TELERAIL PRODUCTIONS

Bicester Military Railway (50-mins) (DVD)

Ref: TR807D

Loose coupled freight trains with their distinctive clatter and the daily local 'pick up' freight train, are now sadly a thing of the past - at least as far as British Rail is concerned. However, there is one complete railway system which still handles huge amounts of traffic in this traditional manner:- the Bicester Military Railway.

This unique video gives a rare and privileged insight into the day to day operations of one of the countries largest industrial railways. The fascinating and busy Central Ordinance Depot, which is not generally open to the public, still uses an extensive standard gauge railway for the vast majority of it's internal movements between the various storehouses.

Each day sees an enormous amount of individual movements and marshalling operations. As well as internal traffic flows, featuring many unique and interesting wagon variants no longer found on main line systems, the railway also handles significant amounts of main line traffic through it's connection to British Rail.

This superbly made programme also deals with MOD main line traffic since the demise of Speedlink and there's a visit to the Museum of Army Transport at Beverley, Yorkshire, to look at some other unusual relics used by both MOD and the Army. Not forgetting a close look at the immaculate locomotive fleet at Bicester, a cab ride around the extensive site, and a close look at marshalling operations featuring loose shunting and 'pick up' freights.

This exciting programme allows the viewer to explore all aspects of Britain's biggest military railway, which was originally built during 1941. Also included are many interesting interviews, not least, the reminiscences of Ernest Lawton, co-author of the recently published book about the railway, who was a driver at the Bicester Military Railway during the Second World War.

This video is an essential companion to Earnest Lawton's fascinating historical book and is certain to please anyone with an interest in Britain's military railways.

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Longtown Military Railway (50-mins) (DVD)

Ref: TR818D

Like our first look at the Bicester Military Railway, this is a unique chance to go 'behind the scenes' in an area that is definitely out of bounds to visitors. The Base Ammunition Depot at Longtown near Carlisle, which is connected to the west coast main line by a lengthy spur that once ran on to the Waverley route, has a very interesting and colourful history. Behind the high security perimeter fences is a very extensive military system that is not normally open to visitors. All internal shunting is carried out by five Vanguard locomotives built by Thomas Hill between 1977 and 1982. Also on the stock list are two Baguley-Drewry railcars built in the 1970s, which are still used to carry personnel around the depot today.

The main Longtown depot is connected to a separate storage site at nearby Smalmstown, by means of a short link over British Rail metals. This involves tracing part of a spur that once linked the Waverley route with the West Coast main line at Gretna and which closed to through traffic 1969. Part of this spur also forms the main rail access route into the Longtown depot, but despite the fact that it only carries MOD traffic, it is still owned and maintained by BR.

As well as current day operations at Longtown, Eastriggs just across the border in Scotland, which also comes under the control of Longtown BAD, is thoroughly explored. In particular, we look at the unusual narrow gauge system and transfer facilities at Eastriggs. Also included are interviews with the Longtown Commandant and other members of the railway operating staff.

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BEHIND THE SCENES 1 (??-mins) ()

Ref: TR713D

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The Way We Were Part 2: The 1930s and 1940s (55-mins) ()

Ref: TR752D

Can you remember steam trains, school caps, or even trams? Everyday sights like theses shaped the lives of ordinary people in a way which has rarely been captured on film.

Now, this unique and remarkable compilation, made entirely of home-made cinefilm footage captures these everyday scenes.

Introduced by Dame Thora Hird, and with a fascinating voiceover, sound effects and evocative music throughout, The Way We Were is a warm and poignant account of life in 'Thirties and Forties Britain.

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The Way We Were Part 1: The 1950s and 1960s (62-mins) ()

Ref: TR756D

As Britain began to emerge from the austerity of the post war years many ordinary people, had for the first time ever, enough spare cash to buy a cine camera. This was still somewhat of a luxury though, as cine film throughout the 1950s and 1960s was, by today's home video standards, very expensive.

Thousands of families began to film their holidays, outings, and those more memorable family occasions. While others also took the opportunity to film more commonplace everyday activities including children playing in the street, local fetes or a visit to town.

Television was not the dominant force it is today, and after the ritual of setting up the projector and screen many happy evenings would be spent watching the results in a darkened room at home.

Carefully and sensitively crafted together by North West Video Productions this first volume, in a unique series, forms a fascinating and lively look back at the 1950s and 60s. This is definitely not the official Britain of the newsreels or commercial cinema, but a warm and poignant account of everyday events filmed by ordinary people - showing what life was really like during the post war years.

This unique programme, made entirely from original cine films complete with discreet sound effects and music, is complimented by a thought provoking script written and introduced by Neil Patrick - Editor of Yours magazine.

You'll find the memories come flooding back as we focus on a huge variety of topics including:-

Children - at school and at play, long before the days of leisure wear and trainers. With so few cars and lorries around children were safe to play in the street, where the only distractions were the milkman and his horse, or the chimes from a distinctive ice cream van.

Street Scenes - lots of contrasting views, from small villages to large towns - highlighting shops, passing traffic and fashions.

Everyday life - including wine making, summer fetes and Christmas - always the main family event in any year but just look at those fashions and the presents.

Transport - lots of everyday scenes including a steam train journey from Leamington Spa to Birmingham, trolley buses at Walsall, and Glasgow's distinctive trams.

Royal Visits - a memorable day with Royal visits to Rugeley & Barmouth.

Holidays - when overseas package holidays were virtually unknown! Lots of nostalgic scenes in the West Country, including camping and caravan holidays, picnics and visits to St Ives, Lands End, and Lynton & Lynmouth. Also holidays on the Isle of Wight featuring the famous pier, and the first road round-a-bout on the Island.

Farming - before giant machines took over most duties there were still some horses and early tractors at work, while the farmyards provided a haven for children to play in.

Family motoring - for the lucky few a new car meant extra freedom - although many early roads were already starting to jam up. Never mind though there was still plenty of room on the newly opened M6 & M1 motorways!

If you are old enough to remember the 1950s and 60s this unique video will rekindle many pleasant memories. If you're too young to remember those exciting years, this programme will give you an excellent impression of just what you missed !

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Favourite Loco Classes 1 (??-mins) ()

Ref: TR730D

This is your chance to enjoy a unique slice of everyday living railway history from the same producers that bring you the Steam World Archive Series - the most authentic and popular steam archive series available today.

This new series features action from all parts of the old British Railways network and benefits from faithfully added sound using the renowned Peter Handford original steam sound library. Volume one compares some of the favourite express passenger classes, and even includes rare archive cab rides. Each programme is accompanied by a informative script highlighting the major differences between the classes. So turn back the clock with Tele Rail and enjoy the authentic sights and sounds of yesterday!

This brand new Steam World programme gives you the unique opportunity to compare and enjoy seeing the following passenger classes at work:-

Castle

Archive film from the late 1960s including a spectacular cab ride from Worcester to Paddington.

King

The jewel in the crown - at least as far as the GWR was concerned. These magnificent locomotives are predominately featured around Snow Hill Birmingham.

Coronation

The power of Stanier's finest creation, and certainly the best loved of his designs affectionately better known as Duchess's are seen working on the WCML including the steep climb over Shap.

Jubilee

Rare views of Silver Jubilee in the late 1930s plus action over the beautiful Settle to Carlisle route in the late 1960s.

Britannia

Nostalgic action including a remarkable cab ride out of London Liverpool Street on 70000 Britannia in 1955.

A3

One of the best loved express passenger classes, highlighting plenty of evocative lineside action on the ECML and some rare views on the Waverley Route.

A4

Superb archive film of this favourite class at work in their heyday on the ECML (including a cab ride) and onto Aberdeen.

Bullied Pacifics

Featuring Merchant Navy, West Country and Battle of Britain classes - including a cab ride.

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Favourite Loco Classes 2 (??-mins) ()

Ref: TR724D

This is your chance to enjoy a unique slice of everyday living railway history from the same producers that bring you the Steam World Archive Series – the most authentic and popular steam archive series available today.

This new series features action from all parts of the old British Railways network and benefits from faithfully added sound using the renowned Peter Handford original steam sound library. Each programme is accompanied by an informative script highlighting the major differences between the classes. So turn back the clock with Tele Rail and enjoy the authentic sights and sounds of yesterday!

For over a century the freight engine was the everyday work horse of the railways – often expected to slog away with a minimum of maintenance and a heavy load.

This latest title helps to redress the balance by taking a nostalgic look at some of the most enduring freight classes including Great Western 2800s, Robinson 04s, Q6s, J27s, J37s, J38s, J39s and 4Fs.

There’s also atmospheric film of the much loved Somerset & Dorset 2-8-0s and LMS 8Fs, as well as Q1s and WD 2-8-0s. Finally we take a look at the often forgotten industrial tanks and the end of the line; the 9Fs.

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International Steam Archive Vol 1 - The 1970s (60-mins) ()

Ref: TR786D

Today's railfans may have to travel as far as China or Cuba in search of steam - but not so long ago things were very different.

As far as the majority of rail enthusiasts in the UK were concerned, when English steam finished during August 1968 - their hobby was effectively dead. Few people in those days had the money, time or the knowledge to travel the world in search of steam, and of course many British fans were notoriously blinkered claiming to be "only interested in UK steam anyway".

Fortunately a few railfans had the foresight to record the passing steam railway heritage overseas as well as at home, and it's thanks entirely to their efforts that we can all now enjoy some of the finest lineside action to be seen anywhere in the world. Highlights of this first volume include:

West Germany

Hof shed and Hof. The Black Forest. Theine - Emden line. Moselle Valley line from Koblenz to Trier Classes 01,043, 044, 038

Spain

Castejón to Miranda de Ebro. Coal traffic on the metre gauge Pon Ferrada to Villablino line. Classes 141Fs/242Fs

India

Madras basin bridge shed. Bangalore, Calcuta Howrah Station, Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. Classes YP, WP, WG.

France

Traffic around Boulogne Class 141Rs

Portugal

Local traffic around Porto. Douro Valley, Réé shed broad & narrow gauge. Classes E103, E113, E114, E182

Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)

Coal trains from Wankie to Bulawayo. Bulawayo depot and area. The Mulungwane Gorge on the branch from West Nicholson. Classes 15A, 20 Bayer Garratt.

Austria

Vienna Ost shed, as well as lineside shots. The Vordenberg Rack line with iron ore trains to Donawitz steel works. Classes 52, 78, 77, 97, 197

Turkey

Halkali shed 8Fs at Samsun. Traffic around Izmir. Egridir branch Classes 8F, G8, G82s

South Africa

Krankill in the Karoo desert. The two foot gauge line from Natal. Classes 15A, 19, 24, 25.

Italy

Cremona depot. Fortezza - San Candido. Ornavasso to Domodossola. Classes 625, 640, 740, 743.

Pakistan

Khyber pass from Preshawar to Landi Total. Bostan Junction in the Sind desert. Classes HGS, SPS, XA

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Marchwood & Chilmark Military Railways (50-mins) (DVD)

Ref: TR827D

On one special tape, TWO complete programmes contrasting the different MOD railway operations at Chilmark, near Salisbury and Marchwood, near Southampton.

RAF Chilmark was a unique ammunition supply depot secretively situated in the beautiful Wiltshire countryside. This video traces the work of this interesting and unique depot during the spring of 1994 when supplies were being transferred to the Nato depot at Glen Douglas in Scotland, prior to the complete closure of Chilmark during 1995. Featured site movements include both standard and narrow gauge locomotives at Chilmark and Dinton as well as the unique narrow gauge railway from the privately owned Chilmark Stone Company Mine situated within the RAF site. As well as pertinent interviews, this programme also features rare archive photographs and one of the unusual underground electric locomotives in operation. The line is connected by a four mile spur from Chilmark to the BR connection at Dinton which utilizes part of the old double track main line from Exeter to Salisbury.

Marchwood MOD base is an extremely busy location that handles the import and export of a vast variety of goods for the MOD. These can range literally from stationery supplies through to tanks. The base which is connected to the main BR line which still runs to Fawley is operated entirely by standard gauge MOD vanguard locomotives. It also includes its own private harbour where goods are loaded onto waiting ships. Very unusually, Marchwood is busy enough to justify its own passenger service, which is featured along with BR movements onto the site.

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Passenger Action! Vol.1 - Private Operators (55-mins) ()

Ref: TR787D

By March 31st 1997 the last BR passenger train operating company had been sold and with it came the end of British Rail's passenger operations. The integrated passenger network which was formed through the nationalisation of the nation' railways in 1948 had lasted for nearly fifty years before privatisation took its final toll. This superb programme takes a representative look at the new private companies' operations throughout the British Isles in summer 1997. As well as looking at some of the striking new passenger liveries, this programme also takes a look at press criticism concerning reliabilty and ticketing. With over sixty minutes of solid passenger action featuring many different classes, this new programme is a must for all connoisseurs of the current passenger scene.

Featured operators include:-

Eurostar

Gatwick Express

Great North Eastern Railway

Great Western Trains

Midland Mainline

South Wales & West

Virgin West Coast

Virgin Cross Country

Loco Classes 37, 47, 73, 86, 87, 89, 90, 91, HST and Eurostar

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Definitive Guide to Private Steam Railways (60-mins) ()

Ref: TR782D

This useful video guide highlights the superb variety of different private steam railways that can be found all across the UK. Most of the railways featured in this unique programme specialise in recreating the authentic 'feel' of a particular period in railway history with atmospheric stations and authentic liveried locos. So it's not hard to see why, after some very humble beginnings, the multitude of private steam lines in the UK now spearhead the family leisure market challenging the established 'day outs' offered by stately homes and theme parks.

From the largest to some of the smaller lines, there's nostalgic action from:-

Bluebell Railway

East Lancashire Railway

Great Central Railway

Keighley and Worth Valley Railway

Llangollen Railway

Mid Hants Railway

Midland Railway

North Yorkshire Moors Railway

Paignton and Dartmouth Railway

Severn Valley Railway

Strathspey Railway

West Somerset Railway

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Definitive Modern Traction Railway Video (60-mins) ()

Ref: TR783D

Many rail fans still think the that the interest went out of the UK railway scene when steam died. They should see this new programme with it's colourful round up of the very best passenger and freight action in splendid scenery from all parts of the country! Featuring passenger and freight from around the UK, this is a real eye opener, highlighting most current loco classes in action including:-

Main lines

East Coast main line services

West Coast main line services

Branch lines

The Welsh Valley lines

Oxenholme to Windermere

Isle of Wight

Loco hauled passenger services

37s in Wales

47s in the Midlands

International services

Eurostar services

Rail Freight

Including the following hot spots: Immingham, Worksop, Rylstone to Skipton, China Clay in Cornwall, and Channel Tunnel flows.

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Definitive Steam Railway Archive Video (60-mins) ()

Ref: TR784D

Working steam locos were once a common sight in all parts of Great Britain - until they were finally swept away in the modernisation programme of 1968. Today, thanks to the efforts of a few far sighted rail fans who set out to capture, on cine film, the everyday comings and goings, it's possible to once again relive the years when steam ruled supreme.

This choice selection of vintage cine film, with the added benefit of authentic sound from the internationally famous Peter Handford collection, features memorable archive action from all parts of the old British Railways network, including:-

Birmingham Snow Hill

Bournemouth main line

Carnforth shed

East Coast main line

Exeter

Lickey incline

Settle to Carlisle

Somerset & Dorset

Sunderland shed

West Coast main line

Locos featured include most of the main pre-grouping and BR standard classes.

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Definitive Steam Railway Video (60-mins) ()

Ref: TR785D

Despite main line steam finishing in the UK nearly thirty years ago, today as we approach the millennium, interest is still as strong as ever. There's no doubt that the sight and sound of a steam locomotive travelling at main line speeds is certainly as compelling as ever!

This unique video highlights the thrill of main line steam both in the UK and overseas and includes superb action at the following scenic locations:-

Fort William to Mallaig

Settle to Carlisle

The ascent of Shap

Southern main line steam

Bishops Stortford to Ely

West Country main line steam

Complemented by the best overseas action from:-

China

Poland

USA

Austria

UK locos featured include:- 75014, 48151, 46203, 46229, 44767, 60009, 60007, 70000, 71000, 30777, 828, 35028, 6024, 7802, 7325. Plus many distinctive overseas types.

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Loco Hauled Millenium Edition (60-mins) ()

Ref: TR753D

A modern traction millennium bonanza !

This special updated compilation of the popular Loco Hauled series features all the main classes that are likely to see action into the new millennium.

There's superbly photographed action from all around the UK, giving a comprehensive overview of loco hauled activity today.

Supported by an informative script from Paul Shannon this programme is certain to please anyone with an interest in modern traction.

Featuring diesel classes 31, 37, 47, 56, 58, 59, 60, 66, and the brand new class 67. Also electric classes 86, 87 , 90, & 91.

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Vintage Flying W/e Kemble (??-mins) ()

Ref: TR721D

It’s time to take to the sky! Just like steam trains vintage aircraft can only really be fully appreciated when they’re in use.

These days the chance of not only seeing vintage aircraft flying but actually being able to get close enough for a privileged view is something of a rarity. So the annual Kemble weekend near Cirencester is a real treat.

A huge variety of vintage aircraft are seen in the air, as well as some interesting interviews with both owners and pilots.

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