2023 September

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The Great Western Society based at the Didcot Railway Centre have many fine achievements to their name, but in 2019 they unveiled one particularly important development which has been in the planning for nearly 50 years. The re-creation of a Churchward ‘Saint’ Class locomotive.

When the GWS was purchasing engines from Dai Woodhams’ yard at Barry in the early 1970s, one particular purchase was ‘Hall’ Class No. 4942 Maindy Hall. This was not to be restored as another of the Halls, of which Didcot has two anyway, it was set aside and earmarked for a complete rebuild into a Saint in an attempt to fill a missing gap in railway locomotive preservation.

The last Saint saw active service on BR in 1953 and was quickly scrapped and so the dream of members at Didcot was, to some day, build a new one with the boiler and frames from No. 4942 being adapted to those of the 1902 class.

This is the story of how the project developed following a concerted effort to complete this dream was outlined in 1995. Since then, the project has raised £825,000 to pay for a new set of 6’ 8 1/2’’ driving wheels, new cylinders, remodelling of the frames and the building of a new tender.

The launch of No. 2999 lady of legend took place on 3rd April 2019 and since then the engine has entered service on the demonstration line. We see Lady of legend operating on the Severn Valley Railway, Mid-Hants and West Somerset Railway between 2021 and 2023.

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Published by: Kingfisher Productions
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Running Time: 54-mins (0hr 54min) , Colour
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A cab-ride journey aboard a Plasser Unimat Tamper DR73936 of Colas Rail from Taff Vale Sidings Cardiff to Wrexham General passing through Penarth Curve North Jcn, Cardiff Radyr Branch Jcn, Cardiff Central, Long Dyke Jcn, Pengam Jcn, Marshfield Jcn, Ebbw Jcn, Newport (South Wales) Maindee West Jcn, Maindee North Jcn, Cwmbran, Pontypool & New Inn, Little Mill Jcn, Abergavenny, Pontrilas, Tram, Inn, Hereford, Shelwick Jcn, Moreton-on-Lugg Jcn, Leominster, Woofferton Loop, Bromfield, Craven Arms, Sutton Bridge Jcn, Coleham Depot, English Bridge Jcn,Severn Bridge Jcn, Shrewsbury, Oswestry Branch Jcn, Gobowen, Chirk, North Fork (Wrexham) & Wrexham South Jcn before terminating at Platform 3 Wrexham General.

Disk 1: Taff Vale Sidings Cardiff to Hereford

Disk 2: Hereford to Wrexham General)

(Some occasional slight picture interference from track-bed movement)

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Filmed by/when: Paul Diggens
First published on DVD: September 2023
Screen aspect ratio: 16:9 Widescreen SD
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Number of discs: 2 DVD-R
Media Format: DVD-R
Origination: Digital DV

Running Time: 194-mins (3hr 14min) , Colour
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Two cab rides on the ex-Great Eastern suburban lines to/from London Liverpool Street aboard the new Class 710 4-car units.

CHINGFORD LINE A return cab-ride journey aboard a Class 710 (four car unit) of London Overground from Chingford to London (Liverpool Street) calling at Highams Park, Wood Street, Walthamstow Central, St James Street, Clapton, Hackney Downs & Bethnal Green before terminating at London (Liverpool Street). The train then returns to Chingford calling at the same stations but in the reverse order.

ENFIELD TOWN LINE A return cab-ride journey aboard a Class 710 (four car unit) of London Overground from London (Liverpool Street) to Enfield Town calling at Bethnal Green, Cambridge Heath, London Fields, Hackney Downs, Rectory Road, Stoke Newington, Stamford Hill, Seven Sisters, Bruce Grove,White Hart Lane, Silver Street, Edmonton Green & Bush Hill Park before terminating at Enfield Town. The train then returns to Liverpool Street calling at the same stations but in reverse order.

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Cover photo: Class 710 four car units at Chingford
Filmed by/when: Paul Diggens
First published on DVD: September 2023
Screen aspect ratio: 16:9 SD
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Number of discs: 1 DVD-R
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Origination: Digital DV

Running Time: 108-mins (1hr 48min) , Colour
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Based at the former BREL works at Eastleigh, this is the story of how the work’s was rejuvenated

from 2006 into a new repair and maintenance facility for all the major train operators.

An extensive look around the works and the huge site with locomotives under repair or in the new paintshop

facility with interviews with the proprietors as to how it all started.

Scenes of work progressing in the main workshops, paint shop, wheel shop and even heritage progress on Merchant Navy Class No. 35005 "Canadian Pacific".

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Running Time: 53-mins (0hr 53min) approx , Colour
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Filmed from the cab of Thameslink No. 319186 EMU, we start from Blackfriars Station and depart on busy commuter lines

towards Mitcham Junction and see the then new tram line under construction to Wimbledon.

Progress is made to Sutton and then on to Wimbledon and then Tooting & Streatham where a change of trains occurs.

We are now on EMU No. 319171 which forms empty stock to the depot at Selhurst.

The cab ride ends with thetrain progressing through the depot to the maintenance shed which has no third rail power source.

This volumer was made in conjunction with Thameslink for route learning purposes.

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Running Time: 85-mins (1hr 25min) approx , Colour
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A route learning train by North London Railways and filmed from the cab of No. 313003 using both AC and DC power.

We depart from Willesden High Level Station at 14.57 for Mitre Bridge Junction and join the branch from the West Coast Main

Line passing the North Pole Maintenance Depot on the left.

At North Pole Junction the pantograph is lowered and power is now from the third rail system of 750V DC.

After crossing Battersea Bridge we have to wait at signals for the Royal Train to pass hauled by Class 47s 47799 "Prince Harry" and 47798 "Prince William".

We can now proceed to Clapham Junction. Departing Clapham Junction at 15.27, the train returns to Willesden via the same route. The Royal Train was passed at Kensington, this time our service had priority!

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Running Time: 37-mins (0hr 37min) approx , Colour
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