Diesel and Electric on 35mm - Volume 1 and 2

Volume 1:
This production features modern traction from the early years (1930s to the early 1970s). Wallow in the nostalgia of Deltics, Warships, Westerns, 25s, 40s, 45s, and the Blue Pullmans. Plus AC Electrics, 20s, 47s, & DMU’s in their early liveries. Also featured are 1st generation EMU’s going back to the 1930s. As is the case with “Steam on 35mm, The 30s, 40s & 50s” all the footage in this production originates from 35mm film shot for TV programs and feature films. Most of the material was never used and was confined to the film vaults until we discovered it. One of the most remarkable shots features a class 16 in action, a class rarely photographed let alone filmed! You will also find footage of the prototype Deltic and LMS 10000 & 10001. This production gives a valuable insight into Britain’s Railways during the transition from steam to diesel / electric and will bring pleasant memories of the classes that have since been superseded, and their original liveries. (50% B&W, 50% Colour).

Volume 2:
Taken from the late 1950s to the early 1970s, this is a profusion of nostalgic memories from the very early days of BR’s modernisation program - Highlights include: DELTICS etc. at KINGS CROSS (1965) and on their stamping ground the ECML. WARSHIPS & WESTERNS at PADDINGTON, on the GWML & DAWLISH etc., 31s, 37s at CLACTON (1962), 40s, PEAKS, 47s, GREEN DMUs, GREEN ELECTRICS (3 regions), GLASGOW “BLUE TRAINS”, BLUE PULLMANS, 50s at SHAP/BEATTOCK (1973), AC locos and even the odd DC loco (class 71). Over 150 colourful sequences are featured (taken by British Transport Films but never actually used until now!). Two thirds are from the “pre-blue” era, one third from the “post-blue” era. 100% Colour

Narrated by John Huntley