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Traction 2003 Part 1 (??-mins) ()

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Features action from January to May of 2003, including Freight Traffic and Traction; Passenger Traction, Workings, Railtours and Specials; plus miscellaneous action.

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Traction 2003 Part 2 (??-mins) ()

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Covers the period June to December and includes Freight Traffic and Traction; Passenger Traction; Workings, Railtours and Specials; plus a number of other items.

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Traction 2004 Part 1 (90-mins) (DVD)

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Freight Traffic & Traction

Passenger Traction, Railtours and Specials The returnof Class 31 hauled passenger trains in the North West; the end of EWS Class 47s for First North Western; "top & tail" Class 37/4s workings to Merthyr Tydfill 45112 on Midland Main Line passenger duties; Class 87s going into store at Bicester; 37203 working to Rhymney; Virgin's 47851 on an EWS charter train to South Wales; 37675 rescuing the VSOE; 31601 in Wessex Trains livery; 47635 reinstated to work a Cardiff to York charter and 40145 storming the South Devon banks. Plus extensive coverage of the two final Class 56 railtours, the Sarum Flyer and the Twilight Grids.

ALSO "Royal" 47799 on Serco test train duties; 31106 venturing to Mallaig with an inspection saloon; the return of former Tinsley favourite 47145; Network Rail's 73213 on Serco duties; 73109 rescuing Wessex Class 31s after they run out of fuel; 47635 hauling Railnet units from Crewe to Wembley; 47355 hauling a Voyager unit; Network Rail's yellow HST power car on a Midland Main Line test train; Cromptons return to the Meldon Quarry branch; six Spain bound Class 58s at Newport Docks; 57601 on an inspection saloon in Suffolk plus coverage of the North York Moors, West Somerset and Mid-Hants diesel galas.

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Royal Scots Grey, All the Way

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Black & Blue (90-mins) (DVD-R)

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Class 56s have been a familiar sight hauling coal trains on Humberside for more than 20 years.

This programme features BR corporate blue-liveried 56 006 ‘WIRED FOR SOUND’ on a working synonymous with the class in more recent years - the Immingham to Scunthorpe coal.

The outward 7C77 working conveys imported coal from Immingham Bulk Terminal to the Corus steelworks at Scunthorpe. The trailing load is 1,600 tonnes, which provides a stiff test for the Rumanian-built 56. The train first weaves its way through the fascinating rail complex serving lmmingham Docks before heading towards Ulceby and Brocklesby Junction. At Barnetby, a location renowned for its superb collection of semaphore signals, the 7C77 bears right at Wrawby Junction to tackle the short but sharp climb of Elsham bank.

Manual crossing gates and more semaphores follow at Elsham and Appleby before the 56 encounters the most challenging part of the journey - the severe climb of Appleby bank which has the Grid at ‘full chat’. After that comes Scunthorpe and another fascinating maze of trackwork. After negotiating its way across an almost endless series of points, the 7C77 finally arrives in Scunthorpe Yard to deliver its wagon-loads of ‘black gold’. 56 006 then swaps trains by attaching to the 6C75 empties for a spirited non-stop run back to lmmingham Bulk Terminal.

The 46-mile round trip was filmed on a glorious winter’s afternoon, the blue Grid reviving memories of the late 1970s and early ‘5Os. With Class 56 operation on the Scunthorpe coal now at an end, this programme provides a nostalgic reminder of what was once an everyday sight.

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Double O (??-mins) ()

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Features 2 wired-for-sound cab rides: 37055 from Cardiff to Rhymney & 37131 & 37229 from Cardiff to Aberthaw Power Station.

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North Star South West (120-mins) (DVD-R)

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47 840 "North Star" was the fifth and final Virgin Trains Class 47 to be repainted into an historic livery to commemorate the end of Class 47 haulage on Cross Country services. Representing the corporate blue era, the locomotive was a regular performer on Western Region passenger services during the 1970s and early 1980s when it was numbered 47 077. On 19th.August 2002, the loco reverted to this historic identity wehn together with 47 847, it departed from penzance with Virgin's final loco-hauled 1M56 08:46 service to Manchester. Three days earlier, North Star was given a final solo outing on the same train. This programme combines cab and lineside footage from both journeys to provide a nostalgic record of Virgin's last long distance Class 47 hauled service.

To capture 47 840's "Sulzer" engine hard at work, the loco was specially "Wired for Sound". With a demanding set of timings, North Star is soon put through its paces as it tackles a series of Cornish gradients - the 10 mile climb from Hayle to Redruth, the 1 in 78 standing start from Truro, the short sharp climb from Par to Treverrin Tunnel and the impressive slog up to Largin Bank. After crossing the Royal Albert Bridge, 1M56 passes through the Plymouth suburbs before encountering the fearsome banks of Hemerdon and Dainton. There's a broef respite for the 47 as the train skirts the coastline aloing the seawall at Teignmouth and Dawlish before reaching Exeter, after which there is a spirited run up to Whiteball summit. Some fast running ensues to Bristol from where there is a rouding ascent to Filton. At Westerleigh Junction, 1M56 heads north through Yate and Cheltenham to Bromsgrove which is at the start of the infamous Lickey Incline. After reaching the summit at 40mph, the journey continues through the Birmingham suburbs to reach New Street station via Proof House Junction. The programme concludes with further scenes from 19th.August's commemorative farewell as 47 077 & 47 847 haul an additional 1Z56 Birmingham to Derby before both locos take their place in an historic livery line up at Toton MPD.

A wired-for-sound cab ride from Penzance to Birmingham in blue 47840.

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