BRITAIN'S LOST MAIN LINE - THE WAVERLEY ROUTE

PRICE £16.95

An exploration of a remarkable railway using archive film, as well as looking at the remains of the line several decades after closure. All the main stations and locations from, and including, Edinburgh Waverley to Carlisle are featured.

Locomotive classes featured include A2, A3, A4, B1, D34, 'Royal Scot', Black 5, Ivatt 2MT and 4MT, Standard 4MT and 'Deltic'. Approx 55 mins.

CINERAIL - RAILWAYS OF SCOTLAND
VOLUME 2 - THE WAVERLEY ROUTE  - PRICE £19.95

Until its closure in 1969, the Waverley Route served the border towns and villages between Carlisle and Edinburgh. The industrial towns of Hawick and Galashiels contrasted sharply with the lonely beauty of Falahill, Shankend and Whitrope Summit, names that evoke memories of hard working steam locomotives as they pounded up steep gradients. From D49s in 1959, A1s, A3s, A4s, B1s and V2s in the early 1960s, to Claytons and Peaks after the end of steam, we trace the changes in motive power, including scenes on the last day of passenger workings. Leisurely trips on the branch lines to Kelso, Langholm and Selkirk, with studies of Galashiels, Hawick, St. Boswells, Shankend and Stow complement a superb final rail travelogue from Carlisle to Edinburgh featuring almost every station on the route. Duration: 59 min

CINERAIL - RAILWAYS OF SCOTLAND
VOLUME 3 - EDINBURGH - PRICE £19.95

Edinburgh - or 'Auld Reekie' - boasted an intricate network of suburban and freight lines until the sweeping closures of the nineteen sixties. In this programme, many of those long closed lines and stations are featured, from the impressive Princes Street Station to outlying stations such as Slateford and Portobello. Recorded at a wide variety of locations, many classes of steam locomotive are shown at work. The transition to diesel traction is also well documented with 'Deltic', Type '4', Sulzer 'Type 2' and 'Clayton' locomotives prominent. To the north West of Edinburgh lies the famous Forth Railway Bridge, opened in 1890. Included is footage of a ferry crossing from the South end of the bridge of North Queensferry. No look at Scotland's capital city would be complete without views of Waverley Station and scenes here feature LNER and NBR loco types. Duration: 59 min

CINERAIL ARCHIVE SERIES
VOLUME 4 - NORTH FROM NEWCASTLE - PRICE £19.95

Covering primarily the 1930s, 60s and 70s, the programme starts at Newcastle Central Station in 1931, with a wide variety of ex-NER locos. Tyneside's industrial lines are represented at Backworth Colliery. A brakevan trip from Morpeth and Widdrington complement film taken in 1965 of the branches to Hepscott and Alnwick. After Berwick and Tweedmouth, the Scottish Border is crossed and unique, mainly colour sequences shot between 1938 and 1956 feature fully streamlined A4s, N ER Atlantics, V2s, a steam railcar and others. Post-war footage of D49s, plus an A3 in experimental blue livery is complemented by film of diesel Class 26s and 40s shortly after their introduction. A comprehensive view of St. Margarets depot is followed by scenes in Edinburgh Waverley, between 1929 and the 1990s. Duration: 60 min

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VOLUME 6 - NORTH FROM CARLISLE  - PRICE £19.95

The programme follows the WCML from Carlisle to Glasgow starting with 1960s scenes at Carlisle's Citadel station and three MPDs with-amongst others-Duchesses, Princesses, Scots, Patriots, Jubilees, A4s, A3s, B1s -a Glen-plus early diesels! After film of the Waverley Route at Newcastleton, the WCML is traced northwards and the infamous Beattock incline is shown with bankers at work. Followed by views of Carstairs, Lanark, the 'Clayton-operated' Morningside branch, Motherwell, Polmadie and Glasgow Central, this is a superb visual record of the route that includes a special feature recalling the UK's worst rail disaster at Quintinshill in 1915.
Duration: 61 min

CINERAIL ARCHIVE SERIES
VOLUME 9 - SCOTTISH BYWAYS  - PRICE £19.95

Carlisle to Hawick, Galashiels and the Peebles branch plus scenes at Jedburgh, followed by Dumfries and Kirkcudbright. Leaving the border area, the Gourock to Glasgow line is followed before heading eastwards into Clackmannan and Fife, with views at Alloa, Dunfermline, Charlestown, Lumphinnans, Thornton and the Fife Coast Line to Lundin Links. Further north, the Forfar area is viewed before travelling on the Ballater Branch, finishing with a journey to Banff and Macduff. Duration: 70 min

MARSDEN RAIL 3
CARLISLE - PRICE £19.95

A major rail centre on the West Coast Main Line, the city was a fascinating place in the early sixties and this video shows the scene before the diesels arrived in force. The programme features extensive coverage of the station and MPDs together and, in addition, there are journeys on the Silloth and Langholm branches. During this 60-minute programme over 160 engines are featured - over half of them named! As the film progresses the numerous ex-LMS and LNER locomotive classes give way to BR ‘Standard’ classes in the final run-down of steam traction. Duration: 55 min