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Starting with TUDOR MINSTREL slogging up the WAVERLEY ROUTE, there follows CLAN MACKINTOSH tackling BEATTOCK in 1965. During the same period the EDINBURGH area features along with an Edinburgh Suburban rail tour in 1989 behind 5305.

Back to 1965 and 44903 departs HAYMARKET before moving on to THORNTON JUNCTION with B1s, a J36 and J37s. ABERDEEN FERRYHILL is next visited with A4s, Black 5s, B1s and a WD. Diesel haulage takes us to FRASERBURGH, CAIRNIE JUNCTION and the CRAIGELLACHIE - AVIEMORE line all in 1965. DUNDEE TAY BRIDGE DEPOT and ALLOA both feature steam.

The GLASGOW SUBURBAN is covered with LMS and Standard Class 4 2-6-4Ts and a 2-6-0. 60004 is seen at BUCHANAN STREET before A4 haulage takes the train to STIRLING with Black 5 and A4 arrivals and departures. 73149 then works to PERTH for a visit to the depot and station. Diesel haulage then ensues for a run between DUNBLANE and OBAN with a short trip up the BALLACHULISH branch.

Moving forward to October 2004, a series of special workings on the WEST HIGHLAND LINE are filmed with 44996, 62012 and 61264 in glorious autumn sunlight. Picking the best of the shots, all the locomotives are seen working hard at classic locations including the climb to COURROR SUMMIT culminating in a double headed run towards COUNTY MARCH SUMMIT with 44996 and 61264. Five scenes on the West Highland are seen with 5305 in not so perfect weather conditions before the closing shots of STRANRAER DEPOT and a Forth Bridge special with 60009.

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This, the second volume in 'The Train Spotter's Notebook' series moves from Scotland to the Southern Region and covers the lines west of Salisbury.

The introduction starts at Nine Elms depot and Waterloo from where we depart hauled by 34013 "Okehampton" with short scenes at Woking and Basingstoke. We next depart Salisbury on the Plymouth - Brighton service hauled by 34040 "Crewkerne", returning from Barnham where a 4-BUF and 4-COR are seen leaving.

Travelling via St. Denys and Southampton Central we return to Salisbury where we feature Bullied Pacifics, Standards, and Britannia "William Shakespeare" and A2 "Blue Peter" Pacifics on a rail tour along with the snow of 1966. A Crompton paces our train out of Salisbury as we head west to Templecombe.

Steam on the main line is filmed as we move on to the Somerset and Dorset with Ivatt tanks, various classes of Standards, a Merchant Navy, an un-rebuilt Battle of Britain and West Country and 8Fs going about their normal work and rail tours at Templecombe station and shed, Cole, Everercreech Junction, Binegar and Blandford Forum. These include on train and line-side shots along with the final weekend, the 5th and 6th March 1966.

Main line working follows with Bullied Pacifics, A2 "Blue Peter", and Warships plus a North British Type 2 diesel in the Sherborne area.

And so to everyday workings at Yeovil Junction. The locomotives seen during this 14 minute section are Pannier Tanks along with Ivatt and Standard Class 4 2-6-4Ts, a Standard Class 5 4-6-0 and 4 2-6-0, N Class, Merchant Navy and all the variations of Bullied Pacifics, an A4 on a rail tour along with Warships, a Western and Crompton diesels, Suburban and Cross Country DMUs and not to forget that Yeovil Junction turntable in use!

A regular feature towards the end of steam were banana. trains through Yeovil Pen Mill. One of these is seen leaving Weymouth behind a Standard Class 5 4-6-0 and a Crompton followed by shots at Pen Mill with Standard Class 5 and 4 on these trains with West Country Class Pacifics on a parcels train and rail tour.

Flying Scotsman is seen on the Weymouth - Westbury route followed by A4 "Kingfisher" on a rail tour at Yeovil Junction, Exeter Central and Exmouth Junction depot. Following Kingfisher departing Exeter St. Davids banked by a Hymek, 35023 heads out before we move on to the final section of the programme. This covers Okehampton station and tbe routes to Halwill Junction, Bude, Padstow and Bodrnin Road with DMUs, B-B and AlA-AlA Warships, a North British Type 2 and an 0-6-0 diesel shunter on the Wenford china clay working.

This programme uses a variety of narration and captions. In colour. All scenes have digitally enhanced visuals and sound tracks applied as accurately as possible. Running time 1 hour and 6 minutes including a 14 minute preview of Volume 1 - Scotland.

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Waterloo to Weymouth via Woking, Guildford, Basingstoke, Soton Docks & Isle of Wight. Leaving Waterloo, steam near Esher on engineers trains first stop-off is Woking. Bullied Pacifics & Strd Classes are seen on all types of trains along with an N Class No 31408 on a van train. Guildford, in a snow storm. In shed & shed yard are representatives of Class N, Q1, a Bullied Pacific & the shed pilot, a U.S.A. Class plus the odd Strd. Boat train diverted off the Bournemouth line passes through station. Return to Woking a number of boat trains & service trains. On the footplate along the L.S.W.R. main line. Basingstoke witnesses the passage of Pacifics & Strd Classes. The latter are represented in the shed yard, plus a Black 5. Eastleigh: Many interesting locomotives & passenger & freight services, plus light engines to & from shed inc. steam coming to the rescue of a failed Class 47! A brief visit to the shed. Ocean Liner Terminal in Soton Docks sees arrival & departure of boat trains. Soton Ctrl: Pines Express departing via Portsmouth to Isle of Wight & a trip to Cowes & Ventnor. Millbrook, a stop-over is made at Brockenhurst to Lymington branch behind a Q1 & returning with a Strd tank before arrival at Bournemouth Central. Time at the station and shed. Branksome with main line workings & empty coaching stock & light engine movements to & from Bournemouth West. A Black 5 arrives on a 15 coach 08.30am Newcastle to Poole. Several movements are seen at Poole. Upwey & Broadwey on a Summer Saturday with double headers & bankers slogging up the climb towards Bincombe Tunnel with heavily laden holiday trains inc. Black 5s with through workings to the Midlands. Clun Castle appears on a special, plus a Black 5 & a West Country on a special that leads to the through working of this train to Weymouth Quay. The shed at Weymouth showing the variety of locomotives then available.

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The Cambrian Line, North Wales, Wirral, Fylde and Cumbrian Coast.

Having covered Scotland in Volume 1 and the Southern Region in Volumes 2, 3 and 6, (Volume 5 concentrates on Manchester and the North East), this programme covers the west side of the country. Locations and depots visited are Banbury, Saltley and the Cambrian line. This is seen on a Summer Saturday in 1966 with double headed Standards on holiday trains, a busy Machynlleth shed and station and a journey to Pwlleli double headed behind 75052 and 46251. The engines are then serviced at Pwlleli shed. Talerddig is tackled behind steam on the return journey. North Wales is covered with a visit to Holyhead depot followed by a journey to LLandudno Junction, Chester and Croes Newydd- where the last operational B.R. pannier Tanks are filmed.

The Liverpool area sees the following locations and depots. Birkenhead, Edge Hill, Speke Junction, Bank Hall, Aintree and Heaton Mersey finishing at Stockport. The journey to Preston is behind a Black 5 out of Liverpool Exchange. An interval is spent at Preston observing everything from Big 8s to Britannias passing through. Its then steam to Blackpool and Poulton-Le-Fylde before a Black 5 takes our train, a diverted relief 'Royal Scot' via Lostock Hall over the Settle and Carlisle. A detour is made to visit Rose Grove shed and observe the Copy Pit banker.

Carnforth bustles with steam hauled freights, so a session here, when all four platforms were in use is well spent. Two Jubilees head out on the Leeds line. The Cumbrian Coast could rival that of the WCML with regards it's interesting steam workings and this is shown with a visit to Barrow in Furness, Whitehaven and Workington. Its then up the main line to Carlisle but not before a stop-over at Tebay and Shap Summit to see those freights being banked northward.

The final section returns the traveller down the WCML towards Crewe and Stoke-On-Trent, but the final leg is made behind steam from Preston to Manchester Victoria with a visit to Bolton shed.

Most classes in use during 1966 to 1968 are seen including many Jintys, Ivatt Class 2 and 4

2-6-0s, Pannier Tanks, 4F, Jubilees, WD and Fairburn Class 4 2-6-4Ts among others.

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The area portrayed in this production covers that of the North East from Manchester to Edinburgh and down to Retford. The route across the Pennines via Barnard Castle and Bowes with steam hauled service trains is explored along with scenes at Kirkby Stephen East, West and Junction and the viaducts at Lartington and Belah. A trip is taken by DMU on the last day of the Middleton in Teesdale service. Filmed in 1962, all types of trains from freight to express passenger, the majority of which are lineside shots, are depicted. Included are a few enthusiasts specials with some interesting locomotives and some depot scenes. Classes filmed include various Midland and Standard types along with WDs, A4, A3, A2/3, A1, V2, V3, B1, B16, B16/2, B16/3, K1, K3, J21, J27, J72, J94, Q6, Q7, 01, 02, 04/7, 04/8 and ES1.

Steam is seen at locations such as Manchester Victoria, Exchange, Central and Piccadilly, the Waverley route to Hawick, Edinburgh Waverley, Berwick upon Tweed, the Alnwick branch, Newcastle Central, Blyth, Percy Main, Pelaw, the Tyne Dock - Consett iron ore trains, Hesleden, Eston, Hartleypool, Billingham, Seaton Carew, Durham, the Bear Park - Rowley line, Darlington, Middlesbrough, Guisborough, Cargo Fleet, Nunthorpe, Eaglescliffe, Croft Spa, Cowton, Northallerton, the Leyburn - Hawes route, the Filey line, York station, Holgate, Selby, Retford, Leeds and Skipton.

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In this volume we travel the routes from Waterloo to Weymouth and Exeter Central featuring Classes N15, Schools, LN, U, N, A1X, M7, H, W, S15, Q1, 02, Bullied Pacifics and various other classes including Standards, Midland and Western Region locomotives on inter-regional workings.

Locations visited include Waterloo, Nine Elms, Vauxhall, Wimbledon, Byfleet and New Haw, Woking, Bordon, Reading Southern, Redhill, Horsham and area, Eridge, Basingstoke, Worting Junction, Eastleigh, Southampton Central, Brockenhurst, Bournemouth Central, Worgret Junction, Wareham, Bincombe Tunnel, Salisbury, Templecombe and Exeter Central. Also featuring are the Hayling Island, Swanage, Lymington, Lyme Regis, and an LCGB special on the Seaton and Sidmouth branches.

The Isle of Wight is revisited with locations and routes from Ryde Pierhead to Cowes and Ventnor - including freight, along with footplate footage aboard an 02.

Station, lineside and depot scenes all come together to revisit the Southern in earlier years

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Using 8mm and 16mm footage, this programme covers the Southern Region from Ilfracombe to Eastbourne showing station, depot, line-side and on-train footage. With the opening scenes at Bournemouth Central, next with shots at Poole, an S&D service is joined for a trip to Templecombe with a departure from Broadstone.

A move is then made to Yeovil Town for a ride on the Yeovil Junction shuttle aboard the train and loco, a Pannier Tank 0-6-0T with Western Region auto cars. Travelling further west, the Barnstaple Junction to Ilfracombe section is filmed with an LCGB special and service trains, with appropriate banking locos. A ride is then taken from Calstock to Callington and back with an Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T. Another Ivatt hauls a train from Bodmin North to the Southern's most westerly station at Padstow followed by a ride to Halwill Junction behind a N Class 2-6-0.

Returning to Templecombe, we see some train movements before a journey is made to Bath Green Park, returning to Evercreech Junction behind 4F 0-6-0 number 44422 showing arrivals and departures with Standards, Ivatt and a Western Region 2251 Class 0-6-0. Many of the now closed stations are seen in this section.

Salisbury sees main line arrivals and departures of both passenger and freight services with a visit to the loco shed. A departure from Southampton Central heralds a random selection of scenes from the Isle of Wight and its 02 Class 0-4-4Ts with shunting at Medina Wharf.

Then it's back to the mainland at Northam before a visit to the docks via Southampton Terminus with USA Class 0-6-0Ts performing shunting operations. The triangle at Northam is shown with Northam Junction and Southampton Tunnel Junction featuring. A period is spent at Eastleigh station and depot involving main line, Inter regional, stock and light engine movements before moving up to Winchester City prior to departing behind a Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 towards Basingstoke.

Prior to arrival at Basingstoke, some time is spent at Battledown observing movements on the Bournemouth and Salisbury routes with freight and passenger along with the switching of many trains from up fast to up slow and other combinations. Basingstoke witnesses the departure of the Stanier before moving to the cutting just east of the station for main line operations.

These scenes feature the pneumatic lower semaphore signalling as do the subsequent scenes at Fleet and Farnborough Main. An M7, W and Vauxhall milk train are seen at Clapham Junction before parallel running out of Waterloo along side a Bullied Pacific is experienced.Clapham Junction gives access to the Central Division where a Hall Class 4-6-0 heads our train out of Redhill towards Guildford with scenes there and between Redhill and Reigate showing freight trains on this cross country route.

A trip is made from Hove to Horsham on the Steyning line behind an Ivatt tank returning by DEMU to Hove with last day scenes at Christs Hospital and other stations.A Q Class 0-6-0 departs Shoreham prior to observing many different classes passing Brighton shed before time is spent there with views of the Brighton-Plymouth service and at Shoreham bridge, Worthing and Chichester.

The final route taken is that of the Cuckoo line and a journey is made from Eastbourne, (with shed scenes), to Tunbridge Wells West and return on the final day. Two scenes at Berwick conclude the programme.

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Running Time: 62-mins (1hr 2min) , Colour & some B&W
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Whilst many railway enthusiasts will have had regional preferences, those following the end of steam would have travelled the length and breadth of the country in search of the remaining pockets of activity. This volume covers many of them.

Starting at Aller Junction we next visit Newton Abbot, Dainton bank, then on to Plymouth North Road before returning to Newton Abbot, the Exe Valley line, Tiverton Junction with Tiverton and Hemyock services, Reading General, Paddington, High Wycombe, Banbury, Gloucester Central and Worcester Shrub Hill.

On now to the Midland Region with "City of Manchester" on the Royal Train and activity at Rugby Midland before returning to the Western for a brief visit to Shrewsbury and the Birkenhead route.

Moving north we drop in at Oxenholme for the 'Grayrigg banker' and Black 5 arriving from Windermere.

Some time is spent in and around the Tebay area. Starting south of Tebay and with a mixture of monochrome and colour footage, the constant procession of steam hauled passenger and freight services along with the attachment of banking locomotives and those working towards Shap Summit with and without assistance are filmed from a number of locations including Dillicar water troughs and Scout Green.

An 8F plods across Ribblehead viaduct before the shed at Carlisle Kingmoor is 'bashed'.

Up to the Scottish Region where a Britannia arrives at Dunblane along with some freight movements in that area and Thornton Junction.

On the subject of freight, Gateshead provides a variety of motive power in a typically grimy atmospheric 1960s location. We drop in at Durham and Darlington before some time is spent observing the variety of trains into and out of the Scarborough area.

The maze of tracks around Leeds Holbeck, Whitehall and Geldard Junctions see freight and passenger followed by a host of services at Heaton Lodge Junction, west of Mirfield along with a brief visit to Standedge tunnel.

A short three-minute section finishes the programme showing a few of the enthusiast's specials that ran towards the end of steam.

A good representation of all the classes at work during this period are covered.

An informative but unobtrusive narration describes the scenes all of which have been digitally enhanced for exposure, sharpness and colour correction. Soundtracks have been added as accurately as possible using suitable classes of loco where available.

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Running Time: 60-mins (1hr 0min) , 40-mins Colour & 10-mins Black & White.
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