J&K Video

A double-disc DVD. Disc 1 our visit to the East Coast Main Line starts at Kings Cross in 1975 when all trains were diesel-powered. Mainline services were in the hands of the iconic Deltics, and Class 47 s, with the occasional visiting Peak. Suburban services were provided by DMU s and Class 31 s, hauling...

Much has happened in France since we issued Volume 1. More new systems have opened, and the others have expanded. We start with disc 1 and a comprehensive visit to the new system in Bordeaux opened in 2003, which has adopted a surface contact system of the current collection, for use in the environmentally...

This double album covers railway activity on the West Coast Main Line, and some of its connecting services over a period of more than 30 years. Disc 1 features the 1970 s and 80 s. Much of it was filmed at principal stations, and covers a wide variety of trains. Whilst electric locomotive haulage is...

This DVD evokes memories of the Anglia Region of British Rail since the 1970s, concentrating predominantly on the lines from Liverpool Street and Fenchurch Street, in the London area, out to Shenfield and Purfleet. We see Liverpool Street station before the rebuilding, carried out between 1986 and 1992,...

This DVD covers the present tramway scene in Austria, together with historical sound film dating back as far as 1974 when many 2-axle trams with trailers operated on each of the systems. Today, Austria has five urban tramways, and a number of electric 'Light Railways', some of which are operated by trams....

Britain's traditional tramways, with the exception of Blackpool and the Manx Electric, had all been consigned to museums by 1962. The first system to adopt modern light-rail technology was the 'Tyne and Wear Metro', which opened in 1980. Following the success of the Tyne and Wear system, the automated...

Look back at the history of the Central line from the opening in 1900 from Shepherds Bush to Bank and the extensions such as from Shepherds Bush to Wood Lane in 1908 followed in 1912 from Bank to London Liverpool Street then in 1920 from Wood Lane to Ealing Broadway. See how the Central Line was of a...

A double-disc with the first disc of 50 minutes dedicated to the past history of District Line from original openings under steam haulage in 1868 through the extensions and electrification that took place. Disc also looks at the varied rolling stock used through the early days plus the F stock after...

Trams returned to Dublin in 2004, with two separate routes, known as the Red and Green lines. This DVD starts with construction scenes, and the trams being built at the Alstom factory in La Rochelle, France. This is followed by a detailed look at the operation of both lines, including visits to their...

DVD starts by discovering the early history of the East London Line from 1869 opening between New Cross Gate and Wapping and then the extensions and many changes during the early and mid-1900s. Look at the Q stock in operation including a cab ride followed on with the replacement by 1938 standard tube...