Heyday Of British Steam DVD

Video technology came too late to record the golden years of Britain's railways during the steam era but thanks to a handful of amateur cameramen armed with 8mm cine cameras many images of the 'Iron Horse' have been saved for posterity. All the shots taken in the 1950s and 1960s are totally original and are in full colour with sound track and commentary. Disc One: The East Midlands/The North East Of England: This DVD covers the East Midlands and the North East of England. We begin at Leicester at the Great Central Station where experimental gas turbine locomotive... GT3 is seen in the shed. Then it's north to Derby via Loughborough and Nottingham. From Nottingham we join the East Coast main line at Grantham and experience the majesty of the Gresley Pacifics at work before moving north to Doncaster and York. A brief visit to the Thirsk and Darlington area and then we cross to West Yorkshire for some steam trains on the magnificent Settle and Carlisle Line. Disc Two: Birmingham/The North Midlands/Wales This DVD covers the Birmingham area and the North Midlands and Central Wales. We begin at Nuneaton and Coventry witnessing both areas before the erection of overhead wires. From Coventry we move to Birmingham and see New Street Station pre-rebuilding. A brief visit to Saltley Station and the Camp Hill gradient is followed by a compilation of trains filmed at Birmingham's other main line station Snow Hill. From Birmingham we move north to Stafford on the West Coast Main Line and then west to Shrewsbury. We conclude with some hard working steam hauled trains on Talerddig bank in mid Wales. Disc Three: The West Midlands/The North/The North West This DVD covers the West Midlands and the North of England. We begin at Gloucester where the diminutive former G.W.R. 0-4-2 tank engines were still working 'push and pull' trains. From Gloucester we head to the western suburbs of Birmingham via the famous Lickey Incline where heavyweight expresses could be seen struggling with the 1 in 37 gradient. A look at Wolverhampton's Low Level Station before it closed is followed by a journey to Manchester via Stoke On Trent Crewe and Stockport. After Manchester we cross the Pennines and end our journey at Sheffield's Victoria Station where 'Directors' '04's' and 'K' class moguls were still hard at work. [show more]

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