Locomotive Profiles

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The Life & Times series of programmes features the ‘Life & Times’ of the most popular working steam locomotives during their ‘second golden age’.

The London and Midland and Scottish Railway had 852 Class 8F goods engines built to the design of Sir William Stanier. They were the backbone of its freight handling system until the end of steam under British Railways in 1968.

A number survive, but only one, David Smith’s 48151 has seen extensive use on the main line steam workings today.

This is a tribute and record of its second career, spanning the country from Carlisle to Salisbury and even including work for which it was designed - main line freight.

Contents: Peak Workings – Eight Freight – Mountain Express – Home Run.

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Most people think of the famous Express Steam Locomotives, such as ‘Flying Scotsman’, ‘Princess Elizabeth’, ‘Mallard’ and so on when asked to describe a steam engine. However, the true backbone of the steam railwy age was the conveyance of goods traffic, for which special locomotives were required – known as freight engines.

Perhaps most special of all were the Somerset and Dorset Class 7F 2-8-0s, the subject of this dvd. Their working lives were spent entirely on the famous Somerset and Dorset Railway and such was their charisma, that two examples, 53808 and 53809, have been saved for posterity.

This dvd shows the class at work in the 1960s by means of Ivo Peters incomparable 16mm cine film and features the preserved locomotives at work.

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Freight Engines – Ivo Peters’ colour films of the S&D 7Fs at work on the Somerset and Dorset Railways in the 1960s, on freight and passenger trains.

Renaissance – Ivo Peters’ film on the return of 53808 from South Wales to Radstock and restoration work at Minehead. 53808 – The Somerset and Dorset Trust’s ’88’ at work on the West Somerset Railway, including cab sequences.

53807 Remembered – Recreating the last 7F to work on the S&D!

53809 – Based at Butterley, on the Midland Railway Trust’s line, the second preserved 7F is seen at work on the MRT and on BR main lines.

53809 Back to Bath – Footage from the 40th anniversary weekend of the closure of the Somerset and Dorset line in 2006 at Green Park, includes Ivo Peters’ Bentley and the 92203 and 9F double headed, viewed together for the first time in preservation.

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This volume is about one of Sir Nigel Gresley’s famous Bugatti inspired A4 Pacific, No. 60009 Union of South Africa.

As works No. 1853 the engine emerged from Doncaster Works in June 1937 and until withdrawal on 1 June 1965 amassed the highest mileage total of the class.

Following withdrawal, ‘No.9’ was purchased by John Cameron, the Chairman of Scotrail. The graceful Pacific has now worked over most of the recognised British main line steam routes, however it is when on familiar territory in her native Scotland that the engine acquires an additional magic.

We feature Union of South Africa starting with its triumphant return to Kings Cross in 1994 for its first departure from there for over thirty years. With the ‘Elizabethan’ and a ECML special to Peterborough.

Then goes back to its days of overhaul at the Severn Valley Railway, on test at Derby and a triumphant return to Edinburgh Waverley for its star turn at the Forth Railway Bridge Centenary celebrations in 1990.

Approaching Peterborough and thirty years before her return to London, No.9 heads the last A4 working from King’s Cross.

In Scotland we see the A4 working north of Glasgow in the 1960s. Edinburgh to Aberdeen and back, then over the S&C to haul a North Wales Coast Express and back via the S&C to Scotland.

A4 No,60027 "Merlin", scrapped in 1966, was the ninth A4 to be built, but with ‘Osprey’ plates removed No.9 became No.60027 "Merlin" for a season on the North Wales Coast.

Regaining original ‘Union of South Africa’ nameplates, for wanderings on the Settle & Carlisle, a run over the Welsh Marches and finally back to Scotland – in Glasgow and the Edinburgh 150 Celebrations.

We end with sequences of railtour workings over the whole of Britain, including the North Wales coast; the Settle-Carlisle and out of London, finishing with her ascent of Shap summit in November 2002. More recent workings include the South and South-West in 2018.

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Running Time: 72-mins (1hr 12min) , Colour and B&W
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An experts training lesson on how to drive the world’s most famous steam locomotive. From the footplate of 4472 as we learn how to drive this A3 Pacific.

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