UK Steam

The programme starts at Perth, which in the early 1960s handled large numbers of freight and passenger workings. Its motive power depot - one of the largest in Scotland - was distinguished by being one of only the very few where ex-LMS and ex-LNER Pacific s could regularly be seen together. Although...

In September 1935, the first of the Class A4 Pacific s emerged from the London North Eastern Railway s Doncaster Locomotive Works. With their futuristic streamlined design and high-speed running, they quickly established themselves as favourites amongst both the travelling public and rail enthusiasts....

Described by the LMS as The Gateway to Scotland , Carlisle is the starting point of the programme with scenes filmed in 1962 at Citadel Station and Kingmoor Depot. Steam traction is predominant, with Duchess Pacific s still handling WCML expresses! North of Carlisle on the WCML, Beattock Station is featured...

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...

Carlisle became established as the hub of North West England's rail network following the railway's arrival in1845. The bulk of Anglo-Scottish traffic utilised the main line via Beattock and Carstairs with most services destined for Glasgow and the programme focuses primarily on this 103-mile section...

Until the 1960s, a network of railway routes radiated from the East Midlands town of Northampton. Its two main stations, Bridge Street and Castle, provided mainline and secondary cross-country services, many of which are now but memories. Until closure in 1965, Northampton's motive power depot played...

The programme starts in the south west of England and traces the former GWR route to London (Paddington) via Swindon and Didcot in the 1950s and '60s when steam in the form of ex-GWR designs still predominated. The country branch line was a classic feature of the GWR and many lines changed little throughout...

Many rail enthusiasts were drawn to Scotland in the 1960s to record steam-hauled expresses, particularly between Glasgow and Aberdeen, but they often overlooked much of the everyday scene on Scotland s secondary lines. This programme, filmed mainly in the early 1960s, concentrates on the lines and branches...

128 page hardback pictorial album which forms part of a series of Standard Gauge Album of books. This book written by Iain McCall, published in 2021 by Mainline and Maritime is full of photographs of scenes on the 10 mile preserved Llangollen Railway in North Wales. Throughout the book is high quality...

Published in 2021. Published by Mainline Maritime. Written by James Waite. This 128 page hardback pictorial album book forms part of a series in the narrow gauge album series of books also published by Mainline and Maritime. Using a wide range of photographs in which were taken on a number of visits...