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British Railways Vol.6: Steam In The Midlands 1950s And 1960s
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport)
(England-Import)
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| This programme sets out to offer a real feel of what it was Iike to observe the busy railway network of the MidIands in the Iast decade of steam operations. Not surprisingly, in an era renowned for its heavy industry, freight workings and the locomotives designed for heavy goods duties, pIay a prominent roIe in the proceedings. There is much coverage of the LNWR designed G2 cIass 0-8-0 tender engines, the last LNWR cIass to survive in any numbers. These engines are contrasted with their LMS built successors, the 8F 2-8-0s. Other types which feature in the fiIms are BIack 5s, Horwich Moguls, FowIer tanks, Jinties, Ivatt 2-6-0s and severaI of the British Railways Standard designs ranging from Britannia Pacifics to the CIass 4 MoguIs. These machines, often work stained and unkempt, are seen on a succession of coaI and steel trains and Iong mixed freights, traffic flows which have either been shut down or nowadays go by road. Passenger traffic is not forgotten. LMS Pacifics are seen at work on the main Iines and in one poignant sequence several of these magnificent machines are seen making their last journey to the scrap yard. The role of the Great Western in the Midlands is not overIooked. Branch Iines such as that which once served Alton Towers are explored and in once loveIy sequence the venerable LNWR saddletanks which shunted at Wolverton works parade for the camera. Centred on Staffordshire, but with much of the footage drawn from the surrounding counties, this programme wiIl bring back many happy memories to those who watched the trains go by in the 1950s and 60s and will be a revelation of a Iost age to those too young to recaII those haIcyon days. |
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