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Tag Archives: Great Western
Volume 160
| Steam in Wales & The Borders Part 3 (70-mins) | Price £19.75 |
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Part 3 begins at Shrewsbury in the 1970s and 1980s with a brief look at the main line runs with steam that returned here on the North-and-West route to Hereford. Back to the 1960s proper, and archive film at Hereford on its route to Gloucester. Then on to Talyllyn Junction for the northern section of the Brecon and Merthyr Railway with its pannier tank service through Talybont-on-Usk and Torpantau. The Aberystwyth to Carmarthen line was another route into South Wales and we travel this route including a visit to its Aberayron branch, a source of important milk traffic. Then southwards to Pencarder and Bronwydd Arms, now home of the Gwili Railway. The Central Wales line from Llandovery to Portardulais and Swansea is shown in the early 1960s including a visit to Swansea East Dock for pre-grouping 0-4-0 tank engines. We travel the Vale of Neath line from Pontypool Road to Neath via Crumlin, Dowlais and Quakers Yard leading through the coal mining area of South Wales and visit Abersychan and Graig Merthyr collieries for their “Paddy” trains. The South Wales main line from Severn Tunnel to Cardiff and Newport in the 1960s is also covered. Our archive film has many types of Great Western locomotives from Castles, Halls, Granges and Manors to 28xx, 72xx, 56xx and Panniers.
All in colour with an authentic sound track and a highly researched and infomative commentary.
Cover Photo:- Dr. Gaius Sutton, 3691 at Bedwas on a Newport to Brecon train.
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Released in Steam in Wales & The Borders, Volumes 158-166
Tagged Aberystwyth, archive, coal, Gaius Sutton, Gloucester, Great Western, Hereford, Shrewsbury, steam, Wales
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Volume 156
| Echoes of the Great Western Part 1 (80-mins) | Price £19.75 |
NOTE: This DVD was originally titled “The GWR Recalled”
Jim Clemens Collection No.29. The first in a series featuring scenes of the former Great Western Railway using archive film from the 1920s all the way to the diesel hydraulic era in the 1960s. In this part we predominately feature express classes. The early GWR scenes are a complete contrast to steam on the Western Region in its last five years from 1960 to 1965 and this production is appropriate for the 175th anniversary year of the GWR.
We start with a prelude of the broad gauge using the 1935 and 1985 re-enactments followed by extensive and detailed footage of the King, Castle and County 4-6-0 express classes. There are many scenes of these locomotives taken from all over the territories of the former GWR and Western Region of British Railways. From Paddington in London to Penzance in the Far West; to Worcester & Birmingham in the Midlands; to Swindon & Bristol; these are just few of the many locations visited.
There are special events, tours and normal service train workings of both passenger and freight over this well loved railway. A short sequence features the early diesel hydraulics with D600s, Warships & Westerns.
As a preview of Part 2, we conclude with views of Halls, Granges, Manors, Dukedogs, 2-8-0, 2-8-2T & 47xx freight classes & panniers plus a visit to the narrow gauge Welshpool and Llanfair line.
Older scenes are in black and white but the majority is in colour. An extensively researched commentary has been added along with an authentic sound track.
Cover photo:- Keith Pirt/Courtesy Booklaw Publications, 6008 “King James II” passes Lapworth, November 1961.
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Released in The Jim Clemens Collection, Volumes 150-157
Tagged 1960, archive, Birmingham, British, diesel, freight, Great Western, GWR, hydraulic, Jim Clemens, Keith Pirt, London, narrow gauge, Paddington, steam, Swindon, Welshpool, Western Region
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Volume 157
| Settle & Carlisle Remembered Part 2 (85-mins) | Price £19.75 |
NOTE: This title was released *BEFORE* Volume 156 – Echoes of the Great Western Part 1
The second of our archive films covering the Settle & Carlisle route over the Pennines. We start with an introduction to the route, including a 1964 rail tour from London St.Pancras to Carlisle using a Jubilee locomotive and ex-LNER V2 and A3 classes. There are scenes of Leeds to Settle Junction and views at Skipton. Coverage of the “Little North Western” line to WENNINGTON and the Midland Railway’s first attempt to reach Carlisle in the 19th. Century. We then return to Settle Junction for a detailed look at the Settle & Carlisle line north with the ascent to SETTLE, HORTON, RIBBLEHEAD, DENT, GARSDALE and AIS GILL followed by the decent to APPLEBY, CULGAITH, ARMATHWAITE, CUMWHINTON and CARLISLE. The archive film features many ex-LMS engines such as Jubilees, Black 5s, Stanier 8Fs, Midland 0-6-0s, BR Standards, Princess Coronation pacifics and some ex-LNER A1 and A4s. The film includes brief sequences of the “Return to Steam” workings for continuity, and finishes with scenes of steam workings at Carlisle. With 85 minutes of coverage, the best of the original film has been taken and restored to the highest standards. An authentic soundtrack has been added along with an extensively researched and informative commentary. All the film material is in colour.
Cover photo:- Keith Pirt/Courtesy Booklaw Publications, 9F 92015 passes Dent, March 1967.
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Tagged 9F, A1, A3, archive, Carlisle, Great Western, GWR, Jubilee, Keith Pirt, LMS, LNER, London, Midland, steam
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Volume 133
| Western Steam South of Birmingham (70-mins) | Price £19.75 |
Jim Clemens Collection No.23. A video film of JIM’s travels around BIRMINGHAM and south thereof, eventually reaching SWINDON and onto some Wiltshire branches.
There is coverage of the main line south of Birmingham Snow Hill through Hatton to Leamington. Early film of an SLS 56xx class hauled tour to Henley in Arden. Standard Class 2 hauled normal journey from WOLVERHAMPTON to STOURBRIDGE via Round Oak. Bordesley steam and plenty of SNOW HILL steam scenes. Visit Tyseley shed and just for interest, the 1500 panniers at Coventry Colliery. The North Warwick line is traversed in 1968 by a DMU showing the journey and all the stations in great detail.
South through FENNY COMPTON to BANBURY and a visit to the ironstone quarries there.
In 1963 a visit to SWINDON works with the last King Class 6018. Other visits there show County class and a Clan. A little of the M&SWJR to Swindon Town. The HIGHWORTH branch, Marlborough, Savernake and Calne.
A very varied programme with some rare scenes on which much of the railway was Great Western. Motive power ranges from panniers to Kings, Prairies and Counties.
Cover photo:- Jim Clemens, 6991 “Acton Burnell Hall” passing Wolvercot Jct, 1965
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Released in The Jim Clemens Collection, Volumes 127-133
Tagged Birmingham, DMU, Great Western, Jim Clemens, Prairies, SLS, steam, Swindon
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Volume 129
| Steam into Cornwall (63-mins) | Price £19.75 |
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Jim Clemens Collection No.22. An archive film of mainly steam on the lines of Cornwall including Western and Southern motive power.
We follow the Great Western main line from SALTASH to PENZANCE, viewing the major stations en route including LISKEARD, TRURO, PAR, CHACEWATER, GWINEAR ROAD, St. ERTH and PENZANCE.
There are visits to the LOOE, HELSTON, FALMOUTH, NEWQUAY and St. IVES branches and a visit to PAR HARBOUR for industrial steam and to NEWLYN harbour with narrow gauge diesels.
BODMIN to WADEBRIDGE and PADSTOW on the Southern, including T9s.
A 1960s visit to the FOREST RAILROAD at DOBWALLS near Liskeard.
A complete journey on the last steam to Penzance, the CORNUBIAN tour of May 1964 with a 28xx and a West Country pacific.
Filmed in colour except for the earliest material from a GWR publicity film, this video takes a fascinating and nostalgic look back at the steam scene of the 1960s. The film has been mastered with an authentic sound-track and researched in detail to give an informative commentary.
Cover photo:- Keith Pirt, 4569 at Bodmin Road.
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Released in The Jim Clemens Collection, Volumes 127-133
Tagged archive, Bodmin, Great Western, GWR, industrial, Jim Clemens, Keith Pirt, narrow gauge, PENZANCE, steam, Wadebridge, West Country
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Volume 78
| Along GWR Lines Part 2 – Oxford to Cardiff (60-mins) | Price £19.75 |
A look at Great Western locomotives at work from the South Midlands to South Wales. The large and the small are seen in this video starting at Oxford. The Fairford branch is covered in detail before going on to Birmingham via Banbury and scenes at Worcester. There are scenes at Swindon including the Works. Gloucester via Chalford leads us to Pontypool Road. Follow the route to Crumlin and Aberbeeg, coal trains from Blaenavon. There are panniers and Kings, Prairies and Castles to delight the GWR fans.
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Tagged Birmingham, coal, Gloucester, Great Western, GWR, Paddington, Prairies, Swindon, Wales
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Volume 70
| Along GWR Lines Part 1: Paddington to Oxford (60-mins) | Price £19.75 |
A look at the popularity of the Great Western Railway, the longest serving company of British railways. Alter a brief resume of what was best in the GWR, we begin our journey from Paddington, where else? Kings, Castles and pannier tanks come and go from Brunel’s terminus and at Westbourne Park. At Old Oak we follow Castles and Grange classes to HighWycombe before resuming our journey west to Reading via Southall in its last days of steam. From this event, the Great Western Society emerged with their open days at Taplow. The early 1960′s provided steam on the Marlow branch and Reading General was a veritable paradise for Castles and chocolate and cream. Visit Reading shed to see engines that worked out over Goring water troughs; three minutes of water splash. Pity the Southern engines that had no scoops! The next port of call is Didcot when it played host to Castles, Halls, Panniers and 28xx Class, and a pre-preservation shed visit. Oxford was the place to be for steam in the early 1960′s. Southern engines handed over to Western here. Finally another look at Didcot in 1965 and a preview of later volumes with steam at Pilning, Dawlish and Penzance.
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Tagged 1960, British, Great Western, GWR, Paddington, steam, Wales
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Volume 56
| Severn to Dee Part 1 (60-mins) | Price £19.75 |
A film on the railways between Bristol, where the River Severn eventually reaches the sea, and Wrexham, close by the River Dee, in the age of steam.The Midland route is taken from Bristol to Gloucester calling at Berkeley Road for a l4xx on the Sharpness branch. Gloucester on the Severn shows normal steam freight working before 3440 “City of Truro” visits in 1985. We go north via Ashchurch with 1420 and 6435 to Worcester. Here we visit the shed and even the works in 1965. A diversion away from the Severn takes the story through Birmingham and Wolverhampton, the Great Western’s route to the north. A Duchess pacific roars through Winson Green. On via Madeley Junction and Upton Magna, which closed in 1964, showing more steam. Shrewsbury, standing well and truly on the Severn, is covered in detail and interesting rare views portray a Royal train, a diesel crashed into a signal box, a Duchess on a running-in turn from Crewe in 1962, amid normal steam working up to March 1967. We then go north to Gobowen and Oswestry. The days when Weston Rhyn had loops, signal box and exchange yards for Ifton Colliery are seen, days of industrial locos working the line to the colliery. 1966 steam takes us over the Welsh border at Chirk onto the River Dee viaduct at Newbridge. County Class 1011 visits Ruabon. and Black 5′s lead on to Wrexham. A few scenes of steam railtours in the 1970′s are included to enhance the story but they were still seen amid the infrastructure of a steam worked railway of semaphore signalling and crossing gates.
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Tagged 1970, Birmingham, Black 5, Crewe, diesel, freight, Gloucester, Gobowen, Great Western, Ifton, industrial, Midland, Oswestry, Severn Dee Part, Shrewsbury, steam, Weston Rhyn
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Volume 50
| The GWR Recalled (60-mins) | Price £19.75 |
A look at the Western Region of British Railways from 1958 to 1965 covering all the major classes of ex- GWR motive power. There is Paddington in all its steam glory with Kings, Castles, Halls and pannier tanks. It was the starting point for a unique railtour in 1963 to Swindon Works behind 72006 “Clan Mackenzie”. We join the tour and see Swindon Works while it was still overhauling steam followed by a visit to the shed. A return to Paddington for lineside action through Westbourne Park in 1962, more Kings, Castles, County, Hall and a view of 4704 the ultimate 2-8-0 of the GWR. Westward via Southall in 1963 to Maidenhead and a nostalgic look at the Marlow branch and its “donkey”. At Reading, also in 1963, more Castle action and a couple of SR engines pass through en-route to Moreton yards. Station pilot was 7817 “Garsington Manor”. Didcot provides us with another County class and the last GWR Castle “Great Western”. Sapperton for the Chalford auto trains lead on to the Birmingham route at Hatton and yet another rare event, Bulleid Pacific’s on football specials at Handsworth & Smethwick. Farewell to the Kings with 6018 to Swindon, then Oxford and the last steam train to Fishguard with 6859. Returning to London there is a look at the Brentford and Windsor branches before 7029′s last Farewell tour. Lots of copper caps and lower quadrants!
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Tagged Birmingham, British, Bulleid Pacifics, Great Western, GWR, lineside, London, Paddington, SR, steam, Swindon, Western Region
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Volume 15
| Archive Newsreel 2 (55-mins) | Price £15 |
The second video in the series offers a further multitude of fascinating subjects in nine sections. We begin with a look at the 9Fs on British Railways (including the ex-Crosti type) and 92203 and 92220 on railtours in the 70′s. Others are seen around Warrington and the Lune Gorge. The Marlow Donkey was famous in Great Western history and was re-lived in 1973 using 1450, 6106 and 6998 on the branch from Maidenhead to Marlow via Bourne End. When main line steam on BR came to an end in 1968, many farewell specials were run and we next include two of them, the Lancastrian No.2 Railtour and an SLS tour from Stockport to Carnforth using Britannia 70013 and Black Fives 45156 and 44949. Narrow gauge working is depicted by scenes on the Bowaters Paper Mills in Kent before closure. The scenes contrast the locomotives working days with the pleasure they now give to passengers at Whipsnade. There is a tribute to steam power out of Waterloo in 1967. Featured are the Bournemouth Belle, an immaculate 34057 (as only Salisbury shed could do), 75069 (now preserved on the SVR), Bullied Pacifics, Standard 5s, 80xxx and 82xxx tanks. The steam shed visited on the volume is Stockport Edgeley showing Stanier Class 5′s and 8F’s in their natural environment, the motive power depot and the men who worked on them while they were turned and coaled. The continental section shows Pacific power with action from France and Germany which lasted some years after the end of steam in the UK. Both preserved continental pacifics at Carnforth are seen in action in 1976 and the French Pacific at the head of the Golden Arrow leaving Calais Maritime. Hof, Trier, Crailsheim, Lathen and Berlin feature 01 and 03 classes at work. WD 2-10-0 “Gordon” is shown over the last 25-years from its rare appearance on the Southern Region in 1966 through its days at Longmoor to its visit to Shildon and preservation on the Severn Valley Railway. We conclude with industrial steam at Shilbottle Colliery in Northumberland where 0-6-0 tanks worked hard on the three mile branch of the NCB in 1969. Again another good mix of steam traction in full variety from the humble colliery tank to the great expresses of yesteryear.
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Tagged 8F, Black 5, Bournemouth, Britannia, British, Bulleid Pacifics, France, Germany, Golden Arrow, Great Western, industrial, narrow gauge, NCB, preserved, Salisbury, Severn Valley, SLS, steam, Stockport, traction, Waterloo, WD
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