Vol.32 - Steam in the Fells

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This is a second offering of Douglas Haines 16-mm film following on from his highly successful video of the lines south of Birmingham and the Lickey in Volume 27.

The Fells of England once reverberated to the sounds of the steam locomotive working hard transporting passengers and freight between England and Scotland. We take a look at the railway scene in the early 1960s where steam and the occasional first generation diesel worked these routes.

At first though, we start with some early views of the Lickey and Hatton banks around Birmingham before then travelling north to the Settle and Carlisle route via Uttoxeter where Jubilee, Royal Scot, A3 and Clan classes worked alongside Crab, 4F, and 8F classes over the Pennines.

Workings at Gargrave and Dent follow, leading to some superb views at Ais Gill where steam and Peak class diesels hauled trains over the summit.

More variety of motive power such as the Pacifics of classes Clan and A3, mingle with Jubilees, 4Fs and WDs on the route through Cotehill and Lazonby before arrival at Carlisle.

Cumbrian steam includes Maryport, the Keswick branch and early days on the Ravenglass & Eskdale railway leading via Workington to the Shap Incline.

Shap Incline was always a good location for engines working hard in superb countryside. Here Royal Scots and the last Duchess Pacifics work alongside the recentlly introduced Englsh Electric Type 4 (latterly Class 40) diesels followed by the more usual sightings in 1967 with some spectacular views of long freights banked by the Standard 4's.

As with Volume 27, a tripod was used for steadiness of picture and most sequences are of sufficient length that one does not feel rushed from one sequence to another. A tribute to the transition period on British Railways from steam to diesel with the accent on steam.

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Cover photo: Black 5 No.45437 at Langwathby
Filmed by/when: Douglas Haines
Narrated by: Colin White
Sound: Mono
Screen aspect ratio: 4:3 SD
Classification: Exempt
Number of discs: 1 DVD-R
Media Format: DVD-R
Origination: 95% 16mm cine-film, remainder 8mm cinefilm

Running Time: 60-mins (1hr 0min) , Colour
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