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850 Lord Nelson
£12.95850 Lord Nelson The launch of Lord Nelson at Eastleigh in May 2006 was the culmination of ten years overhaul by the members of the Eastleigh […]
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Blue Peter – 60532 Dvd
£14.95The LNER’s last Chief Mechanical Engineer was Arthur Peppercorn, whose most lasting memorial is the subject of this programme – his Class A2 Pacific No. 60532 […]
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Brighton to Bedford Cab Ride
£17.95Brighton to Bedford – Thameslink Filmed from the cab on a Thameslink service with EMU 319176. Departing from Brighton Station, we call at Preston Park, Hassocks, […]
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Britannia – 70000 Dvd
£14.95This dvd tells the story of one of the most notable preserved steam locomotives in Britain – the pioneer British Railway’s Standard Class Pacific No. 70000 […]
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Canadian Pacific – 35005 Dvd
£14.95A Steam Dream Comes True. A special dvd about this star-performing locomotive. Ever since its main line return in 1998, ‘Merchant Navy’ Pacific No. 35005 Canadian […]
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Clan Line Dvd
£14.95The dvd is about one locomotive – 35028 ‘Clan Line’, a member of the Oliver Bulleid’s ‘Merchant Navy’ Class for the Southern Railway. This locomotive is […]
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Crewe to Holyhead – Cab Ride
£17.95Cab Ride Crewe to Holyhead
Filmed in the cab of Virgin Trains’ HST No. 43160 in 2000
we depart from Crewe station and pass the famous Works
buildings. Chester is the first stop and we continue through
Shotton, Flint and Prestatyn before arriving at Rhyl. Our next
stops are at Colwyn Bay and Llandudno Junction with good
views of Conwy Castle as the train progresses to Bangor.
Britannia Bridge is a truly remarkable spectacle as we pass onto
Anglesea. It was the 150th anniversary of the Britannia Bridge
and LMS Black Five No. 45407 was in the area. It followed our
HST into Holyhead and our camera was able to join the steamhauled train part of the way. We were fortunate in obtaining aerial footage courtesy of RAF Valley’s Seaking helicopter as it
crossed the Britannia Bridge. Altogether, a good way to celebrate
150 years of this famous bridge.
Approximately 2 hours duration £17.95 -
Duke of Gloucester – 71000 Dvd
£14.95The very last Pacific locomotive to be built in Britain, Duke of Gloucester is literally a one-off locomotive. Constructed at Crewe Works in 1954, No.71000 Duke […]
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Euston to Wolverhampton Cab Ride
£17.95London Euston to Wolverhampton A rare cab ride aboard a Virgin Trains Class 90 007 between Euston and Wolverhampton, not a usual diagram for this class. […]
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Glasgow to London ‘Record Run’ Cab Ride
£19.95Glasgow to London ‘Record Run’ Cab Ride The complete cab ride from Glasgow Central to London’s Euston station run on 22nd September 2006. This Virgin Trains/Railway […]
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Hoo Junction to Wembley Yard
£17.95Hoo Junction to Wembley Yard
From the cab of EWS Class 66038 this journey was used for
crew training along the fascinating route between Hoo Junction
in Kent and Wembley Yard in West London.
A start is made by picking up a cement wagon from the siding
before proceeding to the No. 1 reception line and picking up a
further nine cargo wagons. Our route will take us through
Gravesend, Dartford, Crayford, Sidcup, Lee, Hither Green,
Lewisham, Nunhead, Peckham Rye, Denmark Hill, Clapham
High Street, Wandsworth Road, Factory Junction, Longhedge
Junction, Latchmere junctions 3,1 and 2 after which we cross the
River Thames at Battersea Bridge and on through Kensington
Olympia, North Pole Junction, Mitre Bridge Junction, West
London Junction and into the extensive Wembley Yard where the
wagons are dropped off after passing through much of the yard.
This was made in conjunction with EWS and operated
over many freight-only routes.
Approximately 2 hours duration -
Ipswich to Lowestoft Cab Ride
£17.95Ipswich to Lowestoft
All aboard the cab of Anglia Railways 150255 for the 09.19
service from Ipswich to Lowestoft on 20th August 2001.
Soon after departing Ipswich we cross the main line at East
Suffolk junction and join the branch here for Lowestoft. First stop
is Westerfield where a problem occurs with collecting the Electric
Token so the driver progresses a little further long the platform to
obtain a signal and the token obtained.
Progressing along this particularly delightful branch line, we
pass over no less than 51 level crossings and cross over the
famous swing bridge at Oulton Broad.
There is a combination of half barriers, with some full barriers
and just ‘open’ crossings with lights and sirens. We run onto the
single line section to Melton and then Wickham Market and
Saxmundham where a token exchange occurs again.
Darsham and Halesworth and then Beccles and Oulton Broad
South are reached before crossing the swing bridge to join the
line from Norwich from the left and enter Lowestoft.
Approximately 1 hour 34 minutes duration -
Ipswich to Lowestoft Cab Ride – Digital
£15.95Ipswich to Lowestoft
All aboard the cab of Anglia Railways 150255 for the 09.19
service from Ipswich to Lowestoft on 20th August 2001.
Soon after departing Ipswich we cross the main line at East
Suffolk junction and join the branch here for Lowestoft. First stop
is Westerfield where a problem occurs with collecting the Electric
Token so the driver progresses a little further long the platform to
obtain a signal and the token obtained.
Progressing along this particularly delightful branch line, we
pass over no less than 51 level crossings and cross over the
famous swing bridge at Oulton Broad.
There is a combination of half barriers, with some full barriers
and just ‘open’ crossings with lights and sirens. We run onto the
single line section to Melton and then Wickham Market and
Saxmundham where a token exchange occurs again.
Darsham and Halesworth and then Beccles and Oulton Broad
South are reached before crossing the swing bridge to join the
line from Norwich from the left and enter Lowestoft.
Approximately 1 hour 34 minutes duration -
Leicester To Corby Car Terminal
£17.95Leicester Depot to Corby Car Terminal
Filmed from the cab of Class 47 The Queen Mother which will
take us over the interesting route from Leicester to the Corby Car
Terminal (GEFCO) and through the freight lines around Corby’s
industrial complex.
After departure from the depot at Leicester we travel via Syston
South and East Junctions and via Melton Junction (the Derby Test
Track is seen) and through Melton Mowbray. (You will hear an
engine note change here due to the exhaust gasket blowing)
We run through to Oakham and then wrong line to Manton
Tunnel and onto Manton Junction where we progress on the
freight-only Up Corby line to Wing Tunnel, Glaston and Seaton
tunnels and over Harringworth viaduct. Corby Tunnel at over
1 mile in length is run through and we arrive at the Corby
Automotive Terminal.
This was made in conjunction with EWS and operated
over many freight-only routes.
Approximately 1 hour 37 minutes duration -
Manchester Piccadilly to Carlisle cab Ride
£17.95Manchester to Carlisle
We depart from Platform 14 at Manchester Piccadilly on 11th September
2002 for Carlisle. The Virgin Voyager Unit, No. 220023, had not been in
service for long as we pass through the suburbs of Manchester and head
for Bolton. The Line through Bolton has more recently been electrified
so this cab ride represents a period shortly before this great change.
After calling at Bolton’s Platform 4, the service heads for the
West Coast Main Line at Euxton Junction for the next arrival at
Preston’s Platform 3. Twenty minutes later we arrive at Lancaster and
soon afterwards speed past Carnforth and the old steam coaling tower
is to be seen on the left-hand side.
We then progress to Oxenholme and venture up towards Shap summit
(916 feet above sea level) and Penrith before arriving at the
border city of Carlisle.
Approximately 1 hour 55 minutes duration
