UK Diesel & Electric

This video provides an extensive nostalgic look at the final years of operation of these unique LMS designed EMU s which operated around Liverpool from 1938 until the early 1980 s. Using film shot with original sound we see them in operation on many parts of the Mersey rail system. Much has changed in...

In the second of Merseyside Memories series take a look into the suburban electric railway services of Merseyside which can date back to Liverpool Overhead Railway of 1893 whereas now operations are undertaken by Mersey Rail in three groups of lines, City Line, Northern Line and Wirral Line. Some of...

A DVD which is split into 2 sections. The first section looks at the A stock in the last few years of service on the Metropolitan Line before being replaced by modern S Stock. Both forms of stock are described and are shown at many of the Metropolitan Line locations. The second part features the 150...

A double disc featuring past and present of London Underground's Metropolitan Line. Disc one is pure 85 minutes from reminiscing the history starting with black and white footage taken in 1910 of a cab ride from Baker Street going via Oxbridge branch through St Johns Wood, Marlborough Road, Swiss Cottage,...

Covering 2 weekends in 1989 steam once again ran over Metropolitan line of London underground. Steam trains last ran prior to this in 1960. Sarah Siddons, an electric locomotive, was used for the pushing or pulling at the other end of the train. It was enjoyed by many enthusiasts. Weekends were to celebrate...

A look into the preserved 18 mile line of North Yorkshire Moors Railway between Pickering and Grosmont along with additional 6 miles of running on the national network to and from Whitby. DVD features the stations along the route and the many lineside spectaculars as well as look at how the railway ...

Revel in discovery at the history of Northern Liner from opening in 1890 from King William Street to Stockwell then opening of the line in 1900 from Borough to Moorgate. Find out the history of the extensions such as that from Stockwell to Clapham Common of 1900, Moorgate to Angel of 1901, into Euston...

Look back into the history of the Piccadilly line from the first opening of 1906 from Hammersmith to Finsbury Park and then through the extensions that then took place. See the changes to the system through the 1930 s including prototype streamlined trains that were being tested also rebuilding of Piccadilly...

A 2004 Online Video production looking at diesel electric multiple units commonly known as Thumpers which were introduced by British Rail in 1957 for use on Southern Region non electrified lines. We start with footage dating from 1969 with units operating shortly prior to closure of Swanage branch. Then...

A train crazy production in connection with Videoscene and Devon and Cornwall Railway in which we take a cab ride filmed in August 2013 on a Devon and Cornwall Railway operated coal train from York to Butterwell. The train running as 6250 features 17 JNA box wagons and is hauled by class 56 grid diesel...