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SOUTHERN VARIETY The diversity of Steam power in the 1950s and early 1960s including G16 and H16 tanks, unrebuilt Bulleid Pacifics, The Lyme Regis branch with 4-4-2 tanks, Brighton Works with various motive power including a Terrier, ‘K’Class, E4s, Z Class, Beattie Wells Tanks, Ivatt Tanks, the Bournemouth Belle, the Somerset & Dorset at Templecombe, A major section featuring many aspects of the Southern with everything from Standard to Pre-Grouping classes.

The Westerham Branch with H Class 0-4-4 tanks and a journey along the line including footplate and lineside views.

The Hawkhurst Branch and a trip along the line from the junction at Paddock Wood with a ‘C’ Class. A record of a branch just before closure.

The Bluebell Railtour on the 1st of April 1962 to the Bluebell Railway, including early preservation scenes.

Journey to the Bluebell from London behind steam and a view of the motive power of the period.

Farewell to the ‘K’ Class with some final views of these 2-6-0s.

The South Western Limited on the 2nd of September 1962 from Waterloo to Exeter with a visit to the branches to Exmouth and a variety of main line and branch power including M7s.

The South Western Suburban Railtour of December 1962 with a pair of Beattie Well tanks plus an H16 on tour in South London.

The West Countryman of February 1963 behind A4 ‘Mallard’ and a trip along the Hemyock Branch.

The Dock Tank Railtour in March 1963 with a B4 tank from Winchester to Southampton.

The Hampshire Venturer of March 1963 with a T9, a Q1 and a USA tank plus other motive power along the way.

The Rambling Rose with an M7 on a tour to Salisbury.

The Hayling Island Branch with a journey along the line behind a ‘Terrier’.

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The Steam Fleet in Jan 1964 with a round up of the classes with everything from Pre-Gouping designs to Southern locomotives through to the Standard designs.

New Forest By-Way with veteran M7s on push pull services through Ringwood and Wimborne

Spring Railtours with the ‘Sussex Downsman’, the ‘Hampshire Venturer’ with ‘Q’ Class 30548

Steam in the West with Bulleid Pacifics and Standards on the Southern ‘Way to the West’ from Salisbury to Yeovil

Summer on the Isle of Wight with O2 Tanks on the lines to Ryde and Ventnor

Summer Memories with a journey from Waterloo to Southampton, Bournemouth and along the branch to Swanage with a variety of motive power including Ivatt Tanks and Standard 4s

Cross Country Steam on the line from Reading Southern to Guildford and Redhill with Maunsell 2-6-0s and Standard designs

Steam Fleet in June 1964 with a look at the classes still at work on the main line with scenes at Yeovil, Worting Junction, Seaton junction, Woking, Brockenhurst, Eastleigh, the Lymington Branch, Southampton Docks. A wide range of classes are shown in action on a variety of traffic

Steam Finale on the Withered Arm with the line from Plymouth to Okehampton, Padstow, Wadebridge and the route to Halwill Junction, Exeter St Davids and the branch to Ilfracombe

The Autumn of 1964 with steam on the main line and a variety of Bulleid designs

Steam Finale to Exeter with workings at Yeovil Town and Yeovil Junction - Farewell to Steam Railtour with 92220 ‘Evening Star’ on the Southern Counties Touring Society special. The Lyme Regis and Seaton Branches plus Ivatt Tanks

Vectis Railtour to the Isle of Wight with Q Class 33026 to Portsmouth and the LCGB special on the Island

Midhurst Belle Railtour of October with an S15, a ‘USA’ Tank, and a ‘Q’ Class for the run to various branches including Kemp Town and Midhurst

Eastleigh and Southampton Special of December with a Britannia,a ‘Battle of Britain’ and ‘USA Tanks’.

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January to December 1965.

The definitive archive history of steam on the Southern Region in 1965.

The year started with 325 locomotives, from the Bulleid Pacifics, plus some Southern Railway types. In this programme we explore the Southern in 1965, its main line services, specials and cross country workings. In addition we include a special well ‘off region’!

Maunsell Commemorative Railtour on the 3rd of January with ‘U’ Class, ‘Q’ Class & ‘N’ Class on the run to Wimbledon, Reading and Tonbridge.

Cross Country Steam on the line from Guildford to Redhill with Standard and Southern designs. Plus freight and shunting at Guildford.

Winter 1965 a summary of the steam fleet with workings on the main line including Basingstoke, Woking & Fleet.

The East Devon Railtour from Waterloo to Axminster and the nearby branches.

Six Counties Railtour on the 7th of March with 31639 & 33006 well ‘off region’ on a trip to Stratford Upon Avon.

Spring 1965 with steam on the main line from Waterloo to Basingstoke with a wide range of classes.

The Wessex Downsman on 4th April 1965 to Reading, Bristol & the Somerset & Dorset.

Bulleid Pacific Railtour on the 23rd of May from Birmingham to Exeter.

Guildford to Horsham prior to closure in June with the last special.

Summer 1965 - Steam to the South Coast at Bournemouth & Weymouth with freight and passenger workings including bankers on Upwey Bank and the Swanage Branch.

Summer on the Isle of Wight - 02 tanks on the line to Ventnor.

Bournemouth West Closure with steam prior to closure in September.

4472 on the Southern - ‘Flying Scotsman’ on a special from Waterloo to Weymouth.

Vectis Farewell Railtour on the 3rd of October to the South Coast and the Isle of Wight.

Dec 1965 and the closing weeks of steam action.

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January to December 1965.

The definitive archive history of steam on the Southern Region in 1965.

The year started with 325 locomotives, from the Bulleid Pacifics, plus some Southern Railway types. In this programme we explore the Southern in 1965, its main line services, specials and cross country workings. In addition we include a special well ‘off region’!

Maunsell Commemorative Railtour on the 3rd of January with ‘U’ Class, ‘Q’ Class & ‘N’ Class on the run to Wimbledon, Reading and Tonbridge.

Cross Country Steam on the line from Guildford to Redhill with Standard and Southern designs. Plus freight and shunting at Guildford.

Winter 1965 a summary of the steam fleet with workings on the main line including Basingstoke, Woking & Fleet.

The East Devon Railtour from Waterloo to Axminster and the nearby branches.

Six Counties Railtour on the 7th of March with 31639 & 33006 well ‘off region’ on a trip to Stratford Upon Avon.

Spring 1965 with steam on the main line from Waterloo to Basingstoke with a wide range of classes.

The Wessex Downsman on 4th April 1965 to Reading, Bristol & the Somerset & Dorset.

Bulleid Pacific Railtour on the 23rd of May from Birmingham to Exeter.

Guildford to Horsham prior to closure in June with the last special.

Summer 1965 - Steam to the South Coast at Bournemouth & Weymouth with freight and passenger workings including bankers on Upwey Bank and the Swanage Branch.

Summer on the Isle of Wight - 02 tanks on the line to Ventnor.

Bournemouth West Closure with steam prior to closure in September.

4472 on the Southern - ‘Flying Scotsman’ on a special from Waterloo to Weymouth.

Vectis Farewell Railtour on the 3rd of October to the South Coast and the Isle of Wight.

Dec 1965 and the closing weeks of steam action.

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The definitive archive history of steam on the Southern Region in 1967.

January 1967 with an outline of the operational steam fleet, with Standard and Bulleid designs at work.

Bridport Belle Railtour with Bulleid pacifics on the run from Waterloo to Maiden Newton and the journey to Bridport with a pair of Ivatt tanks.

Mid Hants Branch Flyer on tour on various branches west of Southampton with USA tank 30072 and Standard Tank 80151.

March 1967 with steam at Waterloo, Vauxhall, Clapham Junction, Woking, Basingstoke and Worting Junction plus steam at Victoria and ‘The Southern Ramblers Railtour’.

LNER Visitor with 3442 ‘The Great Marquess’ on tour from Victoria to the South Coast at Brighton and Lymington.

End of Steam on Lymington Branch on the 2nd April 1967.

Dorset Coast Railtour on 7th May 1967 from Waterloo to Swanage and Weymouth.

June 1967 and the last weeks of Southern Steam with scenes at Brockenhurst, Southampton Central, Basingstoke & Clapham junction.

A4 ‘Sir Nigel Gresley’ on the Southern on the 3rd and 4th of June. The loco is shown en route from Waterloo to Weymouth.

The Last Steam Sheds. Nine Elms, Guildford, Eastleigh and Bournemouth in the last days of steam. Includes ‘aerial views’ of Nine Elms and a USA tank at Guildford.

The Final Week. Scenes from the last days of steam showing the official ‘last day’ specials of Saturday the 1st of July plus workings the following week and the last day, Sunday the 9th of July with the very last trains.

After the End. The movement of Standard 4 75029 & 9F 92203 to the Longmoor Military Railway plus steam for scrap.

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A detailed look at the former Southern main line from Waterloo to Southampton, Bournemouth and Weymouth using a wealth of rare archive film, from the years from Nationalization to July 1967.

A History of the Route - from LSWR days to Nationalisation.

Waterloo to Clapham Juntion - Steam at London's last terminus and Nine Elms, plus Clapham Junction in the 1960s.

Clapham Junction to Basingstoke - Bulleid Pacifics at speed on this distinctive main line with its pneumatically operated semaphores. 'King Arthurs', and '700' Class 0-6-0s are also featured in the early 1960s.

Basingstoke to Southampton - From quadruple to double track with more Bulleids at high speed for the run through Eastleigh. Includes Southampton Docks and the 'Bournemouth Belle'.

To the Dorset Coast - M7s at Brockenhurst, the 'Castlemans Corkscrew', Bounemouth Central and Shed, Wareham, Dorchester and the 1 in 50 grade of Upwey Bank, plus Weymouth.

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Steam on the Swanage Railway - featuring passenger and freight with M7 30053, 34072 '275 Squadron' plus archive views.

The Mid Hants Railway - with steam 'Crossing the Alps' in the preservation era.

Southern Main Line Steam - with the first daylight steam to weymouth and Basingstoke in the preservation era.

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The first of two programmes in which Mike Arlett explores in some detail the former Southern Railway network of lines west of Exeter mostly in the last years of working steam.

Exeter to Barnstaple:- Exeter Central and St Davids Stations are visited before a trip along the picturesque line to Barnstaple. Including some superb colour material professionally filmed from the observation car of the Devon Belle shortly after the introduction of this famous but short-lived Pullman train.

Barnstaple & Ilfracombe:- Featuring mainly the climb over the very steep gradients on either side of Morthoe & Woolacombe station, but including Ilfracombe and more evocative colour film from the observation car of the Devon Belle.

Barnstaple to Torrington:-. The final passenger train; a special run by BR on a day when the weather more than matched this sad event.

Yeoford to Okehampton:-. A brief journey on board an enthusiast’s special.

Plymouth to Okehampton:- From Plymouth Friary, along the Tamar Valley and skirting the western side of Dartmoor, via Beer Alston and Tavistock, to arrive back at Okehampton.

Bere Alston to Callington:- Whilst travelling from Plymouth to Okehampton, a stop is made at Bere Alston for a look at the fascinating branch line to Gunnislake and Callington.

Finally a fascinating ‘Then & Now’ feature in which some of the locations featured earlier are revisited briefly early in 2009 to view what is left of the old stations and other infrastructure of this network of railway lines

Having watched our programme, if you are interested in learning much more about the network of former Southern lines west of Exeter, we can refer you to some superb books published by The Irwell Press: ‘The Okehampton Line’ is a detailed and fully illustrated portrayal of the Southern route from Exeter to Plymouth. ‘An Illustrated History of the North Cornwall Railway’ was reissued in 2008, a much enlarged edition of the original book – this really is an ‘A to Z’ of the route to Launceston, Wadebridge and Padstow.

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The concluding part of two programmes in which Mike Arlett explores in some detail the former Southern Railway network west of Exeter in the last years of working steam.

Okehampton to Halwill:- After a look at Meldon Viaduct and the loco serving the quarry, a brief foray down the line to arrive at Halwill, the junction for three different routes.

Halwill to Bude:- The original route from Halwill as far as Holsworthy is featured briefly, together with the later extension onwards to Bude.

Halwill to Torrington:- A leisurely journey along the fascinating and grandly titled North & Cornwall Junction Light Railway, during which all the intermediate stations and halts are seen, with arrival at Torrington featuring both passenger and mixed trains.

Wadebridge to Padstow & Okehampton:- A trip down the scenic Camel Estuary to the end of the line at Padstow precedes a journey all the way along the route of the North Cornwall Railway to arrive back at Okehampton. This includes film shot from the footplate of a Maunsell Class U 2-6-0.

Finally a fascinating ‘Then & Now’ feature, in which some of the locations featured in the main programme are revisted briefly in early 2009 to view what is left of the old stations and other infrastructure of this network of railway lines.

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A look at various aspects of steam on the Southern from the 1930s to the present day. PLUS a bonus programme - Reflections on Main Line Southern Steam. 50 mins plus bonus footage.

To many the Southern is, and always has been, an all electric railway. However, in the days of steam the Southern had more variety of motive power than its neighbour the Great Western. In this programme we reflect on the various aspects of Southern Steam, from the pre-war years through to the present day.

* Archive film from the days of the Southern Railway with steam at work on the Isle of Wight and on the former London and South Western system, plus a look at freight traffic.

* Freight traffic in and around Feltham Yard in th 1960s showing a wide range of classes at work.

* Rare colour film showing steam at work in and around Waterloo in the years before Nationalisation.

* The Merchant Navy Class, with a look at their development in the 1940s plus 'Swanage' on the Mid Hants Railway.

* The Bulleids 'Leader' design using rare black and white film of the engine on test at Brighton.

* Bulleid passenger coaches.

* The Hayling Island and Guildford to Horsham line.

* Railways of the Isle of Wight.

* 30 years of the Bluebell Railway.

* Railtours on the Southern.

PLUS a bonus programme -Reflection on Main Line Southern Steam' featuring main line steam tours in 1992 to Ashford, Eastleigh and the South Coast.

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Steam in action throughout the Southern Region in the 1950s and 1960s.

1950s Southern. ‘King Arthurs’, ‘Lord Nelsons’, ‘Bulleid Pacifics’, ‘Schools’, a G6 0-6-0 tank & Standard designs at Victoria and on the main line to Basingstoke and Southampton.

Eastleigh in the 1950s featuring the Works and Steam Shed including the Open Day of August 1957. Includes some veteran motive power of the period including a T9, B4 tanks and a Brighton Atlantic.

Southern Sheds in the 1950s featuring Feltham, Ramsgate, Ashford, Folkestone, Stewarts Lane, Tonbridge. Tunbridge Wells West and Nine Elms with a range of steam power.

The Isle of Wight in the 1950s and 1960s.

Southern Steam off the Beaten Track in the 1950s including the Seaton & Lyme Regis Branches and the West Country with Beattie Well Tanks.

Reading Southern a detailed portrait of the station, steam shed and its approach lines in the years leading to closure in 1965. Includes passenger and freight and a wide variety of motive power.

Specials in the 1950s the Rother Valley Limited of October 1958 featuring Terriers to Tenterden, the Southern Counties Limited in February 1957 with Brighton Atlantic ‘Beachy Head’ plus the Atlantics last run in service and a tour of Brighton Shed in 1958.

The Last Steam Worked Main Line - steam on the route from Waterloo to Basingstoke in 1964.

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The age of steam on a number of Southern branches and secondary lines in Surrey, Sussex and Kent recreated using colour archive film from the late 1950s and 1960s

Tunbridge Wells West and the lines to East Grinstead, Oxted & Polegate; through Groombridge to Ashurst; North to Oxted featuring M7 tanks; West to Three Bridges with M7 tanks on push-pull services; the ‘Sussex Downsman Railtour’; through Eridge to the South Coast at Polegate with the intermediate stations on the line; local services at Hove; the Guildford to Horsham Branch including a special ‘last’ train; Cross Country steam on the Guildford to Redhill line; branch services to Allhallows and Westerham featuring a ‘Q’ Class and an ‘H’ Class; the Bluebell in its early years.

The programme includes ‘before and after’ scenes at a number of locations.

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