Morning
Seen as there have been quite a few threads of late
regarding historic Penmere and St.Ives e.t.c, I
found something that people who look at this forum
may be interest in.
The excelent "B&R Video Productions" has come out
with a video/DVD of long since closed and surviving
lines in Cornwall, shot on 'Super 8' cine film in the
late 1950s and 60s. The only strech it doesn't covr is
the North Cornwall line, but does include Wadebridge to
Padstow and the line through Boscarne Junction. This
production covers all other branch lines undethly and
also industrail narrow gauge and private owner
complexes. It has some footage on rarely fimed stations
such as Grampound Road, Scorrier and Marizion
stations all in colour!
Various steam locos are seen ranging from 57XX to 28XX,
Grange, Manor and castle plus indepth footage from the last
steam hauled train, "The Cornabian" with 34002 "Sailsbury".
Early diesels such as c22 Hydrulics 'Baby Sad Eyes' D800
and 'Westerns' are also shown with c116, 117, 118, 120
and c122
DMU▸ 's. There is something for everyone in this
production!
Details, if you wish to obtain a copy are:
www.BandRVideos.co.uk^19.95 plus ^2.00 P&P.
In there you find details of this and new/other realises.
Click on the "Wolverton Rail" link, this will be helpful,
as they have a complete list of all titles produced so
far which is around 137. Lots of other lines in
the SW, Avon and Southern areas are catered for.
It is worth a look, I have a dozen or so of their titles
and have always been extremely impressed with the quaility
and varity of their products, I'm very picky about my railway
video/DVD's!!!
Regards
Karl.
The price of B & R Vol.129 "Steam into Cornwall" is now ^19.75 INCLUDING Post & packing. I've got lots in stock as it's a popular title. B & R dvds are usually post free to
UK▸ addresses. DVDs from other publishers, including the Globe Video Western DVDs (also available from my web site), have ^1.25 P & P. Sorry if it sound like a commercial.. I didn't intend it to.
Another good one is B & R Vol.69 "The Withered Arm" (^14.99 inc P & P) and also Vol.125 "Steam into Devon" (^19.75 inc P & P).
I remember the Westerns very well. My parents used to holiday in Cornwall & to keep me happy, used to park in a layby (it is still there) at Trerule Foot & you could hear the fantastic sound of those twin Maybachs as the Westerns tackled the bank. We also used to get a lot of Westerns at Wolverton on the stone trains. The "Newport Nobby" bay was relaid to form a headshunt from the stone terminal (stone for building Milton Keynes). The headshunt is now long gone...
Best Regards... Ian
ian@wolvertonrail.co.uk
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