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- TRAINS AROUND DAWLISH ( 58 minutes) DVD £10 only
- Lineside footage of trains in action along the scenically renowned stretch of railway between Teignmouth and Powderham from 1990 and the subsequent twelve years or so. The five chapters include Class 37s, Class 47s, Class 50s, HSTs & DMUs and Railtours featuring steam specials and trains hauled by Class 20s, Class 37s (triple headed!) Class 50 and Class 59. The programme concludes with preserved Locomotive 4472 “Flying
Scotsman” at Teignmouth. Without commentary, digitally edited from VHS and SVHS analogue footage.
- LOCOMOTIVE CAB RIDE: Buxton – Great Rocks - Altrincham (1 Hour 20 minutes) DVD £10 only
- Commences with Brush Type 4 locomotive 47441 in a light engine movement from Buxton to Great Rocks Junction and it’s reversal into the ICI Tunstead Sidings complex in order to collect a rake of loaded ICI vacuum braked hopper wagons bound for Oakleigh Sidings at Northwich. From here, the on board camera follows the route via the former main line Midland route through Peak Forest Summit, Chinley and New Mills as far as Altrincham station. Filmed: 26th February 1990 Digitally edited from
VHS Analogue footage.
No commentary -- With location captions
- TRAINS AROUND BUXTON Volume 1 1989-1991 (1 Hour 4 minutes) DVD £10 only
- Digitally edited from VHS footage, this volume is dedicated to railway freight
activities in the Buxton area between 1989 and 1991. The cameraman’s local knowledge results in some interesting camera viewpoints in the area, many of which are no longer accessible today. Most trains feature the renowned ICI vacuum hopper wagons en route to their destinations of Hindlow, Northwich and Miles Platting, including the Sunday diversions which traversed the Buxton to Manchester passenger branch. Locomotives captured included Classes 20, 31 and 37 at the following locations: Buxton Up Sidings (Donohue), Buxton Station, Topley Pike, Blackwell Mill, Great Rocks, Harpur Hill, Hindlow, Briggs Sidings, New Mills etc.
No commentary -- With location captions
- TRAINS AROUND BUXTON Volume 2 1991-1992 ( 58 minutes) DVD £10 only
- Digitally edited from VHS footage, this volume is dedicated to railway freight
and a small sequence of passenger train activities in the Buxton area between 1991 and 1992. The cameraman’s local knowledge results in some interesting camera viewpoints in the area, many of which are no longer accessible today. Many of the trains feature the renowned ICI vacuum hopper wagons en route to their destinations of Hindlow and Northwich, including the Sunday diversions which traversed the Buxton to Manchester passenger branch. Locomotives captured include various classes at the following locations: Buxton Up Sidings (Donohue), Buxton Station, Topley Pike, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Great Rocks, Higher Buxton, Peak Forest, and Ashwood Park.
No commentary -- With location captions
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