UK Diesel & Electric

An Online Video production looking at various diesel motive power which were to be seen working in and around London over many years. Starting with scenes of the trade exhibition held at London Marylebone where British Railway unveiled new diesel locomotives that were to be introduced Among the new introductions...

This DVD shows stations in London which have either disappeared or rebuilt such as Euston Arch before it was demolished in 1962 and the station rebuilt. Damaged by bombing is Blackfriars before and after bombing footage is shown. Old station of Wood Lane plus posters from 1947 on view. Steam locomotives...

DVD takes a look at the city's buses, boats, trains and trams as well as London aerodromes. Features shown include 2nd World War with work and leisure time. It starts firstly with the early horse drawn buses of Edwardian period and moves through time with motor cars, scenic railway plus the May differing...

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...

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 ...

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...

At the end of 2005 the last slam door departed London and this DVD looks at some of the units which took over the services including class 375's and 377's... Also shown are special tours such as the Southern Belle. Although the majority of slam door trains were to leave the network they continued further...

This DVD takes a look into the preserved 6 car DEMU 1001 which ran on the Hastings line from London. DVD goes into St Leonards Depot which is home to Hastings Diesel Limited whom have preserved the unit and run it. The DVD then looks at some of the rail tours in which was completed after the restoration...

In 2009 thumper 1001 made several rail tours and this DVD covers most of them including Worcester which had to run via the famous Linkley Incline, Cambridge as well as Olympia Express twice, once in connection with Westfield Shopping Centre and another in connection with International Horse Show.