Steam on 35mm - Volume 1 and 2

Volume 1 - The 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s:
Having spent much time and effort VIDEO 125 discovered a collection of professional 35mm film on Britain’s railways that had been largely unseen, which enabled us to bring to you some fascinating glimpses of the railway scene from the 1930s to the 1950s. Unlike other railway archive videos, which were shot by amateurs mostly as “home movies” and mostly on 8mm film, those in this production were taken for feature films such as “The Ladykillers”, “Train of Events”, “The Good Companions”, “Return to Yesterday”, but never actually used. They include trains out of Euston just north of the Euston Bank (1948), Copenhagen Tunnel (1955), Paddington arrivals & departures (1939), Dawlish sea wall expresses (1939), The Waterloo mainline at West Weybridge (1941), Salisbury Tunnel Junction (1959), a driver’s eye view of Newcastle Station (1930), and dozens of miscellaneous runbys depicting all sorts of trains. Made entirely from 35mm British Film (75% B&W, 25% Colour).

Volume 2 - The 60s:
Following on from “Steam On 35mm, The 30s, 40s & 50s” we bring to you, by popular demand, another top quality archive production. Once again every single shot was filmed on 35mm, the professional’s format, and hence the quality is far superior to most other “archive” productions on the market.This volume covers all areas of Britain and there is bound to be something of interest for everyone. It contains film from the 1930s right through to the end of steam in the 1960s. Highlights include: Watford Junction in 1936 (B&W), East Coast Main Line in the 1930s (B&W), Euston in 1948 (B&W), The last days of the GWR Princetown branch (B&W), Paddington around 1960 (Colour), Glasgow in 1961 (Colour), Waterloo in the 1960s (Colour), Out-takes from the “Titfield Thunderbolt” (Colour). Views from the Footplate plus much more.

Narrated by John Huntley.