The first two volumes of Mainline 2012 are complete: V0l 55, Southern Locos is ready to ship, and I’ve just put a 6 minute excerpt on YouTube, showing Tangmere hauling the Bath & Bristol in December. Vol 56, Great Western … Continue reading
I’ve “remastered” Volume 28: The Great Britain II to produce a Blu-ray disc. When I produced the original, I cut the footage down to 90-minutes to fit onto a DVD without excessive image compression. With the greater capacity of Blu-ray, … Continue reading
“About time too”, you may well say! I’ve just finished work on the final three volumes covering 2011: Vol. 52, LMS Locos – Princess Elizabeth, Leander, 8F 48151 and a plethora of Black Fives; Vol 53, BR Standard Class 7 … Continue reading
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Three of the fastest and most powerful steam locos at work on the British mainline today. 71000 Duke of Gloucester on the West Coast Mainline and along the coast of South Wales. 4492 Dominion Of New Zealand (actually 60019 Bittern … Continue reading
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Featuring the two survivor’s of British Railways’ first class of Standard locomotives Fresh from overhaul, painted unlined black and without nameplates (as during her first few months in service in 1951), 70000 Britannia proved powerful and reliable during 2011. She … Continue reading
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Featuring seven LMS locos and one BR Standard: Black Fives 44932, 44871, 45305 and 45407 5690 Leander 8F 48151 6201 Princess Elizabeth 70013 Oliver Cromwell Filmed on the Settle & Carlisle line, Shap, Saddleworth, York, in Devon and Cornwall, Hampshire … Continue reading
I’ve just put the finishing touches to The Great Britain V. It has produced two well-filled discs. Part 1 covers The first 4 days, from London to the west coast of Scotland. For three of those days, the train was … Continue reading
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On two discs, 2012’s 9-day tour of Great Britain by steam train. In Part 2: 2 Black Fives to Stranraer, Duchess of Hamilton from Glasgow to Preston, Oliver Cromwell to Shrewsbury and Bristol, Ollie and Tangmere to Penzance and finally … Continue reading
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On two discs, a 9-day tour of Great Britain by steam train. In Part 1: London-York-Edinburgh with Bittern and Oliver Cromwell. To Aberdeen and Inverness with Scots Guardsman, Inverness to The Kyle with 5305 then back to Glasgow with Scots … Continue reading
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Featuring: 34067 Tangmere on trains to Weymouth from Bristol and London, to Swanage, between Poole and Bristol, and in Kent. There’s also a special charter departing from St Pancras, surrounded by Euro Stars and South Eastern bullet trains! 35028 Clan … Continue reading
