Diesels in Preservation
WITH
footage dating back to 1984, Murray Brown reflects on a decade of
achievements in the world of diesel preservation, featuring many ‘firsts’,
endless variety and plenty of spectacular action from around the
country:
• Double-headed 20s, 24s, 40s, Peaks & Warships on the EAST
LANCASHIRE RAILWAY.
• A Deltic on freight and the first-ever quadruple-header at the
MIDLAND RAILWAY CENTRE.
• 212 storming Eardington bank, spectacular Deltic exhaust displays on
the SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY.
• Hymek D7029 in action and a Deltic on fire on the NORTH YORK MOORS.
• 50027, 45133 & 55019 powering over the ‘Alps’ on the
MID-HANTS.
• D306 on freight at the NENE VALLEY.
• Double-headed Deltics & Type 2s on the KEIGHLEY & WORTH
VALLEY
• Scottish Type 1s & 2s on the BO’NESS & KINNEIL.
• D1035 on freight at the DIDCOT GWR CENTRE.
• D7672 Tamworth Castle on the KENT & EAST SUSSEX.
• D100 towing Co-Bo D5705 at PEAK RAIL.
• Double-headed Hymeks on the WEST SOMERSET RAILWAY.
There’s also..
• THE RETURN OF IXION: D172 ‘on the jacks’ inside Crewe Diesel
Depot, the mainline certification at Tinsley TMD and the inaugural test
run in February 1994. Owner Pete Waterman also reveals how he got Ixion
through the red tape.
• CLASS 20s ON THE LONDON UNDERGROUND: 20227 and D8110 on ballast duties,
20227 on Met Line Steam Specials & the "Metro Gnome"
railtour.
70 different locos representing 18 classes • diesel preservation at
its best!
"For any diesel enthusiast, this video will
provide a great 75 minutes of entertainment." RAILWAY MAGAZINE
