| VHS Cassette (also available as DVD Video). Hellifield Station and Junction, 36 miles from Leeds on the Midland Route North to Carlisle, was still a very busy place in the late 1950's. AngloScottish expresses used the Settle and Carlisle route. Boat trains ran to and from Heysham and passenger services departed to and terminated from Carlisle, Skipton and Blackburn. Departing from Skipton behind a Holbeck Jubilee we travel to Hellifield, pausing to look at traffic at Gargrave and Bell Busk stations. Both passenger and freight trains were numerous and varied as was the Motive Power. Pickups, beer trains, excursions, relief trains, Army Specials, block coal trains and Freightliners all feature in this programme. From A3, Duchess Class and Britannia Pacifics to lowly 2P 4-4-0 passenger engines, ex-Midland 4F 0-6-0's to BR Standard 9F 2-10-0's and Class 4 Tank Locos there was always something different to be seen. Class 45 Peaks, 25's, 40's and 50's are seen which together with some of the 75 daily passenger workings and numerous movements to and from the shed combine to make this a programme of non-stop action. Filmed and recorded between 1959 and 1968. All colour, correct sound. No contents listing included. Please see description opposite. Continent: Europe
Country: UK
Area: UK Hellifield |
