B&R 199 Dvd: Great Western Steam Miscellany, Part 1

Description

Over the years, we have amassed a vast collection of archive cine-film from a variety of owners.

Quite a lot has been used in our volumes but there is still considerable footage that remains unused because it either did not fit in with our volumes or we were not aware of the locations.

Much of this film is now over half a century old and it is a shame to think that so much of it could end up being either thrown away or lost forever, unseen.

To help solve this we are making this series of ‘Miscellanies’ using most of this previously unseen footage and assembled in the order it runs off the cine reel without any story.

Some could run into several volumes!

This is the first volume in our new ‘Miscellanies’ series and it features Great Western Steam.

It has something a bit different and the first twenty minutes or so is devoted to the 54xx, 64xx and 74xx light pannier tanks.

The remainder of the footage features all the classes you love to see including:

4-6-0 Kings, Castles, Counties, Halls, Granges and Manors 4-6-0s.

The freight 28xx 2-8-0 and 72xx 2-8-2T.

The 57xx, 94xx 0-6-0 panniers.

The Prairie 2-6-2T 45xx and 41xx.

Plus the diminutive 14xx 0-4-2Ts!

Of course, non-GWR power appears, perhaps the most noticeable being 0-4-0 dock tank No.41525.

Although we feature broad coverage across most of the former GWR empire, certain areas are seen in much greater detail, these include:

Golden Valley push-pull to Stroud and Gloucester.

Pontypool Road to Neath.

Swansea Victoria to Craven Arms.

The delightful Exe Valley and Culm Valley branches with their 0-4-2 tanks.

Yeovil Town to Yeovil Junction.

Dymock, Cinderford and Coleford.

The Dursley branch.

The Aberayron branch.

Barmouth, Hatton Bank, Oxford, Paddington, Langley, Slough, Worcester and Hereford.

Carmarthen to Aberystwyth.

Torquay, Birmingham Snow Hill and Chester.

The archive film is in both colour and black & white and was mostly filmed between 1960 and 1965.

An authentic sound track has been added along with a commentary to complement this nostalgic look at the last years of GWR steam.

Approx. 80 minutes

This dvd is being sold on behalf of and with full permission of the copyright owner – B&R Video Productions.