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Railscene Magazine No. 1: Autumn 1984 (60-mins)

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BR News - Class 150 DMUs, Wembley Crash, New Liveries

Cab Ride - The view from a Hastings DEMU over the line from Hastings to Tonbridge, currently being electrified.

Maiin Line Diesel - A film in black and white produced by British Transport Films. covering the construction and introduction in service of the first British Main Line Diesel, No.10000.

Moorsrail - A feature on the superbly scenic North Yorkshire Moors railway featuring K1 62006 in BR black livery.

News - BR Main Line, steam, unusual events etc.

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Railscene Magazine No. 2: Winter 1984/85 (60-mins)

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Scotrail -A view of the Forth Bridge from the cab, new liveries and workings in Scotland, with 47/7s Mark 3s and Orange Strathclyde units. Also the colourful "Sealink" train.

Cab Ride - Perth to Inverness in the cab of 47474 for the first time over the snowy Highland Mainline in January 1985.

The Severn Valley Railway - a prservation feature covering the full line featuring enigunes since withdrawn, 600 "Gordon" on freightsm 7812 "Erlestoke Manor", 4930 "Hagley Hall", 3205, 80079 and the visit of 5051 "Drysylwyn Castle", 43106 from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster.

Blue Star and Barry - The famous Barry scrapyard still full of engines with 35010 being rescued.

"Engine on Shed" - a 1936 LMS film showing unique rebuilt Scot 6170 "British Legion" formerly "Fury" and here looking like a baby "Princess" with a single chimney.

News - 50s in the snow at Romsey, 46035 at York, 40s on railtours (40118 at Swindon, Garsdale and Kirkby Stephen, 40135 and 40086 on Shap, Milton Keynes "Shoppers", 45 at Marylebone and 4498. Double headers on KESR, 31874 and 34016 on the Mid Hants, Halls at Kidderminster, 6960 amd 4473 "Flying Scotsman" on the main line and finally a classic closing shot of 777 "Sir Lamiel" at Dent in the snow!.

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Railscene Magazine No. 3: Spring 1985 (60-mins)

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Newslines: Newcastle and Carlisle 150.

Cab Ride: From Exeter to Plymouth along the South Devon Main Line and the sea wall at Dawlish & Teignmouth.

Preservation: The Mid-Hants Railway - The Watercress Line is rebuilding the route to Alton and a connection with BR in 1985.

Single Line Working: Extracts from a 1956 training film made by British Tranport Films on the Somerset & Dorset Railway.

News: Perth Open Day, Steam Specials, Clan Line at Marylebone, Yellow Telecom DMU, Iron Duke, East Anglian electrics, BR News.

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Railscene Magazine No. 4: (60-mins)

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Newslines - Open and shut New stations and lines reopened, the Mid-Hamts at Alton, closure of Tunbridge Wells to Eridge, including a now historic cab ride over the line!

Cab Ride - West Coast Main Line Euston to Liverpool cab ride through the old Crewe, aboard 86257 "Snowdon"

Great Central Railway Theonly preserved trunk line in the country featuring both diesel and steam

Archive Film BR(SR) steam working in the 1960s from Waterloo & Nine Elms depot filmed by BR drivers anf firemen (from 8mmm film)

News GW150's second run with 4930 and 5051 in the West Country, 7029 and 5593 on "Shakespeare Expresses", 46229 at Aylesbury, 777 at York, with 34092, Engineers 40s - 97407 at Crewe, the first Ethel, "The Royal Scotsman" at Tulloch, 45143 at Andover, Hastings unit at Ropley (on Mid-Hants), Green EMUs, "City of Truro" at Bridgnorth, 6000 at Swindon and Didcot's GW150 Gala.

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Railscene Magazine No. 5: Autumn 1985 (60-mins)

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Newslines - Railfreight A review of the then current Railfreight operations and the Railfreight spectacular, including GW 2-8-0 2857 at Newport.

Cab Ride Highlights The view from the cab of Class 47, 47517 on 23rd.September 1985 of the East Coast Main Line from King's Cross to York (also available as a full cab ride - see Cab Ride No.7

Colour Rail - A slide presentation of steam through the years.

Preservation - The Dart Valley Railway set in glorious sunny Devon, The DVR was one of the earliest preservation projects. We view it in the summer of 1985 as one of its objectives is met - running into Totnes Station.

Archive Film - "Roundabout 60' - Steam workings in the heyday of steam from 1958 to 1962 by Patrick Whitehouse and John Adams.

News British Rail in the summer of 1985. New DMUs, more livery variations, steam specials, yet more GW150, Open days, Class 20s on passenger workings etc.

Cover Photo: 46229 at Newcastle on 16 March 1985.

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Railscene Magazine No. 6: Winter 1985/86 (105-mins)

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News Lines - Electrifying Progress:- 1986 sees the completion of the Hastings and Cambridge electrification projects, further work towards Norwich in East Anglia, on the East Coast Main Line and in Ayrshire and commencement of the East Grinstead scheme. This featue shows work in progress an illustrates the workings current on these lines at the time.

Cab ride - The Settle and Carlisle, or rather Carlisle to Settle:- Recorded from the cab of 47 474 on 8th.January 1986, the view from the cab shows the celebrated line in winter with snow everywhere!. We pass D200, two 31s and a 25 and hear anecdotes from Driver George Parker and Inspector Ron Gerrard.

Archive Film - Ivo Peters' Someset & Dorset Railway:- Ivo Peters is as celebrated as the S & D itself and his 16mm colour film of the line in its heyday from 1959 to its demise brings it back to life after all these years after closure on 6th.March 1966. The pictures are enhanced by Peter Handford's fabulous sound recordings of locomotives hard at work on the S & D.

News:- 1985 Review - Mogul at Wapping Wharf, GW150s final fling, Stewart's Lane Open Day, Naming Ceremonies, APT, City of Truro and Hagley Hall, Maud on the "Sub", Black 5 at Scarborough, Hastining Unit in Devon, Ciry of Wells in the South, Flying Scotsman, Class 59 etc.

Electrification on the East Coast Main Line, East Anglia, Hastings and Oxted, Carlisle-Settle cab ride in snow, Brazilian Steam, Kent and East Sussex, Ivo Peters, S & D, News.

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Railscene Magazine No.10: Winter 1986/87 (105-mins)

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Newslines The Big Freeze - Snowblowing in Kent, rescuing a 33, electrics in trouble. Colourful Shunters - LMS, BR green, Network, GE Blue, Railfreight 08s and a green 03!

Cab Ride The Coal Run: from Bentinck Colliery to Ratcliffe Power Station aboard 58041 ‘Ratcliffe Power Station’ down the Erewash Valley into Toton Yard.

Preservation Steam on the Main Line - BR’s steam specials at Christmas 1986 from Marylebone with 777 Sir Lamiel and 4472 Flying Scotsman. The Severn Valley Revisited (Part 2): The northern part of this famous line from Highley to Bridgnorth, in Autumn 1986.

Archive Film Cam Camwell’s BR Steam in the late 50s – featuring scenes on the Midland and Great Northern, colour film in West Wales, on the S&C and the NE line across the Pennines to Darlington, the Dartmoor Tramway at Laira.

News Duke of Gloucester’s return, P Class on KESR, Bluebell awards, L&Y 0-6-0s on KWVR and at Carnforth, 6201 on S&C, Mallard goes north, 35028 Clan Line on Saunderton, Maud on the Edinburgh Sub, Kolhapur to York, 3440 on SLOAs last train, wires down on Shap, 89001 starts trials on WCML, NSE 86, Cambridge Electrics, new 144s and Sprinter 2s, Hastings survivors, 37/9s, etc.

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Railscene Magazine No.11: Spring 1987 (120-mins)

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Diesels in Decline

Class 25s seen working in March 1987 (when they were withdrawn) in the North West and along the North Wales Coast, Class 27s on freight and passenger workings.

Weekend in Ireland

The Lough Gill Railtour - The RPSI’s celebrated three day tour over main lines on 9, 10, and 11th May 1987 featuring No 85 and No 171 - the latter looking like many pre-grouping British 4-4-0s.

Cam in Ireland

Complimentary to the above, Cam Camwell’s Irish footage includes County Donegal narrow gauge in colour.

News

Steam main line workings include Kolhapur at Buxton and on S&C, 4472 on S&C, at Sellafield and Manchester, 34092 on SSE, Mallard on SSE, 4498 at Selby, 5305 to Scotland, 5051’s last run, 7029 and 6000 at Swindon, Princess to Shrewsbury, 7819 and 75069 on the Cambrian. We visit the opening of the Stephenson Railway Museum, see an ‘express’ Jinty and welcome an M7 home. 89001 is seen in close up and on the main line and other BR news includes Inter City 21 celebrations, three 20s to Brighton, a 56 in Sussex, D200, Corby reopening, S&C diversions, 55, 52, 44 and 20 on the Severn Valley, Ashington and Bramley last rites.

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