| A joumey along the East Coast main line from KINGS CROSS to NEWCASTLE with some of its associated routes. Scenes at LANGLEY and CORBY GLEN show steam in all its glory before the demise south of PETERBOROUGH in 1963. A brief visit to SUTTON BRIDGE shows the M&GNJR route. YORK served the coastal routes to SCARBOROUGH via MARKET WEIGHTON, BEVERLEY and FILEY with B16, V2 and B1 steam power. The now closed route to WHITBY via ROBINS HOOD BAY is seen by a rail tour with K4 and K1 moguls. Retum via GROSMONT and PICKERING over the then open connection to MALTON and most stations to YORK. Travel down the East Coast line via NORTHALLERTON and DONCASTER to NEWCASTLE. Vsit GATESHEAD shed and the coast line at TYNE DOCK and RYEHOPE GRANGE with some industrial scenes at SEAHAM, PHILADELPHIA and WEARMOUTH. There are thirty three pacifics and an assorted mixture of V2, B1, B16, K1, O6, J27, V1, V3, J72, WD and Standards and even a view of LNER Garratt 2395 at Sheffield. This video comes from the JIM CLEMENS collection of superb railway films, in colour and black and white. It has an informative commentary and an authentic sound track has been added thereby achieving the best out of the original all archive film. No Contents Listing Published Continent: Europe
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