Branches across East Anglia|BAEADVD|~964~970~Branches across East Anglia~

Pick Up Freight~A leisurely journey on a freight train along a Norfolk railway in the 1960s. Approx 60 mins~The Pick Up Freight train, winding a leisurley course along the branch line railway, disappeared from the network in the 1960s.

In this programme we take a journey with the crew on a service from Dereham to Fakenham in Norfolk. On the way we explore the railway, the stations and watch shunting operations on this delightful by-way in 1968. Haulage is in the form of the BrushType 2, later to become known as the Class 31s. 'Pick Up Freight' provides a unique record of a long lost aspect of railway operation, as well as looking at the history of the railway to the coast at Wells.~Pick Up Freight|PUFDVD|~964~972~Pick up freight~

Main Lines Across East Anglia~The main lines and secondary routes across East Anglia in the era of diesel traction. Approx 70 mins~After the end of steam, East Anglia entered a fascinating period of transition, with early diesel traction operating on a steam age railway. This programme explores the main line from Liverpool Street to Kings Lynn in the 1960s, and from Liverpool Street to Ipswich and Norwich in the 1970s and 1980s. In addition we travel along the former branch to Hunstanton, visit the branch to Harwich, and travel the cross country lines via Thetford and Bury St Edmunds.~Main Lines Across East Anglia|MLAEADVD|~964~974~Main Lines across East Anglia~

Forgotten By-Ways~A journey along various long closed branch lines in the 1960's in East Anglia and the North East of England. 70 mins~A journey along various long closed branch lines in the 1960s including:

The Saxmundham to Aldeburgh branch, the Marks Tey to Haverhill lines via Sudbury and Halstead in 1962, the last train to Easton Lodge on the Braintree branch, Cambridge Diesel depot in 1959 with shunters, DMUs and a type 3, electrification of Bishops Stortford, the freight only branch from Norwich Trowse to Norwich City via Lenwade and Aylsham in 1967, Yarmouth Vauxhall, Lowestoft and Hunstanton, North Eastern branches to Redmire, Stanhope and Middleton in Teesdale, and a detailed look at the Darlington to Richmond branch just before closure.~Forgotten By-Ways|FBDVD|~964~1088~Forgotten By-Ways~