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 'The Summer of 2007 - Swanage Railway Galas'
An indepth look at the
two main galas held on the Swanage Railway during 2007. In May the
Railway was host to the biggest diesel gala yet which witnessed the
inclusion of four main line diesels and electro-diesels and a VEP set
coming in off the main network - D1015, 73 136, 73 208 and 47 635.
This first movement over the whole branch since the 1960s from Worgret
Junction to Swanage was a spectacle itself and is fully covered in this
programme. As well as the guest locomotives, the Railway’s Class 33,
No. 6515 Stan Symes and Class 20 D8188 entered the event which was
hailed as a great success. We have footage of the arrival and departure
of the main line ensemble and action of the locomotives over the May
weekend. Some fascinating sequences from the cab as we ride the cab of
Class 52 diesel Western Champion! |
90 minutes duration £12.95 |
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 'The Story of the Swanage Railway'
The full story of one of the UK’s
premier steam branch lines. From the first attempts to purchase the
line after closure by British Railways in 1973 to the successful
purchase of the track bed and initial services out of Swanage, we look
at the growth of the line through the highly motivated preservation
society, The Southern Steam Trust, who has led the rebuilding of the
branch line back to Corfe and Norden with a final link back to the
national network again through to Furzebrook and Wareham.
Through archive films, stills, and interviews, we look at the
Purbeck line from its British Rail days through to the eventual closure
period of the early 1970s. Happily today we still have a Swanage
branch. Our programme follows the great milestones in the preservation
project right up to date with the relaying of track through to Motala,
the reconstruction works at Harmans Cross and Corfe and the many
locomotives and operational high points since the start of steam
operations in the early 1980s. |
100 minutes duration £16.95
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 ‘British Steam 2007’
This professionally filmed DVD features action
from a selection of the the many special events held on Britain’s
heritage railways every year. Highlights include... five of the LBSCR
‘Terrier’ tank engines at work on the Bluebell Railway... Lord Nelson,
Princess Elizabeth & Leander at the East Lancs Railway Winter Gala... a
spectacular performance by special guest Pitchford Hall at the Keighley
& Worth Valley Railway’s Winter Gala... fourteen steam locomotives at
work during the big Spring Gala on the West Somerset Railway, including
newly restored SR West Country Class Wadebridge... the superb ‘Cotswold
Festival of Steam’ on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway,
featuring six locos including LNER V2 Green Arrow... the 40th
anniversary of the end of steam on the Southern, commemorated in style
on the Mid Hants Railway, including the launch of newly restored
streamlined LNER A4 Bittern... some delightful Great Western branch
line scenes on the South Devon Railway, and the sight of double-headed
Pannier tanks and Beattie Well Tanks at the ‘Cornish Steam Gala’ on the
Bodmin & Wenford Railway. Plus, there are footplate sequences filmed on
the West Somerset and the North Yorkshire Moors Railways - and more -
all filmed in widescreen! |
100 minutes duration £14.99 |
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 'The Summer of '67' Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the end of Southern Steam By
Jeffery Grayer
Full colour book tracing the last locomotives to work on the Southern
Region during 1966 and 1967. Includes free DVD with archive films of
the last weeks and months and interviews with the last enginemen to
operate the Bulleids in those last final months of steam on the
southern. The DVD includes footage of steam specials in early July
2007, giving the full story of the commemorations 40 years on. Colour
photographs of the last trains and all classes covered in locations
from London to Weymouth. |
Paperback and
DVD for just £14.95 |
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 'The
Moretonhampstead Branch - A Railway From Shore To
Moor' By John Owen.
A detailed history of the 12-mile branch from Newton
Abbot in Devon across the Teign estuary and up the
steeply graded section of 1 in 49 to the terminus
at Moretonhampstead. The first section of the line
was on relatively level track, but the last six
miles had to climb some 450 feet in just six miles.
Very much a branch line from 'shore to moor'. This
extensive history from John Owen, follows other
well researched and detailed accounts of branch
lines in the West Country.
His 'Exe Valley Railway' has been a classic in railway
publishing. The line sadly closed on 28th February
1959, an early loss in the general decline of lines
in the late 1950s and early 1960s. This book has
nearly 200 photographs within its 17 chapters and
has several colour photographs from the unique Peter
Gray collection. Plans of the line and of its stations
are incorporated into this fascinating history. |
Hardback
176 pages, 275mm x 215mm £18.95 |
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 'The
Exe Valley Railway The Anatomy of a West Country
Branch Line' by John
Owen.
Reprinted due to demand, this excellent fully
illustrated history details the Exe Valley line
from Dulverton to Exeter and the Tiverton Branch
to Tiverton Junction. This edition has a 16-page
colour section with 12 full colour photographs of
the branches from the Peter Gray collection. Over
200 photographs and detailed timetables, plans and
diagrams bring together this 'anatomy of a West
Country branch line'. |
Hardback
208 pages 275mm x 215mm £25.00 |
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 ‘Ryde
by Steam’ - Volume Two by Andrew Britton
This is the second volume
in the colour series of books about the Isle of
Wight railways in the steam era. It commemorates
the 40th anniversary of the final year of railway
operation of the Ryde-Newport-Cowes and Ryde-Brading-Sandown-Shanklin-Wroxall-Ventnor
lines. This 100 page book complements 'Ryde by Steam
Volume One' and contains views of each station,
halt and level crossing on the post 1956 Island
lines. There are fascinating 'behind the scenes'
pictures of the daily life of the Island railways
showing exterior station views, life on the platform
(even after the train has departed) and superb action
shots. There are some extra ordinary views of Island
steam in its heyday taken from unusual and out of
the way locations, captured through the lens of
some of this country's leading railway photographers.
This is a book you will wish to dip into again and
again. Take it from those who have already had a
peep.
"This new book
will be our book of the year. It has it all: colour,
action, nostalgia and unbelievable quality. Highly
recommended. " The Isle of Wight County Press
newspaper.
"This second volume will be a landmark railway
title and is sure to be a best seller, both on the
Island, across the south and with all railway enthusiasts.
" BBC South
• 100 pages • hardback
• 126 pictures by the country's premier railway
photographers
• popular A4 landscape format
• every station & halt on the Ryde-Cowes
& Ryde-Ventnor lines included
• unique exterior station and 'behind the
scenes' views of the Island railways
• photographer's royalties donated to the
'24 Calbourne Overhaul Appeal' |
Ryde
by Steam Volume Two 100 pages Hardback £18.99 |
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 'Ryde
by Steam' Volume One by Andrew Britton
This is the first of a trilogy
of A4 landscape format hardback books packed with
colour views of the Isle of Wight railways during
the steam era. A fourth locomotive book focusing
on the Island 02 and E1 tanks will follow. This
first volume, 'Ryde by Steam' features many previously
unpublished colour pictures of the Ryde - Cowes
and Ryde - Ventnor lines dating back to the mid
1950s.
Edited by Andrew Britton, author of the hugely popular
'Once Upon A Line' series, this book will be much
in demand. 'Ryde by Steam' is a book of quality
that is eagerly awaited and is sure to be greeted
with much critical acclaim as it contains some unique
and unusual colour material of the pre 1967 Island
steam railways.
* Large format A4 landscape
book.
* 80 pages of colour photographs, many in full page
coverage.
* This volume features the renowned and enigmatic
colour photography of R. J. Blenkinsop, H. P Mason,
Graham Cocks, Dr. J. Mackett, Roy Hobbs, A.E. Bennett
and Iain E. Whitlam who have donated their royalties
to the 'Isle of Wight Steam Railway 24 Calbourne
Overhaul Fund'.
*Unique and unusual colour picture content of the
Island railways.
* An extraordinary colour book Isle of Wight railway
fans, Southern
enthusiasts and all steam lovers can not afford
to miss.
*Medina Books quality
production.
Volume Two in this series 'Return to Ryde by Steam'
will be published on 1st May 2005 |
80
pages of colour £15-99 |
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