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A celebration of a unique aspect of railway operation - plus 2 bonus footage items.

The Great Western Branch was regarded by many as unique, with a charager that set them apart from the rest of the network. Whether serving the resorts of Devon or Cornwall, or carrying commuter traffic to the main line, they had one thing in common - they changed little throughout their working lives. Most succumbed to the closures of the post war years. The survivors have changed beyond all recognition. This programme is a celebration of the by-ways of the Great Western Railway, it uses a wealth of colour and black & white archive film to recreate a by-gone era.

The Marlow Donkey - The famout Great Western Branch frunning for two and a half miles along the Thames Valley with 0-4-2 tanks in action druing the final years of steam operation.

Two Cotswold Branches - The Tetbury and Cirencester Branches.

Services from Gloucester - The push-pull services to Chalford, the Sharpness Branch, and the cross country line from Gloucester to Ross on Wye and Hereford.

Wiltshire Branches - Scenes from the network around Trowbridge and Chippenham featuring the branches to Devizes and Calne.

West Country Branches - Long forgotten scenes from Devon and Cornwall featuring the Hemyock, Brixham, Kingsbridge, Looe and Helston Branches.

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Western By-ways in Deepest Devon - the Totnes to Buckfastleigh line in preservation.

The West Somerset Railway - an exploration of the private railway from Minehead to Bishops Lydeard.

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The Princess Royals and Coronations - an in-depth history of Staniers legendary Pacifics.

Stanier's magnificent Pacifics provided 'top link' power for the West Coast Main Line in the era of steam. This programe uses archive film to provide a comprehensive account of these powerful locomotives from the 1930s to the present day.

The highlights include:

A 'Princess' under construction; lineside and footplate views from the 1930s; 6201s epic 401 mile run to Glasgow; the 'Turbomotive' at Euston and on the main line; 'Coronation' being built; the record breaking run to Crewe; BR days with shots from Euston, Camden Bank, Watford Junction, Bushey Troughs, Tamworth, Crewe and the climb to Shap including 6208 at Shap Wells and 6209 at Greenholme; Railtours including 46251 on the 'East Midlander'; parcel and freight workings including 46200 on the Aberdeen fish train; 46248 shunting at Bletchley; 46235 on the Broad Street milk; preservation action plus much more!

In addition we take a close look at the namings, locos on shed, the effects of the removal of the streamlining and a guide to the footplate.

This programme was made in 1994 and has been digitally remastered.

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A compilation of 16mm film commemorating the 30th. Anniversary of the end of working steam on British Railways. Includes some familiar subjects and locations from the 1960s.

Waterloo Station in the final days of steam with an Ivatt tank and Bulleid Pacific.

Nine Elms including A4 Pacific 'Sir Nigel Gresley'. The last steam worked main line with Bulleid Pacifics and Standard Classes

East Coast Power featuring 'Clun Castle', 'Flying Scotsman', 60532 'Blue Peter', freight with a 9f, V2 plus a 'Britannia' hauled special

Western Memories with steam at Southall Shed, Ruabon, Wrexham

Great Central Steam with Black 5s on the last passenger workings

Colwick Steam featuring veteran 0-8-0s

North Eastern Steam at Sunderland and North Blythe

North of the Border with A4s on Aberdeen Expresses and a variety of steam in Fife in 1966

Peak Forest Steam with 8Fs on workings to Buxton

The Last Months of Steam on Shap and in the North West

The Last Steam Train of the 11th August 1968...

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The Western Region; the Thame branch, the Reading main line, South Wales.

The Southern Region; Branch lines and Boat trains, the Waterloo main line with passenger & freight, Worting Junction, Southampton Specials.

The Great Central - Scenes in 1967 including Marylebone.

The Eastern Region Specials including 4472 'Flying Scotsman', the North East, views from the cab.

The London Midland Region Banbury Station & Shed, Crewe shed, 60019 'Bittern' on tour, 9fs on freight, Derby, the midland Main Line, Steam over Shap including 'Duchess's', Black 5s, Fowler bankers, Britannias, the Keswick branch.

35mm and 16mm colour archive film from the days of working steam.

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A tour of the railway network in the days of working steam.

A look at steam workings around the country during 1966. Included are winter steam operations in the North West featuring Black 5s, 'Crabs', 3fs & Fairburn 2-6-4s, the last Western steam operations around Wrexham with Pannier tanks, Southern Steam with Bulleid Pacifics running to Bournmouth, the Brockenhurst and Swanage branches, the North East with WDs and veteran 0-6-0s, the line over Shap with a variety of steam power storming the grades featuring 9fs, Black 5s, 'Britannias', 8fs with a range of bankers.

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Another tour of the railway network in the days of working steam.

An exploration of the British Railways steam scene in 1966. Included are main line steam on the West Coast Main Line; a wide variety of operation in the North West with everything from Black 5s to 9fs and Standard 4s; Main line and industrial steam to the collieries in the North East; industrial steam at Seaham Harbour; The Swanage Branch; Brockenhurs with main line and branch workings; steam workings to Blackpool; BR Standards including 'Britannias', Standard 5s, 9fs and Standard 4s; the 'Jubilees'; Special trains featuring a B1, an 8f, a Jubilee, 'The Great marquess', and Pannier Tanks around Wrexham.

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Away from the glamour of the main line existed a network of branches and secondary lines serving virtually every corner of the country. A wide variety of steam power toiled away on an extensive system. In this programme we explore the by-ways of the great days of working steam using colour archive film and some 'past & present' views.

Southern branches

Western Contrasts - with former GWR motive power on the Marlow Branch and in the North of Scotland with the delightful line from The Mound to Dornoch.

Along the Cornish Coast - featuring the line through St Agnes and Perranporth to Newquay.

Gloucestershire Steam By-Ways - the Berkeley Road to Sharpness and Aschursh to Upton Upon Severn branches plus the celebrated branch from Grange Court Junction to Hereford via Ross on Wye.

By-Ways through the Heart of Wales - the branches radiating from Brecon and the hub of a delightful system of long lost branches. Features the Brecon to Colbren and Neath lines - plus the branch through Three Cocks Junction to Builth Road and Llanidloes.

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Working Steam finished on British Railways in August 1968... 40 Years later we bring it back to life.

One Year to Go. The steam scene in August 1967 and during the autumn with film from Shap, the Settle & Carlisle, the North East and Chester.

1968 - Steams Final Year. Steam action around Peak Forest, in Manchester and Preston at the start of the final year.

The Steam Sheds. Lostock Hall, Patricroft, Bolton, Carnforth and Rose Grove shed in their last days

The Last Railtours. Specials in the North West.

The Last Month. Freight traffic and the specials of the 4th August 1968.

The Last Steam Train. Black 5s and 70013 ‘Oliver Cromwell’ on the famous run from Liverpool to Carlisle via the Settle & Carlisle.

Steam Survivors. 8F 48773, and the Black 5s which escaped the scrapheapwith film from the last days in traffic.

Presented by Graeme Aldous

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1A, 34A, 50A, 70F, 5B - in the 1950s these codes were an integral part of the steam scene. The motive power depots they denoted became a source of pilgrimage for enthusiats. This programme explores the sheds of the era using archive film and features the following:

• 34A Kings Cross Top Shed
• 1A Willesden
• 70A Nine Elms
• 70F Bournemouth
• 70G Weymouth
• 81C Southall
• 82C Swindon
• 6C Croes Newydd
• 5D Stoke
• 5B Crewe South
• 9F Heaton Mersey
• 9B Stockport
• 9H Patricroft
• 10A Carnforth
• 12E Tebay
• 12A Carlisle Kingmoor
• 36A Doncaster
• 50A York
• 52G Sunderland
• 64A St Margarets
• 62A Thornton
• 66B Motherwell

PLUS bonus section - Steam in Barrow Hill Roundhouse

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17B, 35A, 81F, 71A, 89C - in the 1950s these codes were an integral part of the steam scene. The motive poer depots they denoted became a source of pilgrimage for enthusiasts. Thjis programme explores the sheds of the era using archive film and features the following:

• 17B Burton-On-Trent
• 24B Rose Grove
• 35A New England
• 36E Retford GC & GN
• 38E Woodford Halse
• 50B Neville Hill
• 51A Darlington
• 52A Gateshead
• 53D Bridlington
• 54B Tyne Dock
• 61B Aberdeen Ferryhill
• 62B Dundee
• 63A Perth
• 10A St Rollox
• 66A Polmadie
• 70D Basingstoke
• 71A Eastleigh
• 72C Yeovil
• 81F Oxford
• 84C Banbury
• 85B Gloucester
• 89C Aberystwyth

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Towards the end of working steam on British Railways a number of locations became ‘favourites’ as enthusiasts gathered to record the end of an era. In this programme we return to these vantage points and recreate the railway scene in all its variety. Steam and passenger workings, shunting, the railway surroundings and stations details are all featured in this homage to a long lost era.

Clapham Junction, Carnforth, Vauxhall, Waterloo, Nine Elms Shed, Severn Tunnel Junction, Chepstow, Croes Newydd, Sunderland and York are all visited using previously unpublished film.

Classes vary from former Great Western designs through to the A4s and A2s.

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The Great Central was a well laid main line providing a fast route to the Midlands. It was the last main line to be built opening n 1898 and closing in 1966 and in this series we explore the route in the 1960s in the days of working steam.

Here, in the first volume, we travel from London Marylebone to Helmdon, just south of Woodford Halse and feature:

Watkins great plan for the ‘London Extension’ and its building together the links with the Great Western Railway.

Marylebone Station its building and operations in the days of working steam together with the return of steam in the 1980s.

Through the London Suburbs.

The approach to Marylebone, the terminus itself and the line through Harrow on the Hill to Rickmansworth in the days of steam including steam on Metropolitan services.

Through the Chilterns. Steam on the line through Wendover and Stoke Mandeville including a ‘Britannia’ and a ‘Scot’.

Aylesbury with main line trains, local trains to Princes Risborough and Metropolitan services.

The Great Western & Great Central Joint line through Princes Risborough Aylesbury to the North. The route through Quainton Road, Brackley to Helmdon Viaduct with a wide variety of steam traction.

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The Great Central was a well laid main line providing a fast route to the Midlands. We explore the route in the 1960s and the days of working steam, travelling from Woodford Halse to Nottingham visiting the stations and lineside features on the way.

The volume comprises:

Woodford Halse: the approach lines including Culworth and Woodford Junctions, Woodford Station and freight and passenger traffic.

The Link to Banbury: freight and passenger traffic on the line through Eyndon Road to Banbury with B1s, 8fs and 2-6-4 tanks.

Woodford Shed & Yards: with steam power in and around the shed in the early 1960s, plus freight on the northern approach to the station.

Northwards to Rugby: An exploration of the route and its freight & passenger traffic including Charlwelton, Catesby Tunnel and Braunston and Willoughby with 9Fs, 8Fs, Black 5s and V2s on passenger and freight.

Rugby to Leicester: Scenes at Central & Midland stations and the line and stations northwards.

Rugby to Nottingham: All the intermediate stations, with a variety of freight and passenger traffic, plus Nottingham Arkwright Street and Victoria.

Then and Now: An exploration of the remains of the Great Central Railway from Woodford Halse to Nottingham in 2010 and a comparision of past and present scenes throughout the route.

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The 1960s saw a steady decline, with through services ending in Septem ber 1966. Then the last passenger trains ended three years later. In this volume we chart this decline into the 1980s and then explore the revival of services at three railway centres.

In this volume we feature:

Services into Marylebone: the station and line to Woodford Halse in the final year of through services.

Steam in the 1960s: Freight traffic with 9Fs, and passenger services featuring a wide range of traction in 1965 and 1966.

Diesels over the Great Central: Diesel Muliple Units, Class 24s and Class 47s during 1966.

Special Trains over the Great Central including the last trains of the 5th of September 1966 with the ‘Great Central Railtour’ and service trains.

The Last Passenger Services from Rugby to Nottingham with the last trains in 1969.

Post Closure Services: Marylebone and its approaches in the 1980s, Quainton Road with steam traction, freight traffic and special trains to Calvert, the last train to Ruddington in 1984 and the Great Central Railway based at Ruddington.

The Revival of Steam: on the Great Central Railway in the 1980s including ‘Butler Henderson’ plus the double tracking of the line in recent years.

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The route from Euston to the North was regarded as the ‘Premier Line’, and carried considerable quantities of passengers and freight. In this programme we explore the development of the route, and chart the motive power changes.

PART ONE - THE PRE WAR YEARS Steam in the 1920s with a variety of LNWR power. The 1930s with LMS Pacifics including footage of the "Coronation Scot" 114mph run in 1937.

PART TWO - THE POST WAR YEARS Steam in the Post War years featuring the ‘Duchess’ and ‘Princess’ Pacifics, ‘Royal Scots’. ‘Jubilees’, ‘Britannias’ and Black 5s.

PART THREE - ELECTRIFICATION The diesel era with a look at the electrification of the Euston line in the 1960s.

PART FOUR - EUSTON TO WATFORD With Euston station, Camden Bank and Shed.

WILLESDEN Willesden Station and Shed, Hatch End and Bushey Troughs. Features a wide variety of motive power

WATFORD JUNCTION The shed and station in steam days.

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THE WEST COAST MAIN LINE with the shed at Willesden. Also Euston station, its approach and workings are explored in the late 1950s including special trains.

NORTH FROM EUSTON. Euston and its approaches, with Camden Bank and Camden Shed. The line through Wembley to Bletchley is then shown in the late 1950s and 1960s with a wide range of classes, from Duchesses and Scots to Black 5s and 8Fs. Locations include Watford, Kings Langley, Tring and Cheddington.

SPECIALS with the LCGBs ‘North Western Branch Lines’ of June 1958 with a 4-4-0 for motive power, plus the Wolverton Works Ramsbottom Saddle Tanks. Also the South Beds ‘The Banburian’ of September 1962 from Luton to Bletchley and Banbury.

OFF THE BEATEN TRACK featuring the Nickey Line from Harpenden to Hemel Hempstead including ‘The Nickey’ Railtour in September 1960 featuring 2-6-2 tank 40026 plus the Branch Line Societies tour of the 12th March 1961.

DIESEL AND ELECTRIC ERA with Peak D4, EE Type 4s, Type 2s and electrics in the 1960s.

BEFORE AND AFTER on the line from Wembley to Bletchley comparing 2012 with the days of steam.

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A PROGRAMME FROM THE TVP ARCHIVES NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD

The crossing of the Cumbrian Hills was to lead to one of the most spectacular sections of main line in the country. Volume 3 of this series looks in detail at the steeply graded line running north from Carnforth over Shap to Carlisle.

Part One – Away from the Industry of the North West. Steam traction on the line from Lancaster to Carnforth during the period 1964 to 1968.

Part Two – the Climb into the Northern Hills. A detailed look at the formidable ascent to the 916 foot summit as Shap using archive film taken during the period 1964 to 1967 at Oxenholme, Grayrigg, Low Gill, Dillicar Troughs and Tebay.

Part Three – The final climb to the Summit. Steam operation on the 1 in 75 climb from Tebay to the summit featuring Pacifics, Jubilees, Britannias, 9fs and Patriots hard at work.

Part Four – the Descent to Carlisle. The line through Penrith and the Eden Valley to the major railway centre at Carlisle.

Part Five – Carlisle. This strategic point was at the centre of the railway network to Scotland. Citadel Station, Kingmoor Shed and Yards plus steam on the main line are all featured in the 1960s.

Part Six – Electrification. A look at the electrification of the 270 miles of main line from Weaver Junction to Carlisle during the period 1970 to 1974.

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