Britain's Lost Railways

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A programme, made in 1995 exploring this remarkable railway using archive film, as well as looking at the remains of the line several decades after closure.

Classes featured include A2, A3, A4, B1, D34, ‘Royal Scot’, Black 5, Ivatt 2MT and 4MT, Standard 4MT and ‘Deltic’.

All the main stations and locations from Edinburgh Waverley to Carlisle are featured:

Colton Tunnel, St Margarets Shed, Niddrie West, Tynehead, Falahill, Heriot, Stow, Galashields, Melrose, St Boswells, Branches to the East Coast via Roxburgh, Hawick, Stobbs Camp, Shank End, Whitrope, Riccarton Junction, Steele Road, Newcastleton, Kershopefoot, Riddings Junction, the Langholme Branch, Scotch Dyke, Carlisle Canal and Citadel.

A record of a much loved railway which closed in 1969.

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A look back at some of the lines that were felled by Beeching's axe.

Great Eastern Survivors with the Audley End to Saffron Walden and Bartlow branch and the Buntingford branch. Features rare footage of the short lived railbuses.

The NEWPORT PAGNELL branch in the final months of steam operation.

Southern Branches including Three Bridges to East Grinstead, the Lydd branch an dthe Hailsham and Eastbourne lines with steam and diesel haulage.

The Southern Region Fawley branch.

The Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway with both special and scheduled services.

The Didcot to Newbury cross country branch.

The Hemyock Branch in Devon.

Steam operations on the Wadebridge to Wenford Bridge and Bodmin Line with classic Beattie "Well" tanks and Great Western Panniers.

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Great Western Through the Midlands featuring Birmingham Snow Hill in the 1960s with ‘Kings’ ‘Castles’ and the Blue Pullman.

Great Central from London with scenes at Woodford Halse, Loughborough, Nottingham Victoria and Sheffield Victoria. Features a wide variety of motive power.

Derbyshire Contrasts. The Cromford and High Peak with freight and special workings. Includes the Hopton Incline, the Cromford to Sheep Pasture line, showing the rope worked inclines in use. Plus the Matlock to Chinley main line.

In Englands Smallest County. One of British Railways last steam operated branch from Luffenham Junction to Seaton featuring both Midland and Eastern motive power.

Western Outposts.The former Midland branch from Aschurch to Tewkesbury and Upton-upon-Severn. Veteran Midland 3Fs are shown in action just before closure.

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Across the Fens. The former Great Eastern & Great Northern Joint line from March to Spalding. Its stations, signalboxes, freight and passenger workings are shown just before closure.

Contrasts in the North East. Steam and diesel operations on the branch to Filey holiday camp, on the Northallerton to Ripon and Harrogate branch, and branches to Woodburn and Kielder.

Across the Roof of England. The cross country line from Penrith to Appleby and Barnard Castle with DMUs in the final months of operation.

Across the Border. Glasgow Buchanan Street and the former Caledonian line through Forfar and the Ballater branch.

A Lost Network. Lines in the North East of Scotland featuring the branches to Spey Bay, Portgordon, Buckie and Carnie Junction to Keith. Also the branches to Dufftown, Craigellachie, Rothes, Grantown on Spey, Boat of Garten and Aviemore.

On Scotland’s West Coast. The Oban to Ballachulish branch in the final years of diesel operation .

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