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Saving of Settle Signal Box
£4.00The remarkable story of how Settle’s old 1891 signal box was moved from its location of over 100 years to nearer the station. The movement required special measures being put in place to make certain the structure was secure and steel bracing put around it. A 90-ton road crane was hired in to lift the box onto six trolleys positioned across the main Settle-Carlisle Line which was closed and in a possession for track work elsewhere along the route.
This is the photographic story of the movement in 1997 and the restoration of the signal box as seen by photographs by Roger Hardingham.
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Steaming Through Wessex Volume 2
£19.95‘Steaming Through Wessex’ Volume 2 We are delighted to announce the second volume in the remarkable series of archive films taken by Douglas Seaton in the […]
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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 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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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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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
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Victoria to Wembley and Wembley to Euston
£17.95Cab Ride
Victoria to Wembley and Wembley
to Euston
Part one is from the cab of Class 66 No. 66065 as it departs from London Victoria for a crew training run to Wembley Yard. The route is via Stewarts Lane, Longhege Junction, Clapham Junction,
Wandsworth Town, Putney, Barnes, Chiswick, New Kew Junction, South Acton, Action Wells Junction Acton Canal Wharf and into Wembley Yard. Part two starts at Willesden Carriage Sidings in the cab of a Class 90 which is top and tailed with a Class 57 to enable a procedure to turn the Virgin Train ready for departure from Euston. The Class 90 leads up to Kensal Green Junction passing Willesden
Low Level Station and joining the North London Line. A change of ends now with a Class 57 leading to Willesden High Level and proceeding to Mitre Bridge Junction where another reversal is made with the Class 90 leading again to take us back to Wembley Yard. The Class 57 now leads to bring us over West London Junction and the fast line into Euston Station’s Platform 1.
Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes duration -
Wembley Yard to Paddock Wood Cab Ride
£17.95Wembley Yard to Paddock Wood
Filmed on board EWS Class 66038 this journey begins at 05.15am
from Wembley Yard for its destination of Whirlpool Sidings at
Paddock Wood.
We pass under the West Coast Main Line and pass through
West London Junction, Kensington Olympia and the three
Latchmere junctions. Then Longhedge Junction, Factory Junction,
Wandsworth Road Sation, Clapham High Street, Denmark Hill,
Peckham Rye, Nunhead, Nunhead Junction, Crofton Park,
Catford, Bellingham,Beckenham Hill, Ravensbourne, Shortlands,
Bromley South, Bickley, Bickley Junction, St Mary Cray, Swanley,
Eynsford, Shoreham, Otford, Otford Junction, Bat & Ball,
Sevenoaks, Hildenborough, Tonbridge and Paddock Wood to
Whirlpool Sidings.
This was made in conjunction with English Welsh & Scottish Railways.
Approximately 2 hours 20 minutes duration
