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...
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:...
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...
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...
Volume 39 - The Derek Phillips Collection Scotland and the Borders
In this Volume we head North to ‘Scotland and the Borders’ with footage from the superb Derek Phillips Collection. This Volume Includes The West Coast Mainline around Beattock. Glasgow suburban services. A trip on the West Highland line from...
The Loco Builders
This programme consists of four self- contained films from Railfilms extensive archive collection. The first three show Beyer Peacock Garratts operating in Sudan, New South Wales and Queensland, and the final programme shows more modern electric and...
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 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,...
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 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 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 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...
Telerail in the Cab - Volume 18 - Exeter to Penzance
We join the driver at Exeter for a scenic run on the 12.08 from Exeter to Penzance which was filmed in late September 2018. We ride onboard ‘Intercity’ liveried HST 43185 for a run which includes the Dawlish seafront and also the Superb Royal Albert...
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Vol 2 Midland Memories
The 1960s were to prove to be the last decade in which the steam locomotive was to be used in public service on the national railway network of Great Britain. It had held sway for virtually one and a half centuries and its charisma had created a...
Passenger Action
By March 31st 1997 the last BR passenger train operating company had been sold and with it came the end of British Rail's passenger operations. The integrated passenger network which was formed through the nationalisation of the nation's railways in...
Vanishing World Steam - Volume 12 - REQUIEM FOR EXTREME STEAM
After first visiting China in 1994 the Tele Rail team have been privileged to return no less than 26 times!Sadly in 2011 just a few tiny pockets of industrial steam remain - a mere shadow of their former glory days, so this really is the end of the...
The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Past & Present
Thanks to a comparatively few far-sighted individuals the UK is blessed with an unrivalled variety of heritage lines. Amongst the first - and certainly one of the most successful preservation projects, was the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway,...