Landscapes of Steam DVD, Part 3: Countryside

Description

The Steam Locations, The Motive Power, The Trains & Workings.

An exploration of lines through the Chilterns in the days of working steam.

The Junction of Princes Risborough: A guided tour of the station and its approaches in 1961 with express passenger, freight and local traffic. Features ‘Prairie Tanks’, ‘Kings’, ‘Castles’, ‘Halls’, a K3, the ‘Blue Pullman’, 84xxx tanks, Standard 4s and a B1. A portrait of a main line junction, with its signalboxes, signals, goods yards and connecting services.

The Thame Branch: Steam on the former Great Western branch from Oxford to Princes Risborough.

The Joint Line to Birmingham: Steam action north west of Princes Risborough.

Cross Country to Aylesbury: A portrait of a delightful branch with 14xx tanks.

The Great Central Through Aylesbury: Steam services along the former Metropolitan and Great Central Joint Line to Amersham.

From Euston to the North West: Rare scenes on the former LNWR main line through Tring and Berkhamsted in steam days.

The West Coast Main Line: A wide range of action on the line from Crewe to Preston.

Approx. 60 minutes.

This dvd is being sold on behalf of and with full permission of the copyright owner – Transport Video Publishing (TVP).