East Anglia & Lincolnshire

Rails Across The Fens (??-mins> (DVD-R)

Ref: TV836D

The main line from Cambridge to Ely and King’s Lynn in the 1970s and 1980s featuring passenger & freight traffic with Class 37s & 31s.

Freight along the Stoke Ferry branch. In and around King’s Lynn, at the harbour, South Lynn and Dock branches.

King’s Lynn station and signal box plus the branch to Middleton Towers with freight and a DMU special in the 1970s.

Cambridge steam shed in the 1950’s with a variety of steam power plus the first diesels.

A journey with the last freight on the Mildenhall branch with a Brush Type 2 in 1964.

Views from the cab on the branches to St Ives & Sudbury, plus the Cambridge to King’s Lynn line in 1967.

Cambridge Station and yards in the 1970s.

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Branches Across East Anglia (65-mins) (DVD-R)

Ref: TV553D

East Anglia was once the home of a system of rural railways.

In this programme we take a selected look at the number of branches in the 1960s. The lines across Essex via Braintree and Sudbury, and to Maldon are explored. The route across the Fens via Wisbech to March is featured in detail. Finally we look at passenger and freight traffic on the Dereham and Sheringham branches.

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Rails across Lincolnshire (75-mins) (DVD-R)

Ref: TV837D

On the 5th of October 1970, British Railways closed much of the network of lines serving rural East Lincolnshire.

In this programme we use archive film to journey back in time. In addition we visit many of the main lines prior to the modernisation schemes of recent years.

Lincoln from the 1960s to the 1980s featuring Central and St Marks Stations and the approach lines with a range of diesel traction on freight and passenger duties. A journey on the cross country line from Lincoln to Firsby via Bardney and Woodhall Junction including the intermediate stations.The station and junctions at Firsby with local, express and holiday traffic. The main line from Firsby to Grimsby via and Willoughby Junction. A journey along the Mablethorpe branch including loco hauled holiday traffic. The branch to New Holland Pier and Barton on Humber in the 1970s. The main line to Grimsby in the early 1980s including Class 31s on passenger duties.The railway junction at Barnetby in the early 1980s with DMUs, Class 20s and Class 31s on freight & passenger duties.

In addition the programme includes past and present scenes showing these changes that have taken place over the last 40 years.

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Branches To The Sea (??-mins) ()

Ref: TV559D

In the pre Beeching era, the railway was often the main mode of travel for the legions of holidaymakers making their way to the seaside. A network of branches connected the coastal resorts with the main line network. We explore various lines employing both steam and diesel traction in the 1960s.

This DVD features:

The Minehead branch in the days of steam and in 1969; the Maiden Newton to Bridport branch including an ill-fated steam special; the Hayling Island Branch; the Cleveden to Yatton Branch; Yeovil Junction and its lines connecting to the coast; the Sidmouth Branch.

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Branch Line to Burnham (??-mins) ()

Ref: TV546D

A Journey along the branch line of the former Somerset & Dorset Railway from Evercreech Junction to Burnham on Sea

Starting at Evercreech Junction, each of the intermediate stations and halts are featured on the journey to Glastonbury and across the Somerset Levels to Highbridge and to Burnham on Sea. Then follows the return journey from Highbridge. With nearly an hour of archive film, we see freight and milk traffic and feature the many remote level crossings as well as showing views from the carriage window and from the footplate together with scenes of the railway from the footplate and beyond.

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