FAST LINE FILMS

Fastline Films Vol.1: Mechanical Signalling and Level Crossings (145-mins) (2*DVD-R)

Ref: FF101D

This two-DVD set is the first of a series of films using historic instruction films made by the British Transport Films in the 1950s. This is the material with which railwaymen were trained over fifty years ago, in the use and maintenance of the equipment of the day, and which is still in use on parts of Network Rail, and most standard gauge heritage railways. The training films are supplemented, as an historical bonus, by other films including some from BTF and others from elsewhere in the railway industry. On DVD 1, the historical bonus is Right Down the Line, made by Gateway Films for STC in 1962 to record the work undertaken on the electrification of the lines into Fenchurch Street. On DVD 2, there is first a short, silent film made by the photographic unit of the NE Region to show the newly mechanised level crossing gates at Walton Street, Hull. This is followed by Safety on the Track, made by BTF for London Transport in 1951, and filmed in the Finchley Road, Northfields and Neasden areas. DVD 1 Layout of Signal Connections (BTF, 1955) - 33 minutes Maintenance of Signals and Connections (BTF, 1955) - 33 minutes Historical bonus film: Right Down the Line (STC, 1962) - 18 minutes DVD 2 Level Crossing Gates (BTF, 1956) - 42 minutes Part 1: General Part 2: Mechanisms Part 3: Maintenance Historical bonus film: Walton Street Crossing (BR North Eastern Region, circa 1962) - 5 minutes Safety on the Track (BTF, 1951) - 13 minutes

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Fastline Films Vol.2: Plain Line (144-mins) (2xDVD-R)

Ref: FF102D

This two-DVD set is the second of a series of films using historic instruction films made by the British Transport Films in the 1950s. This is the material with which railwaymen were trained over fifty years ago, in the use and maintenance of the equipment of the day, and which is still in use on parts of Network Rail, and most standard gauge heritage railways. On the second DVD, there is also, as an historical bonus, a film made about relaying track on the Western Region, using Secmafer gantries. DVD 1 Plain Line Maintenance (BTF, 1951) - 29 minutes Train Buckling and its Prevention (BTF, 1951) - 15 minutes A Mechanical Rail Creep Adjuster (BTF, 1951) - 16 minutes DVD 2 Straight Track (BTF, 1953) - 48 minutes Curved Track (BTF, 1953) - 18 minutes Historical bonus film Gantries (United Motion Pictures - 15 minutes

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Fastline Films Vol.3: Switches & Crossings (151-mins) (DVD-R)

Ref: FF103D

This is the third in a series of films, using historic instruction films made by the world famous British Transport Films in the 1950s. This is the material with which railwaymen were trained over fifty years ago in the use and maintenance of the equipment of the day, and which is still in use on parts of Network Rail and most standard gauge heritage railways. The films are supplemented, as a historical bonus, by other films in the Fastline Collection. On DVD 1, the historical bonus is MFD Re-Railing Equipment, made by BTF in 1956 to record the opportunities given by this new equipment for re-railing stock and locomotives. Training and live examples are given. On DVD 2, the historical bonus is Mechanised Renewal of Plain Line, made by BTF in 1956, and filmed on the Western Region to show renewals as then undertaken on the Western Region. It was shot at Brimscombe near Stroud, showing the planning of the job, and the use of twin-jib cranes. DVD 1 Layout of Rodding and Connections, 1954, 15 minutes. (This is part 1 of Mechanical Point Operation) Switches and Crossings, 1951, 22 minutes. (This is part 2 of Day-to-Day Track Maintenance. Part 1 is on Fastline Films 2: Plain Line) Adjustment of Double-ended Points, 1954, 7 minutes Historical bonus film: MFD Re-railing Equipment, 1956, 30 minutes DVD 2 Maintenance of Rodding and Connections, 1954, 18 minutes. (This is part 2 of Mechanical Point Operation) Maintenance of Points and Fittings, 1954, 27 minutes. (This is part 3 of Mechanical Point Operation) Historical bonus film: Mechanised Renewal of Plain Line, 1956, 32 minutes.

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