Alan Pegler OBE - A Farewell Tribute
In 2012 the world of railway preservation said farewell to one of its most famous fathers. Alan Pegler was known throughout the world for his contributions to the preservation movement, being famously involved with two of its greatest achievements:...
Volume 6 Shenfield to Liverpool Street
After leaving Shenfield we journey along the old Great Eastern mainline to Liverpool Street. The stations en route include Brentwood, Harold Wood, Gidea Park, Romford, Chadwell Heath, Goodmayes, Seven Kings, (past Ilford depot), Manor Park and...
Vol 2 Depot Stratford
Built by the Eastern Countries Railway as far back as 1841, Stratford, in London's East End, is one of the oldest established locomotive works and traction depots on the BR system. Over 150 years, Stratford enjoyed mixed fortunes. Well into the...
Carters Steam Fair
From their Jubilee Steam Gallopers to their Paramount Chairoplanes, Carters Steam Fair captures a traditional atmosphere like no other! This programme pictures all the fun of the fair and provides a unique insight into the background of the Carters...
Paddys Engine
Originally produced in 1985 Railfilms is delighted to announce the re release of this popular film on DVD. With family ties going back to Midland Railway days, enthusiast Paddy Smith can claim to be a lifelong follower of the age of steam and the...
Volume 38 - The Derek Phillips Collection Wales & Borders
This Volume includes: North Wales Mainline. Wrexham to Shrewsbury. The Brymbo branch. Shrewsbury to Dovey Jc and Aberystwyth. Vale of Rheidol, Dinorwic and Penrhyn systems. A ride up the Neath & Brecon line. Wrexham, Mold and Connah's...
The age of the iconic HST
The High Speed Train, also known as the InterCity 125, has arguably been the most successful diesel design ever produced for Britain's railways. Starting in the mid-1970s, this iconic type brought new standards of passenger comfort and speed to many...
Great British Named Trains & Expresses Vol 2
Volume Two - A story told through postcards - The first commercially produced postcards appeared in 1861. The first known printed picture postcard, with an image on one side, was created in France in 1870. Since the start they have provided an...
Great British Named Trains & Expresses Vol 1
- A story told through postcards - The first commercially produced postcards appeared in 1861. The first known printed picture postcard, with an image on one side, was created in France in 1870. Since the start they have provided an informal form...
Island Lines - The Isle of Wight with Paul Atterbury
ISLAND LINES TWIN DISC SET Disc 1 Until well into the twentieth century, the Isle of Wight boasted a railway system of fifty-five miles, run by several small individual companies – usually cash-strapped and relying on second-hand locomotives...
Volume 37 - The Derek Phillips Collection Central & Southern England
This Volume includes - Freight traffic in the Peak District around Chinley & Peak Forest. The Cromford and High Peak Railway. A Visit to Doncaster Station and Staveley works. Williamthorpe Colliery with Jinty tanks. Bass Brewery railway...
Telerail in the Cab - Volume 22 - Chester to Bangor
We Join the driver in the cab of a Virgin Voyager along the North Wales coastline from Chester to Bangor, filmed in May 2019. We depart from Chester and head along the coast through the seaside resorts of Prestatyn and Rhyl before reaching Llandudno...
Volume 35 - The Derek Phillips Collection North West England Part 1
Notable Locations - Copy Pit, Hebden Bridge, Eastwood, Lydgate, Rose Grove, Padiham branch, Huncoats PS, Colne, Burnley, Barnoldswick, Skipton, Grassington Branch, Keighley, Bingley, Manchester, Newton Heath, Diggle, Marsden, Huddersfield, Walkden,...
Volume 34 - The Derek Phillips Collection North East & Yorkshire
This Volume includes – The Alnmouth to Alnwick branch. Coal traffic on the Blyth and Tyne railway. 9Fs on the Tyne Dock to Consett services. Coal traffic around Sunderland including the Silksworth Colliery branch and Seaton bank. The Royal...
Volume 36 - The Derek Phillips Collection North West England Part 2
In this programme we follow on from Steam World archive volume 35 with more 8mm cine films from the superb Derek Phillips collection, covering the more Northern lines in North West England. This Volume Includes Carnforth to Barrow line,...
Telerail in the Cab - Volume 13 - York to Blackpool North
This is a varied and interesting cross Pennine service that is full of scenic contrasts. Travel in the cab of a Northern class 158 from York to Blackpool North. Filmed in June 2017 before the modernisation of the Blackpool line, our cab ride...
Volume 33 - Steaming around North West England
A look at the Carnforth area including the Morecambe and Wennington lines. The West Coast Mainline around Oxenholme, Grayrigg, Tebay and the climb to Shap Summit. Also, from Lancaster to Preston and Crewe. Carlisle Station and the Settle &...
Telerail in the Cab - Volume 20 - Swansea to London Paddington
We join the driver at Swansea on board a new ‘Intercity Express Trains’ 802 class with the 14.29 Swansea to London Paddington Great Western Railway service, in June 2019. The journey takes us from Swansea, past the steel works at Port Talbot and...
Volume 32 - The Richard Greenwood Collection Western & Eastern Region
This volume features Richards’s trips to the Western and Eastern regions. Locations include WESTERN REGION - Penyffordd, Croes Newydd, Brymbo branch, Ruabon, Gobowen, Park Hall, Oswestry, Llanfyllin, Shrewsbury, Machynlleth, Vale of Rheidol...
The Hoppers - Moving Derbyshire into Cheshire
The Hoppers – Moving Derbyshire into Cheshire Limestone has been extracted from the Peak District hills since Roman Times, and has been moved by rail to various places for over a century. For around eighty years dedicated trains of limestone have...
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Vol 1 The Ffestiniog Story
This, the first of two programmes, brings to the screen several of those who set in train the transformation to the thriving scene of today. Related by those who were there and made it happen, the story is backed by much previously unpublished...