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Settle-Carlisle Railway 150 – Bundle of 6 DVDs
£47.95Celebrating 150 Years of the Settle to Carlisle Railway As our passenger railway system in Britain and soon afterwards, the rest of the world, celebrates 200 years […]
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Sir Nigel Gresley – No. 60007
£14.95This new edition in the Great Steam Locomotive series witnesses the A4 following its overhaul between 2015 and 2021. We see it in service and on test […]
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Steaming to Hampshire and Dorset
£16.95STEAMING TO
Hampshire and Dorset
A nostalgic journey by train from London’s Waterloo station down to the counties of Hampshire and Dorset.
We begin our journey at the London & South Western Railway’s terminus station at Waterloo which was completely rebuilt following the First World War and opened in 1922 by HM Queen Mary. Its many platforms and bustling atmosphere is seen in the mid 1960s at a time when steam haulage to the south coast was nearing an end.
Soon after our departure, we get glimpses of the depot at Nine Elms and scenes from the trackside of Bulleid pacifics at work and at speed through Clapham and on to the county of Hampshire. We stop at Winchester and Eastleigh where we view the main line trains and some local services added to a visit around the motive power depot and view older Southern classes at the end of their service periods and visitors from the LNER in the form of Flying Scotsman, the Great Marquess and Blue Peter.
After Northam and Southampton Terminus is seen, we stop at Southampton Central for an indepth survey of steam services in 1966 and 1967. We progress through the New Forest to Brockenhurst and a stopover to take a journey down to Lymington with various engines including Standard tanks and Ivatt 2-6-2Ts.
Our onward journey takes us to Bournemouth and the magnificent station buildings and locomotive depot where we see many engines on shed.
Finally, we spend time at Wareham and a trip through Purbeck down to Swanage before we reach the end of the South Western Main Line at Weymouth and its depot full of locomotives either in service or waiting to depart for scrapyards in South Wales.
80 minutes duration
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Story of Arlington Fleet Services Eastleigh
£14.95‘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 […]
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Story of the Great Central Railway – digital streaming version
£12.95‘The Story of the Great Central Railway’ This DVD programme traces the history of the Great Central Railway and more closely at the preserved section of […]
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Story of the Great Central Railway – DVD
£14.95‘The Story of the Great Central Railway’ This DVD programme traces the history of the Great Central Railway and more closely at the preserved section of […]
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Story of the North Norfolk Railway
£12.95‘The Story of the North Norfolk Railway’ Filmed over a number of years, this story looks back at the very beginnings of the line as the […]
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Story of the Severn Valley Railway – digital streaming version
£12.95Today the Severn Valley Railway is considered by many to be the premier heritage railway in the UK. It’s rise from the ashes of closure by […]
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Story of the West Somerset Railway
£12.95Coming soon end of April Beginning of May
‘The Story of the West Somerset Railway’
Our next DVD in the ‘story’ series looks at the 22-mile long heritage railway in West
Somerset. From the last days in BR ownership and the transfer to the
preservation era, we see rare films from local archives showing the beginnings of the
longest preserved line in the UK. We examine the line in detail and its locomotives used
between Bishops Lydeard in the east right through to Minehead positioned on the
Bristol Channel. A full array of locomotives including main line visitors over the years
right up to date. We see overhauls taking place in the works at Minehead and the
delightful stations along the route. 60 minutes duration £12.95 -
Strictly Bulleid Gala II – digital streaming version
£10.95The 7th to 9th June 2024, saw the Swanage Railway hold their second ‘STRICTLY BULLEID’ gala event following the success of the first event in 2017 […]
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Sunny Day at Alresford – Jigsaw
£23.95Sunny Day at Alresford
A 1000-piece jigsaw from a painting by the late Chris Woods who specialised in Southern subjects. This jigsaw shows the Urie S15 Class No. 506 arriving at Alresford Station on a bight summers day.
£21.95 plus £2 postage for a small parcel.
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Sutton Loop including Selhurst Cab Ride
£17.95Sutton Loop including Selhurst Depot
Filmed from the cab of Thameslink No. 319186 EMU, we start
from Blackfriars Station and depart on busy commuter lines
towards Mitcham Junction and see the new tram line under
construction to Wimbledon. Progress is made to Sutton and then
on to Wimbledon and then Tooting & Streatham where a change
of trains occurs. We are now on EMU No. 319171 which forms
empty stock to the depot at Selhurst. The cab ride ends with the
train progressing through the depot to the maintenance shed
which has no third rail power source.
This was made in conjunction with Thameslink for
route learning purposes.
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Swanage Railway News Special – Flying Scotsman
£10.00A News Special of the Visit of Flying Scotsman. Background history of the world’s most famous locomotive covering its early times in the 1920s and 1930s from rare British Pathe news films through to its operation following purchase by Alan Pegler in 1963 and various other owners until purchased by the National Collection in 2004. We see the locomotive operating following its overhaul in 2016 and running-in.
We end with the visit of Flying Scotsman to the Swanage Railway in 2019 with many scenes of it operating and in static display at Corfe castle station.
58 minutes duration. Just £10
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The Golden Mile – Bletchley to Bedford Line
£16.95The golden mile Farewell to Semaphore Signalling on the Marston Vale line After 150 years of traditional signalling along the Bletchley to Bedford route, all was […]
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Tribute to the Llangollen Railway
£12.95A Tribute to the Llangollen Railway
We look at this extremely picturesque railway in North Wales from footage taken at their gala events from 1987 to 2015, which includes two of the famous Steel, Steam and Stars events. We begin in 1987 with BBC Newscaster of the time, Peter Woods, as he narrates the first ever gala held at the railway. This is followed by further galas in the 1980s and 1990s which saw a whole host of different locomotives visiting the line. Engines such as the J27 from the NYMR and Jinty 3F 7298, 76079, 5572, 4566 and the newly restored ‘Manor’ No. 7822 Foxcote Manor.
As we enter the new millenium, the gala in 2004 brought with it Pannier No. 6430, 7754, 5199 and Hunslet 0-6-0 Jessie. The Autocoach W228W was also a major attraction at this event.
The two Steel, Steam and Stars events had a long line-up of locomotives including – Nos. 41241, 44806 (as 44801), ‘Dukedog’ 9017, ‘B1’ 1306, ‘Royal Scot’ 6100, 5526, 5643, 3440 City of Truro and Scottish entrant 246 Morayshire.
The whole events from 1987 onwards and the extension of the line firstly through to Glyndyfrdwy and then to Carrog and coming soon, to Corwen, illustrate the great potential of this heritage railway. Its stunning scenery and popular tourist location can only enhance its future under the new trust set up for operations.
70 minutes duration
