B&R .66 Dvd: Southern Steam Finale, Part 6

Description

The continuing story of the last eighteen months of Southern Steam.

This volume covers the period January to March 1967.

As in all volumes in this definitive series, the general Southern scene is portrayed between Waterloo and Weymouth.

Although steam was in decline from the January timetable, we search it out throughout the region portraying any unusual events and give the reasons why.

There were railtours over normally non-steam lines, the LCGB ran its 100th railtour during this period, much more successful than its 99th, seen in Part 5.

The tour visited Chessington, Shepperton, Windsor and Reading Central Goods.

The Surrey Downsman went to Oxted, Redhill and Kensington Olympia; it ended at a steamless London Bridge.

We look at and examine Ron Cover’s attempts to dignify the steam engine with fabricated but brilliant numberplates.

3442 ‘The Great Marquess’ visited the region and we follow its run from Victoria to Brighton, Chichester and Southampton.

The first electric trains ran on the Isle of Wight as the last O2’s were cut up at Newport.

Another tour took a Bulleid pacific to Eastbourne.

The story is told in the usual informative manner of this series after much research and knowledge from people who witnessed these events.

Southern steam enters its last spring season on the South Western main lines.

There is good coverage of the steam scene at Waterloo, Weymouth Bournemouth and Basingstoke.

Four railtours viewed from the lineside and from the trains ensure visits to the less frequently visited areas by steam.

The ‘South West Suburban’ visited Chessington, Shepperton, Windsor and Reading Central.

The ‘Surrey Downsman’ went to Selsdon, Oxted, Redhill, Olympia, Tulse Hill and London Bridge.

A visit to the region by 3442 ‘The Great Marquess’ took steam to Croydon, Brighton, Chichester and Lymington.

Further ingress to the Central Division occurred when 34108 ‘Wincanton’ travelled via Lewes to Eastbourne, returning to London Victoria.

There is coverage of the famous coloured smokebox number plates and why suddenly some locomotives were cleaned up and made to look presentable once again.

Approx. 60 minutes.

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