Steam Across the World Series

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The former West Germany was one of the later West European countries to eliminate steam and in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Geoff Monks and Ray Hammond both visited the Federal Republic to record almost all the remaining steam classes on cine film.

Beginning in the centre of the country, we see examples of the small class of 65s at work around Aschaffenburg before moving to the Mosel Valley route where Pacifics, 2-6-2s and 2-10-0s are seen in action. Ex-Prussian 38s and 78s plus other types are seen in the Black Forest area while 03s at Ulm and 01s at Hof round off our tour of the southern part of the country.

Moving northwards, intense steam activity is seen on the Osnabruck-Hamburg line just before electrification and the programme concludes with a look at the former 01.10 Pacifics and 2-10-0s running between Rheine and Emden with an ex-Prussian 94 seen at Emden.

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Ref: AC1024D

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Features the Achenseebahn, the Steyrtalbahn, the Erzberg rack railway, Donawitx steel works, the last steam-worked passenger service around Vienna, rural services in NE Austria, a collection of industrial locos in Hungary including a rack tank at Ozd steelworks.

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Ref: AC1025D

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Zimbabwe, formerly Rhodesia, has been called the land of the Garratts for this type of motive power dominated the main line steam scene for many years and some examples were still at work in the late 1990s.

Beginning at Bulawayo in 1975, Garratts and a 12th. class are seen on station pilot duties. Moving out onto the main line to Gwelo, types 14A, 15 and 16A are seen as well as a South African GMA on hire.

The West Nicholson branch is next visited with 14As working goods and mixed trains through rolling bush and through more rugged scenery. The section concludes with pacing shots of a 15A + 16A combination.

The final section covers the Victoria Falls line, firstly around Wankie with 15ths and 20ths passing through fine scenery and then to Victoria Falls. Not forgotten is the Wankie Colliery system with its green 4-8-2s.

The archive film is sourced from 8mm colour cine film and mastered on professional equipment. An authentic soundtrack has been added along with an informative commentary.

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Filmed by/when: Alan Beard, Dave Rogers, John Ryan & Geoff Monks
Narrated by: Geoff Smith
Screen aspect ratio: 4:3 SD
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Number of discs: 1 DVD-R

Running Time: 42-mins (0hr 42min) , Colour
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Ref: AC1028D

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This programme covers visits made by Alan Beard to Turkey in the early and mid- 1980s and features the Irmak to Zonguldak line, the Bandirma branch, the Izmir to Afyon line via Alasehir and the Odemis branch. The spectacular Zonguldak line is dominated by the Vulcan Ironworks 2-10-Os of series 563xx but also seen are 'Middle East' 2- 8-2s on Zonguldak area suburbans and an S160 shed pilot at Karabuk. Moving south, a Kriegslok is banked out of Bandirma by a Middle East' while later in the journey, severe grades require the assistance of a second Kriegsiok. An example of the same class also requires assistance at one stage while working the Izmir to Afyon 'Posta' and the programme concludes with a 2-10-2 working the Odemis branch mixed.

With informative commentary and 'live' sound taken from the original 8mm movie film plus a small amount of dubbed sound, Mastered on professional equipment.

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Ref: AC1038D

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This programme covers visits made by Alan Beard to Turkey in the early 1 980s and begins with operations on the former Smyrna-Cassaba and Ottoman main lines out of Izmir These routes were dominated by the wartime 'Kriegsloks' and 57001 class 2-1O-2s. We then take a look at the network of branches built by the Ottoman Railway to the south-east of Izmir and which became the last stamping ground for the elderly Prussian G8 type 0-8-Os working quaint mixed trains.

Moving eastwards, more 2-10-2s are seen at Afyon before following a mixed train westwards along the Smyrna-Cassaba route. For the latter part of the journey a 'Kriegslok' double heads a GlO type 0-10-0. The pro granime concludes with a look at the splendid Henschel 2-8-2s working over the Konya-Afyon line.

With informative commentary and some 'live' sound taken from the original 8mm movie film, plus some dubbed sound. Mastered on professional equipment.

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Ref: AC1039D

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This programme covers visits made by Alan Beard to Turkey in the early 1980s and features the Sivas - Samsun line, the spectacular route to the east through Erzincan and Erzurum and the Elazig - Tatvan line.

The Sivas - Samsun line is dominated by the Prussian G8.2 type 2-8-Os while at Samsun itself; an L.MS. type 8F is seen at work. The splendid 56001 class 2-10-Os are seen both singly and double-headed on enormous freights between Erzincan and Erzurum, including several views taken in the remarkable Euphrates Gorge. A solitary 'Kriegslok' 2-10-0 is also seen on this section while another 8F performs at Erzincan and a Prussian G8 0-8-0 is yard shunter at Erzurum. The programme concludes with a 'Middle East' 2-8-2 working out of Elazig towards Tatvan and several other steam classes are briefly seen along the way.

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Ref: AC1040D

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Archive footage from the early 1960s & mid 1970s featuring steam in normal service on the narrow gauge & broad gauge lines in Portugal & on various minor & industrial railways in Spain.

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This volume recalls the days when steam traction could be found in every country in Europe. Our travels take us to the mountains of Austria, the meadows of Ireland and the pine forests of Finland. A great many different classes of locomotives are seen, mostly in normal service with the original footage being mainly taken in the 1960s.

Beginning on the famous Vordernberg to Eisenerz rack railway in Austria, we progress to the nearby Donaeitz steelworks and then to West Germany where DB and industrial locomotives can be seen hard at work.

Two Irish railtours of 1961 and 1964 come next. Blue 4-4-0s and other types are seen both on the tour trains and in normal service on the CIE and UTA.

Finally we visit Denmark, Sweden and Finland in the very early 1960s. The footage of locomotives in normal service is especially rare, particularly so in Sweden.

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Narrated by: Geoff Smith
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Number of discs: 1 DVD-R
Origination: 8mm cinefilm

Running Time: 50-mins (0hr 50min)

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Ref: AC1044D

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This volume recalls the days when steam traction could be found in every country in Europe. Our travels take us from the plains of Poland to the heat of the Mediterranean. A great many different classes of locomotives are seen, mostly in normal service between the early 1960s and early 1980s.

We begin in Poland where we see freight and passenger classes in profusion while an equally steamy East Germany reveals numerous Pacifics and other types still in service during a late 1970s visit.

In France the final days of steam on the Paris Nord and Bastille suburban workings are witnessed before we head into Switzerland for a brief look at a steam excursion on the Waldenburgerbahn near Basle,

We next visit Italy where conventional and Crosti-boilered locos are seen at hard at work and, finally, we visit Greece to join a steam tour.

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Filmed by/when: Geoff Monks and Alan Wycherley
Narrated by: Geoff Smith
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Ref: AC1046D

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A wide variety of broad, standard & metre gauge stem in these three countries, mostly in the late 1960's.

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Ref: AC1049D

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Ref: AC1050D

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Features main line express steam power, plus some secondary lines, in France, West Germany, Czechoslovakia & Spain between 1964 & 1970.

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