Catalogue

Diesel Power in the West Country : GVF103

The programme illustrates over 100 views from the best line-side vantage points on route from Bristol & Salisbury to Penzance, including all branch lines in between. Enjoy a wonderfully scenic journey from the line-side of some of Britain’s rarely seen “forgotten” Branch Lines

Comments from popular rail magazines:
Railway world: –        'Already evokes nostalgia'
Railway Magazine: -  'The most amazing thing about this video is the diversity of material….                                                  Excellent value for money’
Duration 75 minutes

Diesel Decade - The 1990s  Code: GVF113

A time of dramatic changes featuring all of the main-line diesel types that nade the 1990s such an exciting period, including classes 20, 26, 31, 33, 37, 46, 47,50, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 66 & HST. Views from ALL around Britain. All new material.

Comments from popular rail magazines:
Railway Magazine: Some stunning shots and sound quality is excellent
Rail Express: Excellent sound….. this is one to enjoy
Traction: Another winner from Globe Videos
Full colour, captions & informative commentary. Duration 92 mins

Diesel Decade - The 1980s - Volume 1  Code: GVF127

We take you back to the glorious 1980s. Volume 1 sees the Type 1 to Type 3 Locomotives at work with a chapter dedicated to each of Class 20, 25, 26, 27, 31, 33 & 37.
Includes 20s from Skegness, 25s at Aberystwyth, 26s & 27s in Scotland, 31s in East Anglia and on the S&C, 33s on the Southern and the Western, and finally the ever popular 37s on passenger in East Anglia and Scotland, and on freight turns throughout the network.

Comments from popular rail magazines
Rail Express: Highly entertaining & full of nostalgia 
Traction: An excellent reminder of the good old days 
Full colour, captions & informative commentary. Duration 71 minutes

Diesel Decade - The 1980s - Volume 2  Code: GVF128

In volume 2 we look at the high power diesels at work during the years of 1980 – 1989 with a chapter dedicated to each of Class 40, 45, 46, 47, 50, 55, 56, 58, 59 and a short pause at the HSTs. See the fabulous 40s in their kast years in B.R, 45s on passenger and freight, 47s in a mix of now obsolete liveries, 50s on the Western and Southern, the famous Deltics from Kings Cross to Scotland including the ‘Deltic Tribute’ rail tour, 56s in BR Blue and other liveries, and finally the new kinds on the block, the 58s & 59s.

Comments from popular rail magazines
Rail Express: Non-stop coverage of all those memorable scenes 
Traction Magazine: Plenty for everyone to reminisce about
Full colour, captions & informative commentary. Duration 72 minutes

Classic Countdown  Code: GVF132

In attempting to find the most popular UK diesel type of all time we have brought you the most amazing selection of previously unseen footage, D5319 at Moorgate in 1959 & 20 years later the 25s & 27s still at work in Scotland; D5645 on an outer suburban working at Stevenage old station. 31405 on a Central Wales DMU drag; D1 Scarfell Pike on passenger at Derby; D2 Hevellyn +D108 at St Pancras; Birmingham New Street in the summer of 1973; 55018 at Hull, 9005 at Doncaster; 55014 at Newark, 55010 at Peterborough; Hymeks D7021, D7042, D7092 on freight, Western Pioneer in green livery, D1055 at Paddington, D1072 at Penzance, D1028 & D1056 at Newton Abbot etc; 24s at Manchester Victoria, 25s at Chester, Warrington, Ayr. Perth etc. Also substantial footage of class 50s, 37s, 56s, 40s, 46s & 47s

Full colour, captions & informative commentary. Duration 92 minutes

The Diesel and Electric Diaries - Volume 1  Code: GVF138

Classic Locations in the BR era! Firstly, Sheffield Midland station in the three years 1986, 1987 & 1988. Passenger trains are in the hands of Peaks, 47s and 31s but 20s and even a 25 are seen on class one duties. For chapter 2 we drop a few hundred miles South to Basingstoke in 1986, with 50s on the Exeter Trains and 33s and 73s as a supporting cast. Chapter 3 see us North of the border at Perth to see 20s, 26s, 27s, 37s & 47s in action. Ex works 26025 is seen illustrating the new railfrieght grey livery. Dunblane, Stirling & Larbert scenes also feature.

Full colour, captions & informative commentary. Duration 65 minutes

The Diesel and Electric Diaries - Volume 2  Code: GVF140

Chapter 1: Norwich station on a summer Saturday in August 1988, and the station is a hive of activity as we look at the cross-country holiday trains, London services and local trains arriving and in many cases changing engines. Trains are in the hands of Class 31s, 47s and 86s though a class 37 makes an appearance. Derby and Metro-Cammell units are also seen and even a Clacton unit makes an appearance. Chapter 2:Newport in 1985 & 1990 reverberates to the sound of 33s, 37s and 47s with 31s and 56s making an appearance. Liveries of course are from that period. Chapter 3: Milford Junction on West Yorkshire is the scene for HEAVY freight in 1992. Naturally, 56s are the staple motive power but 31s, 37s, 47s, 58s, and brand new 60s also appear.

Full colour, captions & informative commentary. Duration 62 minutes

The Diesel and Electric Diaries - Volume 3  Code: GVF141

Chapter 1: Stockport station between 1986 and 1991. Hauled passenger trains in the hands of class 31s. 47s. a class 45, plus the AC electric fleet, while the freight turns produce 25s, 37s & 47s. On the unit front, there is an appearance by a Royal Mail liveried Derby DMU set and the good old Class 304 EMUs are still in service. Chapter 2 comprises a visit to Eastfield diesel depot and Springburn Works in 1991, featuring Class 08, 20, 26, 27, 37, 47 & 90 locomotives. Finally, Reading platform views in the years 1987 & 1988, when Network South East ruled the roost on commuter services. Cross country services are primarily in the hands of 47s with class 50s on the Oxfords, and the freights produce 33s, 37s, 56s, 59s, and even 47901

Full colour, captions & informative commentary. Duration 64 minutes

The Diesel and Electric Diaries - Volume 4  Code: GVF142

We visit four classic locations; Inverness in 1987 & 1988 where class 37s & 47s dominate, but class 20s and 26s are still occasional visitors to the Highland Capital. Manchester Victoria, with fabulous scenes filmed in 1983 & 1984, sees classes 25, 31, 40, 45, 46, 47 & 56.
Next we visit Leamington Spa in 1989. 47s are the staple motive power on the passenger turns but 50s, 56s, and even class 20s are seen on this particular day.
Chapter 4: Sees us at Barnetby in 1990 & 1991 when motive power wasn’t so predictable; hence we see 20s, 31s, 47s, 56s, and 60s which are just on the scene.

Full colour, captions & informative commentary. Duration 61 minutes

The Diesel and Electric Diaries - Volume 5  Code: GVF143

Clapham Junction in the period 1991 to 1992 is our first port of call. Most passenger stock still carries NSE livery, and class 50s have not yet been ousted from the Exeter trains. Amongst numerous freights, we see class 73s on the Gatwick Airport trains.
The Inter-City Diesel event on the Midland Main Line on 20th May 1989 is the feature in chapter two. Special trains hauled by 20s, 33s , 37s, 47s a 56 and a 58 are interspersed amongst the regular traffic on that day. Chapter three takes us to Bristol Temple Meads in 1987 where ‘Cromptons’ still rule on the Portsmouth trains, supported occasionally by other motive power. See Bath Road as it used to be!

Full colour, captions & informative commentary. Duration 64 minutes

The Diesel and Electric Diaries - Volume 6  Code: GVF145

East Anglia has been a favourite haunt for many enthusiasts over the years, and so we start Volume 6 with scenes from March and Ely in both 1987 & 1989. With many passenger trains still loco-hauled there is lots to keep the viewer’s interest. Moving North of the boarder in chapter 2, we see views of the Edinburgh to Dundee route in 1980 and 1986, with class 27s to the fore, ably supported by 26s, 47s and even class 40s. Chapter 3 brings us back South, this time to Oxford and Didcot in the 1988-1989 period, with class 47s & 50s on the Paddington services and a variety of other types on freight duties.

Comments from popular rail magazines:   Priceless video material – Traction Magazine

Full colour, captions & informative commentary. Duration 63 minutes

The Diesel and Electric Diaries - Volume 7  Code: GVF146

We start Volume 7 at York in the period 1986 to 1990 to witness the first days of the ‘Peak’ diesels, still handling mainline passenger work right to the end, and then see the transition period leading to sectorisation. Chapter 2 takes us to Stafford in the summer of 1989, and its not just electric locomotives in evidence, as 20s, 31s, 37s & 47s also appear beside the class 81, 85, 86, 87 & 90s on passenger and freight duties.

Finally, we look at Derby & Nottingham station scenes in 1991-1992, together with an interlude at Trent Junction, and then scenes filmed inside and around Toton traction depot.

Full colour, captions & informative commentary. Duration 64 minutes

Diesel Decade - 2000 - 2009  Code: GVF148

Our mega DOUBLE-DVD features stupendous scenes filmed entirely by professional cameramen dedicated to bringing you the best of the mainline scene over the past 10 years.
No less than 18 chapters, each dedicatetd to the mainline diesel types from the decade. See classes 20, 33, 37, 40, 45, 46, 47, 50, 52, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 67 & 70 in action throughout the UK.
This 2-disc set runs for a massive 3 ½ hours (This works out at less than £12.50 for each DVD)

Comments from popular rail magazines: 
Rail Express: Picture quality is excellent throughout – a fine summary of the past 10 years

Full colour, captions & informative commentary. Duration:3hrs 38 minutes

The Diesel and Electric Diaries - Volume 8 Code: GVF149

Volume 8 starts on the South Coast at Southhampton in 1988. History went on to show that this was the end of an era, with class 33s still in full flow on freight and passenger work, ably supported by class 47s, and with additional class 73 diagrams on the Waterloo trains. Chapter 2 features a short interlude at Tinsley depot in 1992, including a look round the depot, the holding sidings and the stored locomotives in the yard.

Finally we visit Warrington during the period 1986 – 1991 to see Classes 20, 25, 31, 45, 47 and 56 all hard at work together with the ageing AC electric types.

 Full colour, captions & informative commentary. Duration 65 minutes

Changing Trains - Volume 1 -  Bristol and the Route to Weymouth Code: GVF151

This is the first in our major series of programmes looking at the changing face of our railways in the Western peninsula. Volume 1 concentrates on the area around Bristol and the route to Bath, Westbury and Weymouth and uses rare film to illustrate these changes, particularly on the motive power front. Castles, Grangers, Kings, Countries & Halls, Britannias, West Country, classes 3MT, 4F, 7F and 9F are seen, plus a variety of diesel types dating back to the 1960s.
See the Pilning car train, steam & diesel at Mangotsfield, the prototype HST, a Warship & Hall combination at Westbury, and a prototype D0226 passing Bath with a goods train.

Full colour, captions & informative commentary. Duration 60 minutes

Changing Trains Volume 2 DVD Code GVF152

Volume 2 in our series traces the route from Bristol and Westbury to Exeter.
Highbridge is seen with S&D scenes from the early 1960s of Kings, Castles, Counties, Warships and Westerns.

The Minehead and Barnstable routes are included, with the NB type 2s in evidence on the latter, and the programme closes with comprehensive coverage of Exeter St Davids.

Full colour, captions & informative commentary. Duration 63 minutes

Changing Trains Volume 3 DVD Code GVF153
Basingstoke to Torrington & Illfracombe

Volume 3 in the series looks at the route from Basingstoke to Torrington and Ilfracombe via Exeter. Highlights include Steam & early diesel hydraulics at Basingstoke; Salisbury shed in the early 1960s; action from the Lyme Regis, Seaton, Sidmouth and Exmouth branches. 1960s & 1990s views at Exeter, then onto Okehampton, Barnstable, Torrington and finally Ilfracombe. See an ‘N’ class and T9 at Okehampton, Class 22s at Torrington and Hymek & Warships in action on the Ilfracombe route.

Comments from propular rail magazines:
Rail Express: Superb Entertainment

Full colour, captions & informative commentary. Duration 67 minutes

Changing Trains Volume 4 DVD Code GVF154
Exeter to Plymouth
Volume 4 looks at the routes Exeter St Davids to Newton Abbot, Kingswear, Heathfield, Ashburton and Plymouth.
Highlights include: Dawlish Summer Saturdays in 1970, and Warships, Western, Brush, Peaks and Hymek diesels; Scenes inside Newton Abbot shed and locomotive works; Raging seas at Dawlish 2002; Present and past at Paignton; Clay traffic from Heathfield; HST drags of the banks; steam at Ashburton; freight to Cattlewater; Laira depot in 1962 with NBL type 2s, Warships, Westerns etc.
Customers Thoughts:
Excellent job, very enjoyable – Mr King, Exeter

Full colour, captions & informative commentary. Duration 70 minutes

Changing Trains Volume 5 DVD Code GVF155
Plymouth to Penzance
The final part in this series looks at the route from Plymouth to Penzance, including the Gunnislake, Looe, Bodmin, Fowey, Newquay, Falmouth and St. Ives branches, plus scenes from Wadebridge and Padstow.
Highlights include: early diesel-hydraulic scenes at Plymouth North Road together with Western & Southern steam, 25s & 37s on Cornish Clay traffic; steam at Wadebridge and Padstow, and the Prototype HST on test at St Erth.

Full colour, captions & informative commentary. Duration 65 minutes

The Nations Holiday Line DVD Code GVF157
A remake of the 1997 programme of the same name, containing all new digitally filmed footage. This programme, made with the assistance of the Railway, looks not only at day-to-day workings, but also at special trains arriving off the mainline.
See behind the scenes with views inside the workshops at Paignton and Churston, including the arduous task of steam locomotive preparation.

Full colour, captions & informative commentary. Duration 78 minutes

Diesels in Devon & Cornwall DVD Code GVF158

The definitive programme illustrating all the diesel types that have graced the rails in these two far Wesern Countries from the 1960s to the end of 2012.  Highlights include early views of Westerns, Warships, Hymeks and NBL type 2 diesel-hydraulics; Classes 31, 33, 37, 45, 47, 50, 56, 57, 60, 66 and 67, & HST, plus rare appearances by Class 20s, 55s, 58, 59s and others.

Full colour, captions & informative commentary. Duration 100 minutes

BR Blues  DVD Code ZFD201
Produced by Foretrak Pictures, BR Blues is a programme with a difference. It looks back at the corporate blue era through the eyes of enthusiasts, giving a meaningful insight into out nostalgic memories. Motive power ranges from Class 03 to 31, 37, 45, 47, 56, 58 and others reflecting scenes from the 1970s and 1980s. 50 minutes of original footage and comments by gricers
 
Comments from popular rail magazines
Traction Magazine: Highly professional & entertaining
Rail Express: Non-stop coverage of all those memorable scenes
Full colour,captions & informative commentary. Duration 50 minutes

The Branchlines of Britain Volume 1 & 2

The Branch Lines of Britain series
NOW on DVD with 2 programmes on each DVD

Each volume features between 30 and 40 of Britain’s railway branch lines, many lost forever. Filmed from the late 1980s through to the 1990s, motive power ranges from Class 03 & 08 shunters right up to type 5 diesels such as Class 56 & 58.

Duration 110 minutes

The Branchlines of Britain Volume 3 & 4

The Branch Lines of Britain series
NOW on DVD with 2 programmes on each DVD

Each volume features between 30 and 40 of Britain’s railway branch lines, many lost forever. Filmed from the late 1980s through to the 1990s, motive power ranges from Class 03 & 08 shunters right up to type 5 diesels such as Class 56 & 58.

Duration 110 minutes

The Branchlines of Britain Volume 5 & 6

The Branch Lines of Britain series
NOW on DVD with 2 programmes on each DVD

Each volume features between 30 and 40 of Britain’s railway branch lines, many lost forever. Filmed from the late 1980s through to the 1990s, motive power ranges from Class 03 & 08 shunters right up to type 5 diesels such as Class 56 & 58.

Duration 110 minutes

The Branchlines of Britain Volume 7 & 8

The Branch Lines of Britain series
NOW on DVD with 2 programmes on each DVD

Each volume features between 30 and 40 of Britain’s railway branch lines, many lost forever. Filmed from the late 1980s through to the 1990s, motive power ranges from Class 03 & 08 shunters right up to type 5 diesels such as Class 56 & 58.

Duration 110 minutes

The Branchlines of Britain Volume 9

The Branch Lines of Britain series
This is the final programme in our series of 9

Each volume features Britain’s railway branch lines, many lost forever. Filmed from the late 1980s into the 1990s, motive power ranges from Class 03 & 08 shunters right up to type 5 diesels such as Class 56 & 58.

Duration 55 minutes

Into The Blue Volume 1  DVD Code GVF160

This is the first in a series of DVDs looking at the wonderful BR blue era of the 1960s, Volume 1 focuses on the North West England and is packed with action from class 25s and 40s along with 20s, 37s 45s and a few surprise intruders. AC electrics also feature. Just some of the locations included are Carlisle, Ribblehead, Skipton, Cornforth, Lancaster, Preston, Wigan, Warrington, Bolton, Manchester, Stockport, Chinley, Crew and Chester. Contains 100% original soundtrack

Full colour, captions & informative commentary. Duration 85 minutes

Into The Blue Volume 2 DVD Code GVF161

The wonderful BR blue era of the late 1980s in and around Yorkshire. Volume 2 visits Yorkshire and some of it’s neighbouring counties. Action from class 20s, 31s 37, 45s, 47s and the famous Deltics plus much more.

Full colour, captions & informative commentary. Duration 77 minutes