Story of the Great Central Railway – DVD
August 17, 2024
Return to the Hayling Island Branch
September 12, 2024
Arlington Fleet Services at Eastleigh – digital Streaming Version
£12.95
‘The Story of Arlington Fleet Services’
Based at the former BREL works at Eastleigh, this is the story of how the work’s was rejuvenated
from 2006 into a new repair and maintenance facility for all the major train operators.
An extensive look around the works and the huge site with locomotives under repair or in the new paintshop
facility with interviews with the proprietors as to how it all started. Scenes of work progressing in the main workshops, paint shop, wheel shop and even heritage progress on Merchant navy Class No. 35005 Canadian pacific. Class 47s, 57s and 73s all under the works’ roof.
Digital streaming version – 53 minutes duration
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Dover Western Docks: Preparations for the introduction of Eurostar services with the
closure of Dover Western Docks and driver training with Unit 931001.
Waterloo Station: Completion of the new Eurostar Terminal in the old Windsor platforms
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of Waterman Railways regarding the newly overhauled diesel.
Last main line run of two Class 50s in blue liveries. Nos. 50033 and D400 head to Glasgow
from Crewe and via the Settle-Carlisle line.
Final runs of the two remaining 4TC sets. We see No. 33116 providing traction for the
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