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**IN STOCK 9th.December 2019 ** THE B & R DVD THAT HAS ARRIVED AT WOLVERTON RAIL IS.... :-)

As well as satisfying their passion for steam in the British Isles, enthusiasts sought it out in other ways with many making their way into Europe in search of steam.

In the summer of 1962, the late Brian Lockey visited Sweden and Finland on the Railway Correspondence & Travel Society (RCTS) rail tour of Scandinavia. Then in the autumn of 1970 Brian visited Denmark, this time with the Railway Enthusiasts Club (REC). Brian's films make up the majority of this volume of Scandinavian Railway Memories.

The Swedish visit includes wooden-bodied jackshaft electric D Class 1C1 locomotives, a giant 0-10-0 originally from the Kiruna far north iron ore line, the Tomteboda Railway Museum plus Sweden's largest railway exhibition of 1962. Visits are also made to Falun, Hagalund shed, Ludvika, and Kristianstad shed. Sweden's largest private railway is seen at Eskilstuna, the TJOJ iron-ore line, where the Traffic Manager and Chief Engineer took the party around. The last steamship built in Scandinavia (and now-preserved SS “Bore”) takes the tour from Stockholm onwards to Turku.

There is excellent coverage of Finnish steam, but starts with an Hr12 (now Dr12) Co-Co diesel. Helsinki shed was visited and on the adjacent main line, there is continuous steam activity coming up the hill out of the City. Steam abounds including 0-6-0T, 0-6-2T, 4-6-0, 4-6-2, 2-8-0, 2-8-2, 2-8-2T, 0-10-0T and 2-10-0 classes. The Tr1 2-8-2s and Hrl1 4-6-2s built up to 1957 are real beauties and include bar frames plus interchangeable boilers. Wood-burners are also seen, complete with spark-arresting chimneys.

The visit to Denmark includes one of the 'P' class Atlantics, single and double chimney 'E' class Pacifics, a visit to Fredericia shed, a trip on the World's oldest steam paddle steamer, and haulage of standard-gauge stock by a narrow-gauge locomotive. Modem traction includes 'Lyntog’ inter-city units and East German 175s on the Berlin service.

Trams and trolleybuses are not forgotten. Some Scandinavian steam locomotives found a later home in the UK and visits are made to see them, including filming for the James Bond film 'Octopussy'. Finally there are some 'Railway Roundabout-type' 16mm offcuts and unused film of Finnish steam purchased from Pat Whitehouse by Jim Clemens.

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Cover photo: SJ 2-6-4T No.1393 (built 1918) at Vitaby, Sweden.
Narrated by: Mike Clemens
First published on DVD: late-September 2019
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Number of discs: 1 DVD-R
Origination: 8mm cine-film

Running Time: 67-mins (1hr 7min) , almost entirely in colour.
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A cab-ride journey from Fishguard Harbour to Cardiff Central aboard Class 150 (two car unit) of Arriva Trains Wales passing through or calling at Fishguard & Goodwick, Clarbeston Road Signal Box (to hand over single line token) Whitland, Carmarthen, Llanelli & Bridgend before terminating at Cardiff Central.

Disk 1: Fishguard Harbour to Llanelli

Disk 2: Llanelli to Cardiff Central

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Filmed by/when: Paul Diggens
Narrated by: No narration. Important locations are captioned.
First published on DVD: December 2019
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Number of discs: 2x DVD-R
Origination: DV HD

Running Time: 156-mins (2hr 36min) , Colour
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A cab-ride journey from Ferme Park Reception Sidings (North London) to Foxton in Cambridgeshire then to Barrington Quarry along the former Barrington Light Railway Line.

The journey passes through Ferme Park North Jcn, Hornsey, Alexandra Palace, Wood Green Tunnel, New Southgate, Barnet Tunnel, Oakleigh Park, New Barnet, Hadley Wood South Tunnel, Hadley Wood, Hadley Wood North Tunnel, Potters Bar Tunnel, Potters Bar, Brookmans Park, Welham Green, Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City, Digswell Jcn, Welwyn North, Welwyn South Tunnel, Welwyn North Tunnel, Woolmer Green Jcn, Knebworth, Langley Jcn, Stevenage, Hitchin, Hitchin Flyover Jcn, Hitchin East Jcn, Letchworth Garden City, Baldock, Ashwell & Morden, Royston, Meldreth, Shepeth & Foxton, reversing into the exchange sidings before the run-around then into Barrington Quarry.

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Filmed by/when: Paul Diggens
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Running Time: 121-mins (2hr 1min)

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A cab-ride from Inverness to Perth aboard a Class 170 (3 car unit) of Scotrail calling at Carrbridge, Aviemore, Kincraig, Kingussie, Newtonmore, passing through Dalwhinnie, Blair Atholl, Pitlochry &Dunkeld & Birnam before terminating at Perth.

Disk 1: Inverness to Kingussie

Disk 2 Kingussie to Perth.

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Filmed by/when: Paul Diggens
First published on DVD: December 2019
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Running Time: 134-mins (2hr 14min) , Colour
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In this cab ride with Great Western Railway, we travel onboard ‘IET’ 800317 with the 10.22 London Paddington to Hereford, in September 2019.

We speed out of London Paddington in beautiful autumn sunlight and head for Reading and Didcot, before we branch off to Oxford. At Wolvercot Jct we again branch off for Charlbury, through Moreton-in-Marsh and Evesham before arriving into Worcester Shrub Hill with its superb semaphore signals. After passing through Worcester Foregate street and Ledbury we arrive at our destination of Hereford.

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Filmed by/when: filmed in September 2019
First published on DVD: November 2019
Screen aspect ratio: 16:9
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Number of discs: 1 DVD-R

Running Time: 159-mins (2hr 39min) , Colour, no commentary but with key locations captioned.
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