Cab Ride Highlights 6 DVD: St. Pancras/Sheffield ~ Liverpool Street/King’s Lynn ~ Merehead/Theale ~ Glasgow/Crianlarich

Description

Highlights from Railscene No.8, No.18, No.30 & No.41.

Part 1 – ST. PANCRAS TO SHEFFIELD: Filmed from the cab of an HST this shows a main line in transition. Recorded in May 1986, the “old railway” is seen clearly with many semaphores still in use.

Part 2 – LIVERPOOL STREET TO KING’S LYNN: This cab ride, recorded in March 1989 takes us from the suburban sprawl of East London through Essex to the Fens with plenty of semaphores at Ely.

Part 3 – MEREHEAD TO THEALE: The cab view from a Foster Yeomans Class 59s over Great Westerns main line to the West of England. This cab ride includes scenes at Foster Yeomans base.

Part 4 – GLASGOW TO CRIANLARICH: This Scottish cab ride travels over the first part of the unique West Highland system from Glasgow to Crianlarich.

Please note there is commentary in the Cab Highlights series and cab conversations which are not always audible above locomotive sounds.

Approx. 65 minutes.