DVD Railscene No. 43 - May/June 1994
East Lancs Railway – Diesel gala included, D5054, D172, 31101, 40145, D832, 20188,
D8031 and 47117.
Cab Ride – Perth to Inverness through the stunning scenery of the Highlands.
Guildford Engines Weekend at the Bluebell Railway: A special line-up of steam locomotives with some association with operating around Guildford. Engines included – ‘C’ Class No. 592, C1 (33001) and S15 847.
Great Central Railway 25th anniversary Jubilee: This feature starts with a triple-header out of Loughborough with Nos. 5224, 7029 and Jubilee No. 5593, running as classmate 5552 Silver Jubilee.
Added to these engines were Nos. 45231 and 34039 from the home fleet.
Paignton & Dartmouth Railway: Feature with ‘Hall’ Class No. 4920 Dumbleton Hall between Paignton and Kingswear.
Didcot – Oxford 150 Years: ‘Castle’ Class No. 5029 Nunney Castle operated five services between Didcot and Oxford on the day to celebrate 150 years of the route. A special event at the GWS Didcot Railway Centre witnessed BR Pacific No. 70000 Britannia on the demonstration line and Bulleid MN No. 35005 Canadian Pacific.
D-Day 50th anniversary: Special commemorations were held at the beginning of June for the 50th anniversary of the D-Day landings in northern France. A special train was commissioned to take veterans to Weymouth and along the quay tramway which was site of much activity in 1944. Class 33 D6535 hauled the train tailed by Class 73 73109 which was named Force ‘O’ Weymouth for the occasion at Weymouth Quay Station. The 73 then reverted to its original name Battle of Britain.
As part of the D-Day events, S15 No. 828 operated a series of shuttles between Southampton’s QE2 Terminal and Salisbury. We see views of 828 during its journey. Also present in the docks were ‘B4’ Dock tank No. 30096 and No. 777 Sir Lamiel.
Main Line Steam: ‘A2’ Pacific No. 60532 Blue Peter on the climb to Ais Gill summit, 6024 King Edward Ist from Gloucester to Swansea, 5029 Nunney Castle from Didcot to Worcester and 70000 Britannia on the North Wales Coast.
Approximately 90 minutes duration
ISBN: DVD Railscene No. 43 - May/June 1994