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A record of the last days of steam on the Wirral Penninsular.

Watch parades of passenger and goods trains on the BIRKENHEAD - CHESTER line, travel to closed stations Inc. WOODSIDE, sample Panniers and B.R. Standards on he long-surviving NEW BRIGHTON - WREXHAM EXCURSION TRAINS; venture into grimy MOLLINGTON STREET MPD; steam into nooks and crannies round the extensive Dock Estate, soak up action-packed activity on the final day of steam-hauled passenger operation on 5 MARCH 1967 with specials like CLUN CASTLE: marvel at 9F’s storming 1:75 grades en route to Shotton, join sparkling 92203 on the FINAL STEAM-POWERED ‘ORE’ TRAIN.

SPECIAL FEATURES: Superb vintage 1919 scenes: wonderful pre-war footage inc. through New Brighton - London coaches and The Wirral goes electric with Webb coal tanks; rare scenes on two branches — Hooton - West Kirby and Seacombe; 70004 and 42942 on 'speciaIs’: a cab ride on a 9F: tours round the docks in the 1970’s with EFFICIENT and LUCY: and 'whats left today’.

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Pre-war activity at Lime Street; Rare views of "Pugs" on Dock Road; CLC Aintree-Southport Line; Passenger service (closed 1960) Gateacre - Aintree Central service; Atmospher all the way at Southport, Aintree, Edge Hill and Speke Junction engine sheds: Patriots, Scots, Princesses, Duchesses, Aspinal tanks, Super Ds, WDs, Dobbins, Fairburn and Stanier 2-6-4Ts, 4Fs, Black 5s, 8Fs, 9Fs; Freight action galore at Ditton; Garston; North Liverpool Line; Bootle branch; Spellow tunnel; Alexandra Dock; Grand National specials; Magnificent views of the Dock Board steam fleet; Fireless at C;arence; Crawfords Cutting and Jacobs; Steam at Brunswick, Central, Exchange, Sandhills, Kirkdale, Fazakerley; The magnificent Edge Hill grid iron; Riverside and Waterloo Goods; The last days including the 15 Guinea Special & 45110 (August 1968).

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In this video, we look at London’s railways during the final decades of steam and provide you with a feast of nostalgia. At Paddington various classes are featured ranging from Collett’s Kings to pannier tanks, including the 97xx type. which were fitted with condensing apparatus specifically for working freight traffic over city widened lines.

A GWR diesel railcar journeys between Clapham Junction and Ealing Broadway, and part of the West London Line in the early 1950s. We pass the disused Uxbridge Road station, which although derelict still retained all its buildings. We pause at Ealing and watch various steam hauled trains in action including the push-pull working serving Greenford.

The line between Clapham Junction and Waterloo in the harsh winter of 1947, steam locomotives had to be used to rescue electric stock due to ice on the conductor rails. More action follows, with various once familiar types included a Lord Nelson 4-6-0, and Bulleids ungainly, QIs. We also see Bulleid’s pacifies both in their intended 'air smoothed' condition, and as later rebuilt.

Locomotives at Vauxhall, Nine Elms motive power depot. Clapham Junction. Wimbledon. Wandsworth Town. Barnes and New Cross, for a succession of trains in the 1950s. Maunsell’s Schools 4-4-Os were still commonplace. Also Bulleid’s double deck electric unit, long before it was repainted in blue.

Plenty of steam action around Wandsworth Road, Clapham, Brixton and 11cm hill. Here we see pacifies working the Golden Arrow and some of Maunsell’s W class 2-6-4Ts, together with other types. Amongst these perhaps the most unusual is one of Fowler’s condensing 2-6-2Ts, working bunker first through Brixton with a single van.

We visit the North London Line when ex-LNWR Oerlikon sets still worked the Watford and Richmond services also a railtour worked by a gleaming Park 0-6-0T, which handed over to a grimy jinty at Miliwall Junction. The photographer was intent on recording the change of locomotives but fortunately, we get a good view of the station building.

For the centenary celebrations of the London Tilbury & Southcnd Railway. 4-4-2T No. 41966 assumed its old name of Thunderstey. It is seen at various locations, including Stratford. Also at Straford, we witness some Thompson B1 4-6-Os. before moving down to Romford to see a Britannia pacific pass with an up express for Liverpool Street.

LNER express power is represented by a rare sequence of an A4 pacific in unlined wartime black at Marylebone. We also see the preserved A3 Flying Scotsman, passing through the disused Midland station at Finchley Road. which closed in 1927. but still retained many of its buildings.

Whether you are fortunate enough to remember those days first hand or not, you can enjoy everyday railway scenes which are now sadly lost forever.

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A magical journey into the past - visit this highly scenic line during the dying days of the much loved D40s, the hansome ex-GNSR 4-4-0s. Outstanding colour views taken in 1965 from both the footplate and lineside including stations, bridges, halts etc. Nos. 6224, 62265, 62271, 62277 featured on goods & passenger workigs. Travel from end ro end in both directions. Enjoy action at Aviemore, Boat of Garten & Craigellachie sheds. Watch K2s on freight trains and D40s at Elgin. Ride a 4-wheel railbus. Admire "Gordon Highlander" in GNSR colours in May 1960; substituting for a failed railbus in 1959/1960. After passenger closure take a trip on a diesel hauled (D6147) inspection train with action at Cromdale (D8030). Some early preservation scenes fetaure on the Strathspey Railway.

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The Westerham and Hawkhurst steam branches were attractive lines in Kent both serving the main London & Dover route. Electrification of the main line and falling income from the branches were their downfall. The usual excuse of future infrastructure costs also added fuel to the closure decisions.

Using film from Britian's best cameramen, Online studies them both before and on closure days. Hawkhurst in 1961 witnessed "Undertakers" and a special toured the line a week later. Also the Westerham branch closed in October 1961.

Meandering through some of the most lovely countryside famous for hill-top villages, hop gardens and wooded landscapes, the tracks with their little tank engines were a favourite location for the best of film-makers whose work is included here. The H class and the occasional C class engines were the mainstay of the motive power, hauling rickety ancient coaches. This DVD edits the old films neatly and includes scenes filmed recently, forty years after closure. The film is introduced by Harry Hickmott former fireman - Hawkhurst Branch.

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An evocative collection of films capturing the atmosphere of the Liverpool Overhead Railway.

The story begins with views of trains in the commercial heart of the City; then ships of many Nations are seen in the Docks from Gladstone to Herculaneum. Colour sequences depict many aspects of the railway’s life the staff and passengers: the vintage rolling stock, some with wooden seats; The two carriage sheds at Seaforth Sands and Ilerculaneuin; The bridge leading to Dingle tunnel; the steeply graded ‘switchhack’ North of Nelson Dock. Many station buildings are seen including Pier Head. Special features include a cab ride; White washing at Seaforth Sands; Race traffic to Aintree in March 1956, and a variety of steam loco’s working underneath the elevated structure.

The Liverpool Overhead Railway was not only unique it was also a pioneer.

It was the first elevated railway in the world operated by Electric trains. It was the very first complete elevated line in Britain, and the first to install automatic signalling and subsequently coloured light signals.

As famous as the City's waterfront, the Liverbirds and the two football clubs, the railway was known locally as "The Overhead".

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We join Jim Cononor and Barbara Butler of the London Railway Record for a guided tour around some of London's disused stations and lines.

Starting at the Cox's Walk footbridge, we embark on a short ride along the Crystal Palace High Level branch using rare archive film taken from the last passenger train in 1954.

Remaining in south London we look at the long closed stations at Waterloo Necropolis, Grosvenor Road, Battersea Park Road, Camberwell New Road, Southwark Park, Spa road and Blackfriars SER. Beside the former entrance to Blackfriars we see stone name panels where remnants of incised lettering continue to display part of the station's name and that of the original company. Remarkable suvivals indeed particulary when the last train called at the end of 1868!

Moving to East London, we visit the one time "Commercial Street Office" at Bishopsgate Low Level with it eerie subterranean passageways. Bishopsgate closed during the First World War and never reopened.

Coninuing the subterranean theme, we encounter some abandoned stations on the Underground network including York Road, Down Street and Brompton Road. Although screened from passing trains for many years much of the original platform level tiling at Brompton Road remains in good condition, even some of the name panels. The views featured in the programme were filmed during a special visit organised for the London Railway Record editorial team back in 1997 whilst research was being carried out for the book "London's Disused Undergrond Stations".

Other Underground locations are visited, including the old Central London Railway station at Wood Lane, closed in 1947. Here we join a tour party during an "Open House" weekend in 1999 and take a look at the premises which were in the process of being removed during 2003.

More recent closures have been the Jubilee Line platforms at Charing Cross and the temporary Heathrow Express station at Heathrow Junction. The latter opened in January 1998 and closed four months later.

We complete our travels by joining a steam hauled train from North Woolwich to Palace Gates, looking at the various stations along the route. Their green and cream paintwork may have faded but the positively oozed with character and created an atmosphere which has now been completely lost.

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Filmed over 30 years, this video tells the story of one of Britain's unusual form of traction. The DEMU was adopted by BR Southern Region to eliminate steam trains. The first samples (called "Tadpoles") had narrow bodies needed for restricted tunnels. The films of Fred Ivey shows them in many locations, then the last trip before retirement. They are seen working on LTafterwards and the KE&SR in 1993.

The second type called the "Hampshire" is seen working the Swanage Branch before closure. Here also is the last DEMU day at East Grinstead. In 2004 they worked the Uckfield line and Hastings to Ashford before their retirement. Extensive coverage of these trains is shown, along with samples of the "Tadpole" stock working occasionally to Hastings. We end with a trip to London

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Featuring steam trains in the 1920s at Sandling Junction and briefly the Hythe Branch. Expresses of the period thunder by and the "Man of Kent" is made up at Central Station as the "Golden Arrow" passes by.

The harbour branch is busy with three or four R1 tank engines dragging Pullman trains up the 1 in 30 incline. There are later scenes of the same activity after ex-GW panniers replaced engines.

Southern Railway ships are seen arriving and departing from the pier with cars being winched aboard.

Moving to more recent times, all the shipping has disappeared and the harbour branch sees many steam specials adding the incline to their journeys. We see preserved steam locomotives "Tangmere", "Lord Nelson", "Oliver Cromwell", "Bodmin", "Britannia", and Black 5 No.44932 as well as Class 73, 47 and 67 diesels on the "Blue Pullman" & "Golden arrow" coach sets. Plus the preserved Hastings narrow bodied "Thumper" DEMU.

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Steam trains Old and New.

This tape features the Steam Festivals in 1999 and 2000. in Maidstone. When shuttle steam trains ran to and from Tunbridge. A Standard Class 4 tank ran in 1999 and 'Bodmin' a Weit Country Pacific hauled trains in 2000

'Bodmin' also ran frequently on the 'Cathedrals Express' which travelled from London to Canterbury and returned through Dover. This video tape covers many locations in these journeys. showing Bearsted, Ashford, Canterbury, Dover, Headcorn, Staplehurst, Marden and Tonbridge.

However fascinating footage in-between shows a great variety of archive films from 1927 onwards. Steam features prominently at Tonbridge, Maidstone West, Gravesend West. A brief look at the Hawkhurst branch, which will be featured in a future release from Online. K.F.S.R., in I954 on the Headcorn section. R.H.D.Rly in the 1960's, Sittingbourne and Kemsley paper mills in 1968. This huge Industrial complex had three narrow gauge engines and two standard gauge locos in service together wrth an overheard cableway in action. Another paper mill at Aylesford near Maidstone had 'Howe' shunting untill 1969. A fireless loco is seen working in falling snow at Swanscombe. Two coal mines. Betteshanger and Snowdown. used steam engines all day.

In 1970 Online cameras visited them both and this leads neatly to a study filmed this year of the East Kent Railway which used to link up with other collieries,

At Sandling Junction the breanch to Hythe features a train arriving in the 1930’s.

Folkestone Junction station and the branch down to the habour had Steam locos and a 1930s film featured here shows the old trains meeting Southern Railway ships ready to sail to France. Cars had to be winched aboard then!

Also featured the much loved Ramsgate Tunnel miniature electric railway which used an old SR funnel to reach the beach and a fun fair.

With many more scenes too many to mention here, this should give viewers very many hours reliving the great days of - Steam in Kent.

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The story of the extension of the Kent & East Sussex Railway to Bodiam and its centenary.

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Victorian engineers faced problems in designing and building trains for their small iron tubes under London. In this programme we take a look at films and videos of London's Underground trains from "Padded Cells" to today's complex cars which effortlessly carry millions to work and play. This is no number-crunching or rivet-counting saga. No talking heads or boring interviews. It's just a big parade of most of the cars over the years in their interesting environments and changing liveries. The batches of "padded cells", the "Standards", brief 35s, then the everlasting 38s, 56s, 59/62s, the 60s, Victoria Line 67s, 72s, flat-fronted 83s, then the prototypes of 1986, all play their part in everyday life in the big city now dominated by the modern fleet in service today.

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