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Sir Nigel Gresley – 60007 Dvd
£14.9560007 Sir Nigel Gresley (A4 Pacific) last ran in BR service in the mid 1960s after which it was purchased for preservation by the A4 Locomotive […]
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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 Severn Valley Railway – DVD
£14.95Today 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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Strictly Bulleid Gala II – DVD
£12.95The 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 which hosted 5 of the locomotives to celebrate 50 years since the End of Steam on the Southern Region in 1967.
Eight of Oliver Bulleid’s 4-6-2 machines were gathered from across the country for the Dorset gala. The line-up featured the –
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Biggest gathering of Bulleid Pacifics in preservation
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Biggest gathering of locomotives from one designer
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First time two ‘Merchant Navy’ locomotives have run simultaneously in preservation
Locomotives featured during the event included
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34028 “Eddystone”
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34053 “Sir Keith Park” fresh from a 10 year overhaul
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34070 “Manston”
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34072 “257 Squadron” visiting from the Spa Valley Railway
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34081 “92 Squadron” visiting from the Nene Valley Railway
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34092 “City of Wells” visiting from the East Lancashire Railway
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35006 “Peninsular & Oriental S. N. Co.” visiting from the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
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35018 “British India Line” visiting from West Coast Railways
Before the big three-day event, the railway held a ‘STRICTLY D-Day’ preview day on June 6th to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Normandy landings during the Second World War in 1944, used during the day were the recently restored LSWR ‘T3’ No. 563 and Bulleids 34070, 34072 and 34081.
This programme covers all four days of the gala and some of the guest locomotives arriving and departing via road and rail from various locations around the country.
65 minutes duration £12.95
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Strictly Bulleids
£12.95Full coverage of the ‘Strictly Bulleid Gala’ at the Swanage Railway in March. Action from the five Bulleid Pacifics along the whole line from Worgret to […]
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The Story of the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway
£12.95In-depth story of the beginnings and subsequent re-opening of the line between Cheltenham Racecourse and Broadway. We see archive films of the line from the late […]
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The Terriers
£9.95‘The Terriers’ A tribute DVD to the numerous and popular preserved Stroudley Terrier ‘A’ Class. A special offer programme which captures the spirit of the engines […]
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The Village of Hamble and its River
£12.95Rare and fascinating films of the village of Hamble and its river from the 1920s through to the 1970s. We look at all aspects of village […]
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The West Somerset Railway Autumn 2018 Steam Gala
£14.95A video record of the Autumn 2018 Steam Gala when guest locomotives, BR Standard Class 5 No. 73082 Camelot and ‘West Country Class’ Pacific No. 34046 […]
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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
