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For many years Londoners flocked to Waterloo Station at the start of their annual holidays and for a large number their ultimate destination was the Devon and North Cornwall coast. Opened by the London and South Western railway in 1860, the route to Exeter and Plymouth soon grew in popularity, culminating in the introduction of the "Atlantic Coast Express". Until its demise in 1964, the "ACE" was the principal express to the South West and this DVD follows the route of this famous train.

Views at Waterloo, Vauxhall, Clapham Junction and Nine Elms Depot feature a wide variety of steam classes before the city is left behind - appropriately on the footplate of "Merchant Navy" No.35021 heading an "ACE" in 1964. After Basingstoke and Salisbury, Templecombe is the next location recorded in detail, with high speed main line action contrasting with the more sedate movements on the adjoining S&D route.

West of Templevombe, Yeovil, Chard Junction and nearby Chard Central are seen before passing Axminster, which is then followed by Seaton Jct. and Sidmouth Jct. Arrival at Exeter, with "Z" class bankers in evidence, is followed by film of "West Counry" Pacifics at Plymouth, the most southerly location in this film.

Finally, the focus falls on now closed lines that served more rural locations with film that includes Bude, Padstow, Halwill Jct. and the Torrington line to Barnstaple. Concluding this production is a fascinating chapter at the Cornish town of Wadebridge, filmed mainly in 1958, with "Beattie" well tank locomotives still hard at work on the Wenford Bridge mineral branch.

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On 16 October 1965, the ‘Midland Loco Requiem’ railtour, headed by 43953, one of the last Midland Railway Class 4F 0-6-0s, left Nuneaton. The tour followed the ex-MR line through Shackerstone and Gresley to Burton-on-Trent, from where it took the freight-only route to Trent Junction. Leaving north from Trent Junction the tour headed for Kirby-in-Ashfield, Mansfield and Staveley, after which it journeyed down the Bolsover and Glapwell Colliery branch. From here it ran via Chesterfield to the Erewash Valley en route to Pye Bridge and Ambergate, where filming of the tour came to an end due to failing light. The programme also features many scenes at Derby and Nottingham, where trolley buses were still an everyday sight. The programme’s focus is on the wide variety of steam classes that still operated as the 1960s unfolded. From tank locos on the rail network that served the breweries of Burton-on-Trent, to BR-built ‘9F’ 2-10-0s on coal trains through the Trent Valley. ‘Black 5s’, ‘4Fs’ ‘8Fs’ and ‘Scots’ also feature in a programme, which is a reminder of the once immense rail traffic that characterised the East Midlands.

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Film taken between 1963 and 1967 shows vividly the rugged Pennine landscape, together with many of the numerous viaducts and tunnels that gave the S&C its unique appeal. In addition, views of the line's larger stations at Carlisle, Settle and Appleby are shown, plus many of the stations which succumbed to closure in 1970. These include Horton-in-Ribblesdale, Ribblehead, Dent, Garsdale, Culgaith and Little Salkeld. At Kirkby Stephen, both the town's West and the former North Eastern Railway East stations feature, together with sequences on the long-closed Stainmore Route from Barnard Castle. Early diesel classes such as 'Peaks', Sulzer Type 2s and diesel railcars are shown, but it is the sight and sounds of the steam locomotive in the form of Black 5s, Jubilees, Britannias, 9Fs, plus the occasional 'Crab', Austerity 2-8-0 and 4F hard at work on passenger and freight at a wide variety of locations between Hellifield and Carlisle that make this programme a fascinating visual record.

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We start at Leeds’s Central Station and after leaving the city, the first views are at Bramhope and Arthington where the now closed line to Otley diverged west at Arthington Jct. Harrogate is eighteen miles from Leeds and in 1964 was a busy rail centre, handling both freight and passenger traffic. Diverging from the Ripon line on the northeast outskirts of Harrogate was the line to York via Knaresborough, and on this route Starbeck and the Boroughbridge branch are featured. North of Harrogate, workings are shown at numerous locations, including Nidd Bridge and Ripley Jct.: most stations between Ripon and Northallerton plus a journey from Ripon to Melmerby Junction and Masham. Steam traction on the routes consisted mainly of ex-LNER classes including A1s, A3s, A4s, B1s and K1s plus diesel types ranging from shunters and DMUs to Type 4s and ‘Deltics’. This transitional period and the later rundown of the lines is captured on film between 1961 and 1967. The programme is a fascinating visual record of routes, some of which have now passed into history.

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Waterloo to Southampton with detailed views of Worting Junction, Guildford & Eastleigh together with a full journey on the now closed line from Christ's Hospital to Guildford. From Southampton, a short ferry journey to the Isle of Wight in the early 1960s forma the start of an in-depth look at the Islands's railway system.

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The programme starts at Sheffield, with film taken at the now-closed Victoria Station between 1932 and 1979 showing a wide variety of steam traction, ranging from Great Central Railway and Great Northern Railway designs through to British Railways ‘Britannia’ Pacifics. The unique 1500dc-electric system that linked Sheffield to Manchester via the Woodhead Route is also featured, with the BR-built electric locomotives shown at various locations on the tortuous line, which closed in 1981. Another electrically-powered transport system could also be found in Sheffield in the 1950s, in the form of the city’s original tram system and a film made in 1958 from Beauchief to the city centre is an interesting reminder of the period.

Sheffield is left behind on board a steam-hauled service in 1964, with a detailed film sequence that traces the 25-mile route from the city’s Midland Station to Chinley in the heart of the Derbyshire Peak District. A famous feature of the area’s rail system was the Cromford and High Peak Railway which, together with film of the route from Parsley Hay to Ashbourne, highlights the diversity of rail operation that existed until the closures of the 1960s.

From the rural setting of the Peak District, the programme goes onto feature the industrial town of Chesterfield, where a stud of Midland Railway-built tank locomotives was still active until 1965. Next to be highlighted is the Nottinghamshire town of Worksop, with film taken in the early 1960s showing the scale of the town’s freight and passenger workings.

Finally, a fascinating film made by the British Transport Commission in 1961 shows Sheffield’s outdated rail system and outlines the ambitious plans drawn up for the modernisation of the city.

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The programme starts in 1962 at Goole, with an ex-Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway 'Pug' at work in the docks and the town's engine shed still home to a large number of steam locomotives. From Goole, the focus moves to Hull, where trolley buses still operated in the city's streets while rail services maintained links with the coastal resorts of Hornsea and Withernsea. Journeys on both these routes are featured.

Moving north to Bridlington, a steam-hauled special working is joined for a journey to Filey, Whitby and Scarborough, where summer excursion traffic from Lancashire and the West Riding was still in the hands of steam traction. From Scarborough, the enthusiasts' special used the coast line to Whitby and it was filmed at a variety of locations on this long-closed route.

Another long-closed route from Whitby is also featured - the thirty-five mile-long line to Pickering and Malton. In addition to scenes on the route as it crosses the North Yorkshire Moors, rare film shows a diesel shunter retrieving wagons at Pickering prior to closure of the line, together with the arrival of the Royal Train at Pickering after the station's closure!

Moving nearer to York, the Derwent Valley Light Railway is shown, together with views of the city centre and the busy East Coast Main Line. In the city's streets, the numerous buses of the former West Yorkshire Road Car Company highlight the intense competition faced by British Railways to retain passengers on its network.

Views of the Clayton West, Holmfirth and Meltham branches are a reminder of the local network that was swept away in the 1960s. Moving west to Halifax, the High Level branch from Holmfield to Pellon and St. Paul's is shown, followed by scenes on the Queensbury route and the Worth Valley branch in pre-preservation days.

The final section includes a journey in 1962 on the line from Wilpshire to Hellifield and, at Hellifield, a variety of scenes reflect the intensity of traffic that used the junction. Moving north on to the Settle and Carlisle route beyond Hellifield, impressive film shows double-headed Class '9Fs' at work, sharing the route with 'Jubilees' from Leeds Holbeck depot in their last years of service.

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1940s and 1960s views in King's Cross Station and the 'Top Shed', before leaving London behind 'A3', 60106 'Flying Fox'. Next, Peterborough is featured in the late 1940s and early 1960s, followed by a journey from Grimsby and Spalding to the ECML at Werrington Jct., with 'Britannia' Pacifics hard at work. Numerous ECML locations are shown including Essendine, Stoke Bank and Retford, which is host to the last ex-GC 'J19', on a railtour. At Doncaster, film taken in the 'Plant' in the 1940s shows locomotives under construction and a wide variety of steam and early diesel traction is shown in the station. Finally, fascinating scenes at York filmed between 1931 and 1965 bring to a close this first of a two-part programme featuring the ECML between London and Newcastle in the days of steam.

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This DVD continues the northward journey of Marsden Rail Volume 32 from London’s King’s Cross Station and features the East Coast Main Line, in addition to several branch and secondary lines that served the York to Newcastle route.

The first location is York, with film taken between 1945 and 1965 illustrating why the city held such an attraction for railway enthusiasts. Even in the early 1960s, an immense variety of motive power could be found with expresses headed by ex-LNER ‘Pacifics’, along with numerous steam-operated freight workings. Early diesel types also contribute to the mix of traffic that gave the city’s railways their unique appeal.

Thirty miles from York is Northallerton where the branch to Hawes left the main line at Castle Hill Junction - and many parts of the branch, including Hawes, are featured in the 1960s. At Eryholme Junction, eight further miles north, the branch to Richmond and Catterick left the main line and is shown just before closure.

Next is Darlington, with its two stations, locomotive works and steam depot reflecting the town’s importance as a major rail centre, which was still evident in film taken in the 1960s. A journey on board a DMU from Darlington to Bishop Auckland in 1965 is followed by journeys to Middleton-in-Teesdale, Barnard Castle and Kirkby Stephen over the long lost Stainmore Route.

Continuing north, scenes at Shincliffe on the Leamside Line are followed by film taken at Durham in 1962, with a variety of ‘Pacifics’ and Type 4 diesels competing for ECML workings.

After scenes at Low Fell and Bensham on the approach to Newcastle, Central Station, Gateshead Depot, Manors and Heaton Junction feature, together with trolley buses in the city centre. Once again, film taken in the 1960s shows steam in charge of most workings, from J72 and V3 tank locomotives on empty stock workings to V2s, A1, A3 and A4 ‘Pacifics’ on main line workings.

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Compiled from film taken in the 1950s and ’60s, the programme opens at Darlington before heading to Eaglescliffe, Billingham and the coastal town of Hartlepool, for many years a major centre for exporting coal from the Durham coalfields, and impressive footage shows freight traffic at Hart, Crimdon Viaduct and Castle Eden. Travelling north from Hartlepool, the next location is Sunderland, with its locomotive depot host to freight classes employed to handle traffic from the numerous local coal mines. Footage of the National Coal Board’s busy Lambton Railway is followed by a fascinating film made by the NCB’s Film Unit at Seaham Harbour in the 1950s, featuring the Victorian-era ‘Lewin No. 18’ and vertical-boilered ‘coffeepots’ at work.

Still south of the River Tyne, the next location is Tyne Dock Locomotive Depot and, in addition to film of heavy freight traffic passing the depot, rare 1950s film features a Class T1 4-8-0 in the shed yard. The next location is Newcastle’s Central Station, where ECML workings guaranteed a large number of ex-LNER ‘Pacifics’ entering and leaving the station, many of which were serviced by the nearby Gateshead Depot. Just north of Central Station was Manors Station and Heaton Junction, with views at these locations followed by a journey from Manors to Tynemouth on the former Riverside Branch. North of the Tyne, scenes at Bedlington, Hartley, Woodhorn and North Blyth are reminders of the area’s once immense coal traffic – with Ashington Colliery’s ‘Paddy Trains’ highlighting how rail passengers’ travelling conditions have changed.

From Morpeth, the line west to Scotsgap and Reedsmouth is followed before moving north to the Alnwick Branch, where film taken in June 1966 of a Class 9F in charge of services on the last day of steam operations brings the programme to a close.

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The programme features Yorkshire in the 1960s, beginning with views of the East Coast Main Line in and around York, with scenes at the city's busy motive power depot and station. From York, we move to Church Fenton, the junction for routes to Leeds and Sheffield, with a focus on the now vanished Church Fenton North signal box and the traffic under its control.

Next is Leeds City Station, featuring a wide variety of steam and early diesel locomotive types, plus views of Farnley Junction MPD, and at nearby Leeds Central Station, 'Deltics' on ECML services can be seen rubbing shoulders with elderly 'J5Os' on station pilot duties. Closed in 1904, Rothwell Town Station witnessed a rare influx of passengers in September 1958, with the arrival of a railtour headed by a pair of ex-GNR Class J6s. The Knostrop Sewage Works rail system with its WWI-vintage locos, plus footage of 45596 'Bahamas' leaving the Hunslet Engine Works in 1967 concludes a fascinating picture of Leeds in the 1960s.

Moving to Bradford, the Quarry Gap Yard to Stanningley pick-up goods is featured in 1967, worked by one of the last Bls in service, plus rare film of a former GCR Class 04, banked by an ex-GNR N1, at Cutlers Junction in 1956. Finally, a journey on the Yeadon branch in 1961 brings to a close the visit to Bradford.

Moving west, Huddersfield's trolley bus system is viewed in its last years of operation, together with views at the Standedge Tunnels, before continuing onto Penistone with Class EMI and EM2 electric locomotives still in charge of Woodhead Route services.

From Penistone, we move to Barnsley's Exchange Station, still used as a diesel stabling point. New Oaks and Monkspring Junctions are also featured, along with film of Oaks Viaduct shortly before its demolition. At Roundwood, near Rotherham, the London Midland Region and Eastern Region main lines passed within 50 yards of each other and film taken in 1962 shows a wide range of motive power.

We leave South Yorkshire on board the 'East Midlander Railtour' in 1962 and the next location is Skipton, with steam much in evidence, including the stone workings on the scenic Grassington Branch. Finally, we return to York, with Class J72 'Joem' working on the truncated route of the Derwent Valley Light Railway, shortly before total closure of the DVLR in 1981.

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The programme features the West Coast Main Line north of Crewe in the 1960s - a period that saw major changes on Britain’s railways as diesel and electric traction displaced the steam locomotive.

With its locomotive works, depots and yards, Crewe was a major rail centre and, therefore, a magnet for enthusiasts attracted by the huge variety of operations to be seen in the area. Within Crewe Works there was always a wide range of locomotives undergoing repair and many of these are featured, along with scenes at Crewe North and South Sheds.

Leaving Crewe, scenes at Warrington’s Arpley Junction and at Wigan are followed by film taken at Preston. Next is Lancaster Castle Station where, in addition to the regular WCML traffic, ex-LNWR electric multiple units operated services to Morecambe and Heysham. Six miles north of Lancaster is Carnforth, where numerous mainline workings and an organised shed visit are captured on film.

Film taken at Arnside on the line to Barrow is followed by scenes at the long-closed Milnthorpe Station, thirteen miles north of Carnforth - a location that marked the start of the rugged sections of the WCML. Oxenholme is the junction for the Windermere Branch which, in 1964, saw regular excursion and goods traffic, with steamer services on Lake Windermere still operated by British Railways.

At Oxenholme, Duchesses and first-generation diesels are featured, together with the banking locomotives that assisted heavy workings up to Grayrigg Summit, a short distance from Low Gill Junction where the Ingleton Branch joined the main line. Views taken at Low Gill are followed by film at Tebay, from where banking locomotives assisted northbound trains on the infamous Shap Incline. Film taken at Tebay and Scout Green is a reminder of the challenge once posed by the climb to Shap Summit.

After Shap Station, the next major location is Penrith, junction for the long-lost line to Keswick and Workington and where, in April 1966, the last steam-hauled service to traverse this route is joined. Twenty miles north of Penrith is Carlisle where a wide variety of steam traction could still be found working through Citadel Station in 1964. Lineside film showing the busy locomotive depot yards at Carlisle’s Upperby and Kingmoor depots is also featured.

The final sequence is over the Scottish border at Beattock Station, where film taken in 1954 recorded not only Clans and Duchesses being assisted by Beattock’s banking locomotives, but also the arrival of the newly-constructed Duke of Gloucester - a fitting visual record that brings the programme to a close.

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