Cinerail

This programme views three major rail arteries within the West Riding of Yorkshire at a time when steam traction was an everyday sight. Mirfield depot is the starting point of the programme, with scenes in the busy locomotive depot, together with film of passing traffic from nearby Heaton Lodge Jct.,...

The East Coast Main Line to the north of Newcastle is probably the least known section of the major Anglo-Scottish rail links. With the 124 miles between Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Edinburgh boasting only one major station, Berwick-upon-Tweed, many enthusiasts did not venture north of Newcastle. Covering...

In the 1960s, Crewe provided a fascinating and almost never ending procession of steam, diesel and electric locomotives. A wide variety of traction is portrayed, from the humble 'Jinty' shunting empty stock to the impressive 'Duchess' Pacific s. Almost every type of ex-LMS loco could be seen at Crewe,...

This programme, compiled from archive cine film taken mainly in the 1960s, covers parts of the once extensive rail network in the industrial West Riding of Yorkshire. The programme starts at Leeds with scenes of both Central and City Stations and, in addition to detailed film of the two stations, sequences...

Constructed to link Sheffield and Manchester, the 41-mile route headed west from the industrial heartland of south Yorkshire, climbing to the line's summit at Woodhead, almost 1000 feet above sea level, where it penetrated the Pennine barrier before descending towards Manchester. From it's opening, the...