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Recalling one of the country’s favourite lines: from beginnings to heyday and the route today.

The Somerset & Dorset remains one of Britain’s best-loved railways. As well as boosting trade in the region and helping people get to and from work, it passed through some stunning scenery and is fondly remembered by holidaymakers and day trippers.

This souvenir DVD is the fascinating story of how the railway grew from humble beginnings in the 1850s, when it linked the Somerset towns of Glastonbury and Highbridge, into a mainline route. Eventually it connected the Bristol Channel to the English Channel, and the Midlands and North to the South Coast. Memories of journeys on the famous Pines Express to Bournemouth are particularly cherished.

The story is enhanced by rare archive film, much of which has never previously been released. It is also illustrated by evocative photographs, slides and maps, and most of the old station sites and prominent surviving landmarks are shown as they are today.

You will also enjoy the recollections of engine drivers, firemen and other staff who worked on the S & D, as well as those of railway historians, authors and volunteers who are working to keep the spirit of the line alive at Washford, Midsomer Norton and Shillingstone.

This is one of the most comprehensive DVD records of a greatly missed line and will be enjoyed by railway enthusiasts everywhere.

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Filmed by/when: Andy Warren & others
Edited by: Dave Rogers
First published on DVD: 2010
Screen aspect ratio: 16:9 Widescreen
Classification: Exempt
Number of discs: 1 DVD-R

Running Time: 90mins (1hr 30min) , Colour and Black & White
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The dramatic story of the men who made the world’s first, and still the largest, underground railway. Since Victorian times, London’s underground railway has played a vital role in the daily life of generations of Londoners. This intriguing new documentary celebrates the vision and determination of those pioneers who conceived this revolutionary transport system and the men who tunnelled to make the tube.

Based on the popular book by Christian Wolmar, Britain’s leading commentator on the railways, and enhanced by stunning archive material and evocative film, this DVD reveals London’s hidden wonder and shows how the railway beneath the streets helped create the city we know today. The story continues through two world wars, when the Tube proved the best shelters of all, and up to the present day, with the onset of privatisation and the arrival of driverless trains.

The production benefits from access to rolling stock and rare archive material stored at London Transport Museum’s sites in Covent Garden and Acton, including the only surviving locomotive from the world’s first underground railway.

If you are interested in any aspect of Britain’s transport heritage, or indeed the evolution of modern London, you will find this new film absolutely enthralling.

Praise for Wolmar’s book of the same title:

‘An astonishing account of one of the world’s most amazing feats of engineering.’ Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London 2000-2008.

‘Christian Wolmar is a Pulman among story-tellers….His pride and passion carry his story along.’ TOM FORT, Sunday Telegraph.

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Classification: Exempt
Number of discs: 1 DVD-R

Running Time: 97mins (1hr 37min)

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