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The Ivo Peters Collection Vol. 8 - Steam in 1962  THE LATEST IVO PETERS DVD THAT HAS ARRIVED AT WOLVERTON RAIL. IS... :-) >>>>>>>IN STOCK: 5TH AUGUST 2020<<<<<<<< Steam in 1962. - This is the third volume in lvo Peters' "series within a series" of annuals. It follows on from the original Volume 5 "Steam in 1960" (now totally remastered and reissued as "His Films Revisited No.3: Steam in 1960") and Volume 7 "Steam in 1961". As usual it was filmed on 16mm colour cine-film. 1962 was the last year before Dr Beeching changed the face of British Railways forever, but it was a year of contrasts. It was also a particularly poignant year for Ivo as it saw the last "Pines Express" run on his favourite railway, the Somerset & Dorset. Naturally, the last Pines features in this volume, as do other S&D rail tours, a tour of industrial railways in the Midlands, events on the Western and Southern main lines and branches including the last Churchward Dock saddle tank, "Lord Nelson" at Swindon, complex workings around Yeovil Town, M7s on the Exmouth branch, Beattie Well tanks at Salisbury and - uniquely - a shopping trip by steam roller with the Rev.Teddy Boston! Originally released in 1990, this volume has been totally remastered i.e. the pictorial material has now been prepared from the original 1" tape, transferred to digital betacam and then remastered. Some minor picture and sound editing has taken place to enhance this very popular volume in our series. More detailed contents are as follows :
WolvertonRail.com is the official distributor of "The Ivo Peters Collection". find out more |  | The Ivo Peters Collection Vol. 7 - Steam in 1961  NEW RELEASE 1st JULY 2020 Steam in 1961. - This is the second volume in lvo Peters' "series within a series" of annuals. It follows on from the original Volume 5 "Steam in 1960" (now totally remastered and reissued as "His Films Revisited No.3: Steam in 1960") and, was as always, filmed on 16mm colour cine-film. This time he covers the various events, important rail tours and locations in the southern part of Britain during 1961 going as far north as north west Wales and Staveley near Chesterfield. Both main line and industrial railways are covered from the every day to special events and it is a comprehensive round-up of many aspects of steam working in 1961, including Bullieds at Honiton Tunnel, Menai Bridge, a cab ride in the Blue Pullman, the last day of the MSWJR, MR1000 from Gloucester, the Solent Limited, Wickwar Tunnel, the Weymouth Harbour line, Brinscombe, Exeter Gas Works, a visit to Bass, Bowaters at Sittingbourne & the North Thames Gas Board at Becton. Originally released in 1989, this volume has been totally remastered i.e. the pictorial material has now been prepared from the original 1" tape, transferred to digital betacam and then remastered. Some minor picture and sound editing has taken place to enhance this very popular volume in our series. More detailed contents are as follows :
About IVO PETERSIvo Peters, who lived in Bath, always loved trains. He took his first photograph of a train in 1925 - appropriately on the Somerset & Dorset Railway, his "first love" right up to the line's sad end in March 1966.lvo's collection of railway photographs grew steadily until, in 1959, an exciting thing happened. He was shown an excellent 16mm film of aircraft which so impressed him that, the very next day, he bought his first 16mm camera, together with a special tripod (a piece of equipment he always believed to be absolutely essential for steady cine shots) - and Ivo's railway filming had begun in earnest. In the next 10 years he filmed railway scenes very extensively, covering as far as possible every type and size of steam locomotive. The Somerset & Dorset Railway, of course, figured prominently but he filmed many scenes throughout the British Isles - and not just on British Railways. Ivo had a great interest in industrial railways, particularly those which ran through the countryside such as ironstone and other quarry systems, and his collection of shots of the many different types of industrial steam locomotives is vast. The narrow gauge was also one of his great loves and he shot thousands of feet on all the small lines he could find. In particular, he recorded in detail the whole of the Isle of Man Railway - and also the diminutive Groudle Glen line near Douglas. When Ivo finally stopped filming in 1974, his collection of 16mm film of steam locomotives was wide and varied and amounted to over 25,000 feet and all in colour, for he never took a single foot in black and white. WolvertonRail.com is the official distributor of "The Ivo Peters Collection". find out more | | Railways of Hertfordshire Vol. 1: A journey around Hertfordshire through archive film  Hertfordshire was once served by a fascinating and varied collection of railways. The main lines to London ran alongside a network of sleepy and little used branches. Most of the branch lines have long gone, but the main lines survive. This, the first of 3 Volumes, explores the areas network of lines from the steam era to the present day. In Volume One Presenter Tony Furse takes us on a journey around Hertfordshire using an extensive collection of archive material.
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Vol.232 - A Miscellany of East Midlands Ironstone Railways  THE LATEST B & R DVD THAT HAS ARRIVED AT WOLVERTON RAIL. IS... :-) The Jim Clemens Collection No.39Jim Clemens had a passion for steam that did not end just with BR. He also took a keen interest in the industrial railways of Britain. This volume in our miscellany series is a compilation of the entire ironstone film archive he created, and has been assembled in the order the film runs off his original cine reels. The most extensive ironstone system in the country was at Corby, This comprised about 40 route miles of track and covered an area of around 10 miles between the most northerly and southerly points. It boasted a fine newly-built (1954) engine shed with eight roads and rollup shutters. A number of visits were made here in the mid-1960s, plus trips commemorating the end of steam at the quarries (1969) and the steel works (1973). Included are the World's largest quarrying machine (1,675 tons of it!), the Corby complex's 'Indus' 0-8-0 diesel plus ex-BR Class 14 No.D9547. The narrow-gauge Kettering Furnaces system is visited during June 1961. This also included a rare Lingford Gardiner-built standard-gauge locomotive. Another narrow-gauge ironstone line is seen at Scaldwell where this railway's eponymous locomotive is at work during May 1962. The last operating narrow-gauge ironstone system was at Finedon Quarries, near Wellingborough and visits were made here in 1961 and 1966. The whole process is seen: empties on their way to Finedon Quarry, loaded wagons on their return, the very narrow tunnel under the Midland Main Line, plus the rather daunting transfer method used from narrow to standard-gauge. The newest ironstone system in the Midlands was at Exton Park, and in 1963 we can admire their fleet of clean and modern 0-6-0s dating from the 1950s. Visits are made to the Irchester complex near Wellingborough, plus also Storefield. Blisworth. Pitsford, Loddington. Hanging Houghton, Desborough, Pilton, Charwelton, Cranford, Oxfordshire Ironstone Quarries (near Banbury and including a 'Sentinel ") and Byfield. We conclude with a visit to Nassington, near Peterborough. This ironstone railways enthusiast’s delight was filmed mostly in colour on both 8mm and 16mm cine-film. A commentary plus sound track complement our look at the ironstone railways of the East Midlands between 1960 and 1973. All text is © Wolverton Rail (a trading name of ADVANCE MICRO COMPUTERS LTD.) and may contain trackable codes. find out more | | The Ivo Peters Collection Vol. 6 - Ironstone Lines  **IN STOCK 12th.December 2019 ** Ironstone Lines of the East Midlands - Ivo Peters' love of railways was widespread. Not only did he cover the famous main lines and well-know minor railways in his 16mm colour cine film collection, but he also delved into the realms of industrial steam where fascinating small and no-so-small engines performed the vital tasks of British industry. Probably one of the least known areas was that of the Ironstone districts (such as Northamptonshire) where some of the most delightful and attractive industrial railways of the whole country ran along the edges of fields, through small woods and the heart of the countryside to the connecting lines with British Railways. This is the first visit to the Iron Lines in the Ivo Peters Collection covering an area from Oxfordshire in the west to Lincolnshire in the east. They had a charm of their own, known only a to a few. Here we see a great variety from the narrow gauge at Kettering to the standard gauge at Wroxton (sometimes known simply as "O.I") which also boasted double track, signals and signal boxes. Lines covered from 1961 to 1969 are:
Originally released in 1988, this volume has been totally remastered i.e. the pictorial material has now been prepared from the original 1" tape, transferred to digital betacam and then remastered. Some minor picture and sound editing has taken place to enhance this very popular volume in our series. WolvertonRail.com is the official distributor of "The Ivo Peters Collection". find out more | | Vol.231 - Great Western Steam Miscellany No.6  **IN STOCK 27th.May 2020** THE B & R DVD THAT HAS ARRIVED AT WOLVERTON RAIL IS.... :-) The sixth volume in our popular “Miscellany” series to cover Great Western steam compiled from mostly unseen footage from a variety of different cameramen and in the order the film runs off the original cine reels. We begin at Shrewsbury station and visits are made to Coton Hill Yards, Shrewsbury Shed, Sutton Bridge Junction, and Hookagate. We include a weed killing train at Llangollen Junction, Ruabon and we call in at Brymbo, Wellington (Salop) and Whitchurch. Next we take trips to Worcester, the nearby Norton Junction and the Gloucester area in addition to Ross-onWye, Stroud, Bromyard, and Hereford. Then to Birmingham Snow Hill, Bordesley and Hatton followed by visits to the shed at Wolverhampton Oxley and The Lickey Incline. Plus film at Oxford, Didcot, Langley (Bucks), and Paddington. Travelling down to the South-West, time is spent at Tiverton Junction before enjoying the rural delights of the Culm Valley branch to Hemyock and the Exe Valley branch to Exeter. In North Devon we visit the steeply graded line to Ilfracombe via Braunton along with visits to Barnstaple Junction and Dulverton on the Taunton line. We then take a trip along the Cheddar Valley line and call in at Glastonbury & Street on the S&DJR. Both South and West Wales are covered and include Cardiff General, Cardiff Queen Street, Abercynon, Merthyr, Woodham's Scrap Yard, Letterston Junction, Tenby, Carmarthen, Duffryn Yard Shed, Newport, Pontypool Road, Aberdare High Level, Crumlin, Quakers Yard, Dowlais Cae Harris, Nelson & Llancaiach, and Hengoed High Level. We even manage to see Great Western steam at Portsmouth & Southsea! The time period for the majority of the film is between about 1961 and 1966. Motive power includes many ex-GWR classes such as King, Castle, County, Hall, Modified Hall, Grange, Manor, 14xx, 15xx, 16xx, 2251, 28xx, 41xx, 42xx, 43xx, 45xx, 47xx, 56xx, 57xx, 64x, 72xx, 94xx plus the occasional ex-LMS engines and BR Standards. The archive film used is mostly in colour. An authentic sound track has been added along with an informative commentary to complement this nostalgic look at the last years of Great Western steam. All text is © Wolverton Rail (a trading name of ADVANCE MICRO COMPUTERS LTD.) and may contain trackable codes. find out more | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vol.230 - London Midand Steam Miscellany No.8  **IN STOCK 7th.February 2020** THE B & R DVD THAT HAS ARRIVED AT WOLVERTON RAIL IS.... :-) The eighth volume in our popular “Miscellany” series to cover London Midland steam compiled from mostly unseen footage from a variety of different cameramen and in the order the film runs off the original cine reels. Here we feature Midland 2Fs, the GCR in LMR days, in & around Manchester, the WCML and The North-West. The line between Desford Junction and Leicester West Bridge had restricted clearances and was the last home of the diminutive Johnsons 2Fs which had been introduced as far back as the 1870s! We visit the line during February 1963 with snow still on the ground. Next, in LMR days, we make a journey along the Great Central main line from Marylebone which includes Aylesbury, Brackley, Banbury, Woodford Halse, Rugby, Lutterworth, Leicester, Loughborough, Nottingham, Chesterfield and Hasland shed. We even feature a 1962 journey behind a 9F in normal passenger service from Brackley to Aylesbury! On to the North-West and the Manchester area where a famous steam working in 1964 and 1965 was the evening commuter service from Manchester Central to Buxton. This working is forever associated with 'Jubilee' No. 45705 “Seahorse” and we cover the journey in some detail. Following on from this, there is excellent footage around New Mills Junction, Gowhole Yards, Chinley, the Romiley and Marple area, Hayfield, Stockport, Stockport Edgeley shed, plus Manchester Victoria and Exchange. Shrewsbury and Ruabon are visited next and time is spent at Rossett (between Chester and Wrexham) and Talacre plus Worleston on the North Wales coast line. Finally, numerous locations are visited on the northern part of the West Coast Main Line starting at Crewe and Crewe South shed, Acton Grange, Winwick Junction, Wigan, Lostock Hall shed, Farrington, Preston, Carnforth shed, and Shap. Other locations include near Ormskirk and Hellifield, plus shed visits to Rose Grove, Bolton, Holbeck, and Normanton. The time period for the majority of the film is from 1962 to 1968. Motive power includes BR standard Britannia pacifics, Standard Class 5 & 4 4-6-0s, Class 2 2-6-0s, 9F 2-10-0s and Austerity 2-8-0s, ex-LMS Black 5s, 8Fs, 4Fs, 2-6-4Ts, Royal Scots, Jubilees, Stanier 2-6-0s, Ivatt tanks and Class 2 & 4 2-6-0s, ex-MR 2Fs, and Jinties. An authentic sound track has been added along with an informative commentary to complement this nostalgic look at the last years of London Midland steam. All text is © Wolverton Rail (a trading name of ADVANCE MICRO COMPUTERS LTD.) and may contain trackable codes. find out more | | Cab Ride GBRF139: Purley and Clapham Junction to Hendon and Luton  A cab-ride journey from Purley Down Sidings to Luton aboard a Class 66 loco of GBRf passing through Purley, South Croydon, East Croydon, Windmill Bridge Jct., Norwood Junction, Bromley Jct, Crystal Palace, West Norwood, West Norwood Jct, Tulse Hill, Herne Hill, Brixton, Shepherd’s Lane Jct, Voltaire Road Jct, Factory Jct, Longhedge Jct, Clapham Junction, Barnes, New Kew Jct, Kew East Jct, South Acton Jct, Acton Wells Jct, Acton Canal Wharf, Dudding Hill Jct, Brent Curve Jct. (Minimal picture vibration during acceleration) find out more | | The Berks & Hants Line  Exeter St David’s to London Paddington. We join a brand new class 802 IET (Intercity Express Train) upon arrival at Exeter St David's station en route from Plymouth to London. Our train is formed of 10 coaches and calls at Tiverton Parkway and Taunton before branching off onto the so-called Berks and Hants route, a series of disparate lines connected together to form a shorter and more direct route from the South West to the Capital.Our train runs non-stop for over 100 miles from Taunton to Reading, only then do we join the original GWR main line into London, having switched from diesel to electric power and travelling at speeds of up to 125 miles per hour. This cross-country scenic line was filmed during the summer of 2019. There's a great deal of interesting history to the route, only opened as a through line in 1906 with the completion of the last section of new track from Cogload Junction to Castle Cary. Now is your chance to see this sinuous line as the driver does. find out more | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cab Ride ATW23: Milford Haven & Carmarthen to Llanelli and Swansea  A cab-ride journey from Milford Haven to Swansea aboard Class 175 (two car unit) of Arriva Trains Wales passing through or calling at Johnston, Haverfordwest, Clarbeston Road, Clunderwen, Whitland, Carmarthen. Then changing ends and continuing to Pembrey & Burry Port, Llanelli & Gowerton before terminating at Swansea.find out more | | Railways of Wales Vol. 1 - Mid Wales  Mid Wales offered a contrasting mix of railways, from the major links from Shrewsbury to the coast at Aberystwyth and the Central Wales Line, to the long secondary lines from Moat Lane to Hereford, Brecon and Neath. In this programme we explore these lines mostly in the 1950s, 1960s and 1980s. Through Mid Wales. Shrewsbury and the line through Welshpool, Moat Lane, Newtown over Talerddig to Machynlleth with many of the intermediate stations and a range of steam power including ‘Manors’ and Standard Class 4s on passenger and freight. Steam is featured on the ascent to the summit at Talerddig both from the West & East. in addition the diesel era is shown with Class 37s on services to the Cambrian Coast. The route through Oswestry. Oswestry and services to Ellesmere and Welshpool and the branch to Llanfyllin To South Wales. The line from Moat Lane through Llanidloes and Builth Road to Three Cocks Junction. The Central Wales line over Knucklas Viaduct, through Builth Wells to Llandeilo. West from Hereford. The route West to Three Cocks Junction and the lines around Brecon and the branches to Neath and Merthyr To the Coast at Aberystwyth. Machynlleth and the Cambrian line to Dovey Junction and Aberystwyth with a wide range of traffic including the Cambrian Coast Express. Aberystwyth’s steam shed and the narrow gauge line is also featured in the 1950s, 1960s & 1980s with a wide range of traction. find out more | | Railways of Wales Vol. 2 - The Cambrian Coast and the Dee Valley  The Cambrian Coast and the route from Barmouth to Ruabon:- Barmouth through Ruabon provided a combination of dramatic coastal scenery, steep gradients and a wide variety of motive power. This volume explores these lines using archive film from the 1950s, 1960s and 1980s.
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British Railways Green Diesels  A look at diesel and electric power in action throughout the network in the 1960s when green livery dominated. We also feature electric power in light blue at Crewe plus the unique red livery on the Western Regions diesel hydraulics. This volume comprises all previously unpublished footage & includes ;- Transition at Newcastle. Deltics, DMUs, ‘Peaks’, Class 40s operating alongside steam traction. Diesel Hydraulics. ‘Warships’ and ‘Westerns’ on the Western Region in the steam era at Taunton and Shrewsbury along with Hymeks Metrovick Co-Bos and a view of this rarely photographed class at Peak Forest. BR Sulzer Type 2s at Chinley and York on passenger and freight. Brush Type 2s at Sheffield alongside steam traction. English Electric Type 3s on the North Eastern Region. English Electric Type 4s at York Shed and station alongside East Coast Pacifics and on the East Coast main line to Darlington plus Trans-Pennine services. Peaks at York and along the East Coast Main Line plus Tran-Pennine services in and around Chinley. Brush Type 4s at York. Deltics on the North Eastern Region in their early liveries at York and along the racing stretch of the East Coast Main Line. Diesel Multiple Units with many types in action in Yorkshire and Tran Pennine routes with many in their early liveries.Shunters with views in and around DoncasterAll Change at Crewe with electrics in their early years working alongside diesel and steam traction. find out more | | British Transport Films Collection Vol.12: The Driving Force  | | Steam World Archive Vol.37: The Derek Philips Collection - Central & Southern England  In this volume we include: Freight traffic in the Peak District around Chinley & Peak Forest. The Cromford and High Peak Railway. A Visit to Doncaster Station and Staveley works. Williamthorpe Colliery with Jinty tanks. Bass Brewery railway system. Seaton to Stamford push pull services. Bewdley to Tenbury Wells branch ride. Studley and Astwood Bank to Upton on Severn ride. The Great Western line from Birmingham Snow Hill to Oxford. A branch ride from Oxford to Fairford. London terminal stations at Marylebone and Waterloo. Southern steam at Salisbury and on the Bournemouth mainline. The Somerset & Dorset Line.Notable Locations include Chinley, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Millers Dale Jcn, Peak Forest, Buxton Shed, Millers Dale, Grindleford, Edale, Wirksworth, Doncaster, Staveley Works, Williamthorpe Colliery, Nottingham Victoria, Seaton, Luffenham, Ketton and Collyweston, Stamford, Bewdley, Tenbury Wells, Bescot, Birmingham Snow Hill, Hatton, Leamington Spa, Heyford, Oxford, Fairford, London Marylebone, London Waterloo, Salisbury, Eastleigh, Southampton, Bournemouth, Lymington, New Milton, Bournemouth West, Poole, Dorchester, Weymouth, Templecombe, Wincanton, Evercreech Jc, Glastonbury and Street, Highbridge, Bridgwater, Masbury, Binegar, Chilcompton, Midsomer Norton and Radstock North. find out more | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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