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The Diesel and Electric Scene: 1971 to 1975
The years after the end of steam traction are particularly fascinating. Corporate blue was now dominant & starting with some electric locomotive classes in November 1971, the entire traction fleet was renumbered; a process which took four years to complete. Then came another change in appearance, when the practice of displaying headcodes on diesel & electric locomotives was ended. In this programme well explore the network in the early 1970s & this period of transition for the motive power fleet.
LONDON TERMINII in 1971 - Electrics at Euston - Warships at Waterloo - Kings Cross with Brush Type 2s & Deltics - St Pancras - Paddington with 'Westerns', the 'Blue Pullman', Class 47s & 31s.
THE WESTERN MAIN LINE in 1972 with 'Westerns', Warships & Hymeks plus Class 50s & 47s on a variety of traffic. Western Region diesel-hydraulics a Warship & Hymeks in their final days. None of the Hydraulics ever received TOPS numbers.
READING in 1975 with 'Westerns', Class 50s & 47.
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ROM READING TO THE MIDLANDS Banbury, Hatton & the line through Stratford Upon Avon in 1974 feat. Freight & passenger workings with Class 20s, 25s, 31s, 47s & DMUs.
SWINDON in 1974 with Westerns & Class 47s.
BRISTOL - Traffic on Temple Meads & in and out of the diesel depot incl. Westerns, Class 50s & 'Peaks'.
CROSS-COUNTRY TRAFFIC - Through Cheltenham & north to Birmingham feat. Peaks.
TO THE SOUTH-WEST - Including Westerns at Paignton.
SOUTH WALES in 1975 with Class 37s & a Western.
BIRMINGHAM in 1974 with Class 85 and 85 electrics & the first Class 87s.
EAST COAST MAIN LINE in 1974 - York with Deltics & the main line over Stoke Bank to Essendine with Deltics, Class 47s, 31s, 25s & 40s.
EAST COAST MODERNISATION - Deltics & Class 31s on freight through the London Suburbs to Knebworth & Hitchin.
BIRMINGHAM 1975 - Class 37, 45, 25 & 'Western' power.
HATTON BANK in 1975 with a variety of freight & passenger.
WESTERNS - 'The Western Enterprise of April 1975 on the Lickey Incline & through the Midlands.
THE ROYAL TRAIN 40-019 & 40-025 with the 1975 rake of stock.
THE WESTERN REGION In 1974 with wagonload freight, Class 47, Peaks & Westerns.
THE WEST COUNTRY in 1974 with Peaks & Westerns on the line through Dawlish.
Availability: AVAILABLE
Screen aspect ratio: 4:3 SD
Classification: Exempt
Number of discs: 1 DVD
Running Time: 55-mins (0hr 55min) , Colour
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