A Journey around Britain from the Footplate, the Cab & Lineside DVD

Description

A 2 Disc Set – 3 hours 40 minutes.

Disc 1:

Steam across Britain – 48 minutes

Main Line Steam through the years plus two major railtours of the Spring of 2011.

The Great Britain IV – 60019 ‘Bittern’, 46115 ‘Scots Guardsman’, Black 5s 44871 and 45407, 61994 ‘The Great Marquess’ and 5029 ‘Nunney Castle’ on tour with particular emphasis on the run through Scotland.

The Cathedrals Explorer – 61994 ‘The Great Marquess’ and a range of other power on the West Highland and Mallaig lines.

During these journeys around Britain, we use archive film to explore the railway and motive power of yesteryear including the 1960s.

How to Drive a Steam Locomotive – 60 minutes

Driving and firing a Great Western 56xx tank on the North Norfolk Railway.

Disc 2:

Vintage Traction – 24 minutes

From the very oldest to some of the more recent additions to the fleet.

Includes DRS Class 20s ,37s, 47s and 57s, Network Rail Power, COLAS 47s, Freightliner 86s and DB Schenker Class 60s on a wide variety of freight workings in recent months.

How to Drive a Diesel Locomotive – 50 minutes

Driving a Class 31 on the Mid Norfolk Railway plus archive from the 1980s.

How to Drive a Diesel Multiple Unit – 30 minutes

Driving a Met Camm Class 101 unit on the Mid Norfolk Railway plus archive from the 1980s.

Total on 2 x Discs approx. 220 minutes.

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