Letting off Steam

Relive the wonderful age of steam across England, Scotland and Wales.

BRITISH STEAM IN THE 50S & 60S

With the use of rare colour footage filmed during the 50s & 60s, and featuring informative narration throughout, this programme is packed with action from the glory days of British steam when driving and firing a locomotive was a hot and dangerous business. Footage comes from far and wide including Clapham Junction, Birmingham Snow Hill, Nuneaton, Grantham, Swindon, Bletchley and Didcot.

GLORY DAYS OF BRITISH STEAM

Steam trains disappeared from Britain’s everyday railway scene in 1968 yet these iconic machines have never lost their appeal. With the use of archive footage and preserved action, this DVD traces the evolution of some of the most popular classes of locomotives from the four railway companies that became British Railways upon Nationalisation in 1948.

THE VERY BEST OF BRITISH STEAM OF YESTERYEAR

Thanks to the efforts of a dedicated band of enthusiasts we can still enjoy the sights and sounds of steam hard at work in the 1950s and 60s. This special programme features action from all around the old British Railways network. Footage includes locomotives on the Waverley Route between Carlisle and Edinburgh, Bulleid Pacifics at Bournemouth and Great Western locomotives on the Somerset and Dorset Line.

THE FINAL YEARS OF BRITISH RAIL STEAM

This wonderfully nostalgic DVD features British Rail’s steam operations during the years leading up to its demise, including the celebrated ‘15 Guinea Special’ on 11th August, 1968. Trackside footage ranges from mainline express passenger trains to rural branch lines and freight workings.