An exploration of lines through the Chilterns in the days of working steam.
Contents Include:
THE JUNCTION OF PRINCES RISBOROUGH.
A guided tour of the station and its approaches in 1961 with express passenger, freight and local traffic. Features ‘Prairie Tanks’, ‘Kings’, ‘Castles’, ‘Halls’, a K3, the ‘Blue Pullman’, 84xxx tanks, Standard 4s and a B1. A portrait of a main line junction, with its signalboxes, signals, goods yards and connecting services.
THE THAME BRANCH.
Steam on the former Great Western branch from Oxford to Princes Risborough.
THE JOINT LINE TO BIRMINGHAM.
Steam action north west of Princes Risborough.
CROSS COUNTRY TO AYLESBURY.
A portrait of a delightful branch with 14xx tanks.
THE GREAT CENTRAL THROUGH AYLESBURY.
Steam services along the former Metropolitan and Great Central Joint Line to Amersham.
FROM EUSTON TO THE NORTH WEST.
Rare scenes on the former LNWR main line through Tring and Berkhamsted in steam days.
THE WEST COAST MAIN LINE.
A wide range of action on the line from Crewe to Preston.
60 mins approx