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Designs from the days of the North Eastern, North British, Great Eastern, LNER and British Railways. Archive film from Scotland, the North East and East Anglia chronicles the following classes in action in BR days.

With rare film from the Mildenhall Branch; veteran Great Eastern 0-6-0s in East Anglia; North Eastern survivors in the North East; North British 0-6-0s in Scotland; North British locos around Montrose & Dundee; a Gresley design in Scotland; an LNER design in East Anglia and at Leeds; a diminutive tank on pilot duties at Newcastle; an Austerity loco at Cromford & the North East; Peppercorns 2-6-2s on passenger & freight; passenger haulage in East Anglia; in Scotland plus the Great Marquess in the 60s; 0-8-0 freight designs hard at work in the 1960s around Retford and on the Great Central on mineral traffic; North Eastern 0-6-0s in the North East; Gresleys 2-6-2 tanks in the North East.

Plus North Eastern Memories, the Brechin Branch, Dundee and the survivors in the preservation era.

Classes included: E4, J15, J27, J36, J37, J38, J39, J72, J94, K1, K3, K4, 01, 02, 03, Q6 and V3

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The post war years saw a rich variety of steam on the East Coast Main Line. Gresleys legendary A4s and other classic Pacific designs worked express passenger duties. BR Standards and various LNER designs worked freight. Suburban passenger traffic was hauled by L1s, N7s and N2s. This programme explores the era of working steam on the East Coast route in the 1950s and 1960s using the archive films of Bob Todd plus other cameramen of the period.

The Programme Comprises:

The LNER with film from the 1930s - Kings Cross in the 1950s with A4s, J50s, A2/1s, B1s, A3s & L1s on express and local traffic. - The East Coast Main Line in the 1950s with scenes on Welwyn Viaduct, Brookmans Park, Greenwood, Hatfield, New Southgate, Finsbury Park and New Barnet with everything from A4s to J50s and B17s on a wide variety of traffic. - The ECML in the 1960s including a succession of trains at Hadley Wood with A1s, A3s and V2s plus freight trains at Harringay and 9fs and V2s on freight. - Specials from the 1950s to 1963 featuring an Ivatt Atlantic, A3 ‘Merry Hampton’, B1 61179, Duchess ‘City of London’, A4 ‘Sir Nigel Gresley’, B12 61572 and A4 ‘Flying Fox’. - 1963 the last years of regular steam with ‘Flying Scotsman’ plus a wide variety of other workings. - Retford steam on freight in the summer of 1963. - York steam in and around the shed and station. Steam on the East Coast Main Line from Kings Cross to the North in the 1950s and 1960s

BONUS FEATURE - Steam on the East Coast Main Line in the 21st Century featuring 60007 ‘Sir Nigel Gresley’, 60019 ‘Bittern’, 60163 ‘Tornado’, 46233 ‘Duchess of Sutherland’, and 4471 ‘Green Arrow’.

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The Class 50s were the last passenger diesels built for British Rail and since their introduction in 1967 they have worked express services on three different regions. This programme takes a look back over the years to see the class hard at work on BR and also documents the survivors that made it into preservation plus the 1994 Farewell Railtours.

Early Days The Class 50s on the West Coast Main Line with ‘D’ numbers and with no names. Scenes at Manchester, Wigan and North of Carlisle.

Refurbishment The Class on the Western Region including ‘Centurion’ at Plymouth, ‘Defiance’ at Teignmouth, ‘Repulse’ at Dawlish, ‘Eagle’ at Bristol, ‘Warspite’ at Birmingham, plus many more of the class and including double heading.

Large Logo Livery The class at work in the new livery.

Freight Duties A variety of workings including engineering trains.

Railtours Throughout the Network including the Farewell tours featuring ‘The Royal Scotsman’, ‘The Devonian’, ‘The Glorious Sunset’ and ‘The 50 Terminator’

Preservation The 50s that escaped the scrapheap.

Featuring all 50 members of the Class.

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The Design and Development of the 'Kings' with film at Swindon in the 1920s and 30s.

The Building of the 'Kings' with a look at various members of the class from 6000 'King George V' to 6029 'King Edward VIII'.

The 'Kings' in service - the class in action in the 1950s over the South Devon Banks, on the Paddington to Birmingham Snow Hill Line.

The Last Days - a journey behind a 'King' from Paddington to Banbury in 1962 together with film from their very last day in regular service.

A Final Railtour - 6018 'King Henry VI' on tour from Birmingham to Swindon Works in 1963.

Preservation - 6000 'King George V' in the 1970s, and 6024 'King Edward I'.

Featuring all of the 'Kings' with film from their introduction through to the Preservation era.

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A study of the Great Westerns 'Maids of all Work' featuring:

The Design and Development of the 'Halls' from the days of the GWR to the BR era.

The Building Programme sampling various builds of the class through to the 'Modified Halls' of the BR era.

The 'Halls' in Service with film through the Western Region in the 1950s and 60s, plus the class in action on the Southern.

The 'Halls' in Preservation with film from the 1970s through to the present day from the main line and preserved railways.

The Design of the 'Granges' including the building programme.

The 'Granges' in Service with film from the Western region in the days of steam.

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The ever increasing need for powerful designs capable of hauling heavy freight at speed and on steeply graded lines produced a number of designs from the 1930s, the War years and the British Railways era. This programme uses archive film to provide a profile of some classic freight locomotives.

The programme comprises:

The introduction of the Stanier 8fs and the class in action in the days of working steam throughout the former LMS system, and the 8fs in the preservation era.

The WD 2-8-0 and 2-10-0 'Austerity' design produced during the war years.

The S160s from the United States of America.

The British Railway's 9fs, their design and introduction with film of these 2-10-0s in action on the Great Central, in the North West, and on the routes into London, plus the 9fs in the preservation era.

This programme provides an authoritative account and archive study of the days of the purpose built heavy freight locomotive.

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Development The need to speed up passenger services on BR, Blue Pullman. The Advanced Passenger Train with a detailed look at the APT’s development and introduction and ultimate failure.

The Prototype A detailed look at the Prototype High Speed Train, with film of its testing in service, an explanation of the controls and cab layout, plus a tour of the power car, the engine layout and coaching stock. Also includes a cab ride and the restoration of the surviving power car, 41001, into service.

Building and Introduction of the HSTs The construction of the power cars, the power units and cab layout.

Introduction into Service Documenting the first HST services on the Western Region and East Coast Main Line using archive material from 1976 to 1979. The extension of services to the Midland Main Line and Cross Country routes is also featured.

Through the 1980s The development of services in the era of British Railways, plus the introduction of the Inter City Executive livery plus the ‘Swallow’ logo. Archive film from around the network documents the HST fleet on a wide variety of services.

The Sound of the HSTs The classic sound of the Paxman Vallenta powered High Speed Trains using film from around the network. HSTs are shown accelerating from station stops, climbing grades and at speed.

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Privatisation - Virgin and Midland Main Line Virgin services in 1997 with Cross Country and West Coast Main Line services in the West Country, on the Holyhead Line, to the South Coast and Carlisle The Midland Main Line with the transition from the 1990s to the present day with the many colour schemes.

HST Names The naming of power cars over the years, plus recent special liveries on Virgin East Coast and Great Western Railways HSTs.

Privatisation - The East Coast Main Line The first GNER HSTs and changes over the years leading to Virgin services.

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Privatisation - The Western Main Line The first HST sets in Great Western Trains livery in 1996, and the changes over the years.

New Power Units The first Valenta Units with film from the HSs in 1976, and the re-engine programme over the years.

Coaching Stock The trailer cars from the 1970s to the present day using archive film.

New Operators HSTs in Grand Central , Cotswold Rail and Network Rail Service.

The programme includes archive film from the 1970s, plus a thorough history of the Privatisation years from 1996 to the Present Day

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Design & Development: The history behind the Class starting in 1927 and following thorugh to their rebuilding in subsequent years. Includes extensive use of film from the 1920s and 30s.

The Building Programme: The introduction of these 4-6-0s into service.

The 'Scots' in Service: Archive film from the days of working steam on the Midland Main Line, the West Coast Route from Euston to Carlisle and the North West.

Railtours: 46155 'The Lancer' and 46115 'Scots Guardsman' on tours on the Midland Main Line and from Crewe to Carlisle.

Preservation: 6100 'Royal Scot' at Bressingham and 45115 'Scots Guardsman' during the preservation era.

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Steam power from the days of the LMS hard at work on British Railways in the 1960’s.

Presented from Barrow Hill Roundhouse by Graeme Aldous.

Jinties, 0-4-0 Saddle Tanks, Midland Half Cab, 2-6-4 Fairburn Tanks, Ivatt 2-6-2 tanks, Ivatt 2-6-0 tender locos, Fowler 4fs, ‘Crab’ 2-6-0s, Black 5s, Stanier 8fs, Jubilees and Standard Classes

The history of these classes is explored using colour archive film from around the London Midland Region in the days of working steam.

Archive Film is included from Carlisle, Shap, Manchester, the North West, Peak Forest, Bolton, the Cromford and High Peak Railway; plus the steam sheds of the 1960s.

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LMS Jubilees in action including design & development, the building programme, Jubilees in service, the final year 1967 and preservation.

Design & Development: The history behind the Class - their introduction and subsequent modifications.

The Building Programme: A look at each build of the Class and introduction into service.

The 'Jubilees' in Service: The Class at work on the Midland and West Coast Main Lines over Shap -on the Settle and Carlisle - and on inter reional trains to Bristol. The 'Jubilees' are featured on a variety of both passenger and freight.

The Final Year - 1967: 8 of the survivors hard at work in the dying days of steam on BR, including 45562 'Alberta' - 45565 'Victoria' - 45593 'Kolhapur' - 45647 'Sturdee' - 45675 'Hardy' - 45694 'Bellerophon' and 45697 'Achilles' .

Preservation: 45593 'Kolhapur' - 45596 'Bahamas' and 5690 'Leander' from 1968 to the present day.

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The Streamliners & Air Smoothed Pacifics from the 1930s and 40s.

The programme comprises:

The Gresley A4 Pacifics; the history of these legendary locomotives starting in the 1930s, continuing through the 1940s and the British Railways era, and finishing in the preservation era. Includes archive from the 1950s.

The Duchess Pacifics; Staniers powerful 'Duchess' Pacifics from the 1930s through to the era of British Railways and into preservation.

Bulleids Pacifics; a profile of these distictive 4-6-2s developed in the 1940s. Includes the original air smoothed 'Merchant Navies' the rebuilt examples as well as the 'Battle of Britain' and 'West Country' variants.

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