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News and Forthcoming Programmes

Updated 16/01/2012  

LATEST RELEASES. . . . 



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FORTHCOMING RELEASES. . . .

TRACTION 2011 – Part 2

Work on the 33rd ‘Traction’ programme is well underway and although we are currently wrestling with the welcome problem of what to leave out! Covering the period July 1st to December 31st, this one looks set to rival T2011 Part 1 for interest and variety, so here’s a small taster of what’s in store…47810 & 47841 deputising for a Sprinter on Norwich-Lowestoft services, 37610 on hire to DBS to work the Mossend-Irvine china clay tanks, 56311 on a scrap metal working from Grimsby to Cardiff Tidal, 37409 on hire to GB Railfreight to haul a 322 EMU from Kilmarnock to Springburn, 66703+66740 arriving on the Nene Valley Railway on a snowplough test, ‘Royal’ 67006 on the Edinburgh ‘bins’, 47500 with an assortment of track machines on a departmental working from Nottingham to Hitchin, 57309 on the Paddington-Penzance sleepers, 56311 taking redundant TUA tanks from Harwich to Kingsbury for scrapping, 37069 & 37610 hauling Network Rail’s ‘track panel’ train from Toton to Mossend, 20308 & 20309 on the Sizewell flasks, 37706 rescues the steam-hauled ‘Scarborough Spa Express’, 56302 hauling two convoys of locos from Barrow Hill to Burton, 50044’s charter from Euston to Holyhead hauling the Virgin ‘Pretendelino’, 67030 rescuing newly-overhauled 60007 on the Kings Cross-Ketton cement, 47749 hauling a Bescot-Hinksey ballast, 66847 hauling the first Colas timber train out of Heathfield, 47375 & 56302 taking redundant china clay tanks from Burngullow to Burton, 33012 ventures to Whitby, the incredible 5 loco Deltic convoy from Shildon to Bury, Network Rail’s new Class 57s on rescue missions…and extensive coverage of the autumn RHTT’s.  

We are aiming to release this DVD in late February/early March, priced at £19.95.

VAC ATTACK

We are finally coming to an end of our re-releases on DVD, and ‘Vac Attack’ has long-been a much-requested title. This is a Wired for Sound cab-ride filmed on board D431 when it and D449 worked the ‘Celtic Hoovers’  railtour from Glasgow Central to Crewe in September 2000. This took the two Class 50s back to their original LMR stamping ground of the late 1960’s and early 1970’s and the locos were duly  transformed into ‘as built’ livery for the occasion. With a respectable load of 13 coaches, the 2 ‘Vacs’ produce a spirited performance as they tackle the tortuous climbs of Beattock and Shap. While the superb thrash offers excellent audio entertainment, the view from the locomotive footplate offers plenty of fine scenery along the route. As with the majority of our re-releases, not only will this programme be digitally re-mastered, but it will contain an extra 20 minutes of footage not included in the original VHS version.

We are aiming to release this DVD in early April, priced at £19.95.

TRILOGY

Over the last 15 years we have produced several programmes for The Fifty Fund documenting the groups progress with their 3 locomotives 50031 Hood, 50035 Ark Royal and 50044 Exeter. We have recently re-mastered the first three programmes - The First Five Years, The Pilgrim Hoover and Onwards & Upwards – onto a double-disc DVD set. 

Between the three programmes this collection runs to over three hours of quality viewing. 

Priced at £19.95, this is available exclusively from The Fifty Fund via the following link http://www.sales.fiftyfund.org.uk/trilogy.htm.

 

VHS TAPES. . . .

As demand for VHS is now minimal, we have deleted all our titles on tape which are now available on DVD. Please note that none of the TRACTION series are available on VHS, the early years having been covered in our TRACTION DECADE DVD. We have also reduced the VHS programmes down to six titles. These are as follows:..BATH ROAD, CLASS 40 STORY, CROMPTON COUNTDOWN, TRAINLOAD TYPE 5s, MEDWAY CROMPTON and 50s THE FINAL YEARS. VAC ATTACK is due for release on DVD this spring and BATH ROAD will follow suit later in the year. Please note that due to the vast increase in Royal Mail charges for items of this size and weight there is an additional postage & packing charge of £2 per tape. Therefore the total cost of a VHS tape is £18.95.

CATALOGUE

Although our website contains details on our current range of programmes you may prefer to browse through a ‘hard copy’ of our catalogue which you can request by e-mailing us your details at helpline@locomaster.co.uk

 

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