Three short programmes on one disc, covering galas at the Watercress and Bluebell railways, and a profile of Southern S15, E828.
Programme 1: Mid Hants Railway Gala, Sept. 2003
Featuring four visiting engines: 34081 “92 Squadron”, 473 “Birch Grove”, 60009 “Union of South Africa” and BR Standard 4 tank 80104, as well as MHR’s Ivatt 2-6-2T 41312 and converted Austerity “Douglas”.
Approx. running time: 28 mins
Programme 2: Bluebell Railway Gala, Feb. 2002
Featured classes: Wainwright O2, Stroudley A1x Terriers, Billinton E4 Radial, Adams B4, Riddles Std 4,
Approx. running time: 27 mins
Programme 3: Profile of S15 E828
Archive footage of this Really Useful Engine at work on the mainline between 1993 and 1997, and on the Swanage Railway in July 1998.
Approx. running time: 37 mins
Short clip on YouTube of E828 at Southampton Dock and on the Portsmouth Direct line