DRIVING & FIRING THE STANDARD ENGINES

CLASSIC STEAM TRAIN COLLECTION

Factory Sealed

PAL REGION FREE DVD NON USA

(This DVD will only work in the USA if you have a Multi Region DVD player)

WHEN BRITAIN’S RAILWAYS WERE NATIONALISED IN 1948, A DECISION WAS TAKEN TO DESIGN NEW LOCOMOTIVES THAT WOULD, HOPEFULLY, BE CHEAP TO RUN IN THE AGE OF POST-WAR AUSTERITY.  THIS FILM LOOKS IN DETAIL AT MANY OF THE SURVIVING TYPES.  AMONG THEM IS THE UNIQUE “DUKE OF GLOUCESTER”, THE VERY LAST ATTEMPT AT A PASSENGER EXPRESS LOCOMOTIVE.  MORE SUCCESSFUL WERE THE 9F FREIGHT ENGINES, WHOSE TEN DRIVING WHEELS MADE THEM SOME OF THE BEST LOADPULLERS EVER BUILT, WHILST MANY RAILWAYMEN REGARDED THE CLASS 4 TANK ENGINE AS PERFECTION ON WHEELS.

THIS IS A DETAILED STUDY BY PROFESSIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKERS OF THESE ENGINES AT WORK, AND INCLUDES GRAPHIC FOOTPLATE ACTION AND EXPERT ANALYSIS.

Total running time – 65 Minutes