This programme takes a look at the some of the many locomotives operated by the Southern Railway until nationalisation in 1948. The Southern was perhaps the most innovative of the four railway companies at the time, with many famous examples surviving into preservation. Featured in the programme are the O Class
- South Eastern & Chatham Railway No. 65, Schools Class 30926 4-4-0 Repton, Schools Class 928 Stowe, Battle of Britain Class
- streamlined 4-6-2 Pacific locomotives
- 34081
- 92 Squadron, City of Wells 34092, A1 Class Stepney
- London Brighton & South Coast Railways 55, A1 Class Fenchurch 672, 1618 U Class Mogul 2-6-0 locomotive, Eddystone West Country Class 34028, as well as examples of electric & diesel locomotives.




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Includes: three programmes which look at the world of restored steam trains in Britain: Steam Engines of BR – This programme
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Includes: three programmes which look at the world of restored steam trains in Britain: The London Midland & Scottish
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Steam Engines of the LMS – This programme takes a look at the thousands of steam engines operated by the London Midland & Scottish Railway until nationalisation in 1948. The programme

Includes:: the Jinty Class 3F small tank locos, the Class 7P Royal Scot express passenger locos, many members of the once 842-strong Class 5 locos – commonly known as Black 5s. Steam Engines of the SR
- This programme takes a look at the some of the many locomotives operated by the Southern Railway until nationalisation in 1948. The Southern was perhaps the most innovative of the four railway companies at the time, with many famous examples surviving into preservation. Featured in the programme are the O Class
- South Eastern & Chatham Railway No. 65, Schools Class 30926 4-4-0 Repton, Schools Class 928 Stowe, Battle of Britain Class
- streamlined 4-6-2 Pacific locomotives
- 34081
- 92 Squadron, City of Wells 34092, A1 Class Stepney
- London Brighton & South Coast Railways 55, A1 Class Fenchurch 672, 1618 U Class Mogul 2-6-0 locomotive, Eddystone West Country Class 34028, as well as examples of electric & diesel locomotives. The Joy of Steam
- All across Great Britain today you’ll find steam rallies & preserved railways to visit, a number of which are featured in this programme. & better still, thanks to a wealth of genuine archive footage, enthusiasts of all ages can see for themselves exactly what steam power was all about. So, it’s all aboard for a journey to the past, when steam not only shaped the landscape of Great Britain, but also the nation’s heritage as well.








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This companion to our Bluebell on Parade DVD explains, in fascinating detail, the development of the railway from its early days to its full glory today as a living & breathing Museum of Steam. Side by side unfolds the story of the Blackmore Vale which we see first in its working life, before being sent to the scrap yard, courtesy of vintage film from The Transport Trust. The dedicated efforts of The Bulleids Society to restore this truly magnificent, circa 1946, engine is a rousing experience only fully appreciated by watching this powerful machine roaring down the Bluebell Line. Classic archive footage of steam & diesel trains with the opening of the new St Pancras & the high speed rail link, there are many more people interested in rail travel as we enter the new age of the train. ...

This action-packed DVD gives an in-depth look behind the scenes at life on the Bluebell Railway, whose motto " Floreat Vapor" (Let Steam Flourish) is more than justified by the vast array of locos in action featured here. Early film shows enthusiastic youngsters clearing the way for the inaugural trip on the line in 1960. We also see all the backroom operations required to keep the railway operational, including the workshops. The intricate & detailed process of restoration from scrap yard to full steam ahead in the Bluebell On Parade is a revelation. Classic archive footage of steam & diesel trains with the opening of the new St Pancras & the high speed rail link, there are many more people interested in rail travel as we enter the new age of the train. ...

The Kent & East Sussex Railway was built in the 19th Century by Colonel Stephens, whose cost consciousness was the stuff of legend. The line wound its picturesque way through the garden of England peacefully until 1961 when it was closed down by British Rail, ironically, in a cost-cutting exercise. The working life of the railway, beginning in the 1930's & is beautifully chronicled in this DVD. Highlights, which include rare colour footage shot in 1950, also tell of the troubled, but ultimately triumphant, efforts of a dedicated band of preservationists to restore the railway to it's former glory & once more send Trains to Tenterden. ...