Description
Disc One
MAIN LINE STEAM DIARY
Mid Aug 2015 to Mid Oct 2015
Pannier 9600 Memorial Train to Stratford – 4965 ‘Rood Ashton Hall’ ‘Welsh Marches’ of August and September plus Shakespeare Express – 5043 ‘Earl of Mount Edgcumbe’ ‘Shakespeare Express’ & ‘The Castle Explorer’ on climb of Shap – 34067 ‘Tangmere’ ‘Cotswold Venturer’ to Worcester, ‘Dorset Coast Express’ & the ‘Royal Wessex’ to Weymouth – Black 5 45231 ‘Welsh Mountaineer’ & ‘The Cheshireman’ through South Wales and Chester – Black 5 45407 ‘Forth Circle’ – 45690 ‘Leander’ ‘The Waverleys’ over the S & C plus ‘Cumbrian Mountain Express’ over Shap – 45699 ‘Galatea’ ‘Dalesmans’ over S & C – 46115 ‘Scots Guardsman’ ‘Fellsman’ & ‘Lakes Express’ – 46233 ‘Duchess of Sutherland’ ‘Cumbrian Mountain Expresses’, ‘The Lakes Express’ inc departure from Euston and the ‘Cathedrals Express’ on West Coast Main Line – 60009 ‘Union of South Africa’ night run through Hereford on move to Crewe – 61306 ‘Mayflower’ ‘Dorset Coast Expresses’ to Weymouth & ‘Cathedrals Express’ to Stratford Upon Avon inc climb of Hatton Bank & Sapperton – 70000 ‘Britannia’ ‘West Somerset Express’ – 60163 ‘Tornado’ VSOE ‘Belmond British Pullman’ and ‘Silver Jubilee Talisman’ to York.
Disc Two
NEWS AND EVENTS 4498 ‘Sir Nigel Gresley’s’ last run – 46100 ‘Royal Scot’ running in on the Severn Valley Railway – 34027 ‘Taw Valley’ in service – Pontypool & Blaenavon ‘Steam in Welsh Valleys’ gala – Chasewater Railway Industrial Steam Gala – Merchant Navy 35006 returns to steam – Pannier 1501 on Nene Valley Charter – LT Pannier visiting on KESR – Steam on the Met weekend from Watford to Chesham with Met No 1 and Prairie 5521.
AUTUMN STEAM North Norfolk Railway Gala – Llangollen’s Autumn Gala – Severn Valley Steam Gala – West Somerset Gala. Each is shown with a wide range of visiting traction on passenger and freight duties.
THE FORTH CIRCLE Black 5 45407 at work on the familiar circuit over the Forth Bridge, along the coast and back through Stirling.
LMS GATHERING September’s major event at Barrow Hill Roundhouse with ‘Duchess of Hamilton’, Black 5s, Jubilee ‘Leander’ plus a wide range of other LMS power in and around the Roundhouse.
BORDER STEAM The opening of the line from Edinburgh to Tweedmouth featuring 60009 ‘Union of South Africa’ on the Royal Train & subsequent programme of specials at many locations on the former Waverley Route. Features Edinburgh and many viewpoints to Falahill Summit plus the line to Tweedbank. Also includes a brief history of the line.
PARTING SHOT A1 ‘Tornado’on the East Coast Main Line.
SPECIAL CHRISTMAS TWO DISC EDITION PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF LATE SUMMER/AUTUMN INCLUDING MAIN LINE STEAM ON THE GRADES OF SHAP, AIS GILL, HATTON, LLANVIHANGEL AND SAPPERTON PLUS THE NEW BORDERS RAILWAY WITH PLENTY OF STEAM ACTION
