Class 67 Dvd

Description

The full story of the construction, delivery and introduction of the Class 67 locomotives.

Includes scenes filmed in Spain and a Bristol to Plymouth Cabride.

The programme features:

Film of the Alstom production line in Valencia, Spain showing construction, computer-aided design, locomotives being painted and on trial at the Work’s test track.

The arrival of the Jumboship ‘MV Fairload’ at Newport Docks in South Wales and the complex unloading operations for a batch of locomotives.

Naming ceremony of No.67001 ‘Night Mail’ at Bristol Parkway.

A detailed tour of a ‘67’ cab with the depot engineer at EWS Barton Hill, Bristol, together with a look round the depot, including film of routine examination work.

A high-speed cab ride on board a Class 67 from Bristol to Plymouth, showing all intermediate stations and features of interest.

Film of the last TPO working at Exeter in January 2004.

The unveiling of No.67005 at Toton as the new ‘Royal Train’ dedicated locomotive.

Approx. 120 mins.

Region 0/Region free.

This dvd is being sold on behalf and with full permission of the copyright holder – Cinerail 2004.