Catalogue Page 3 - Class 40s

The Class 47s - A Tough Act to Follow  Code: GVF108

This programme is a tribute to what has arguably been the most successful British designed diesel locomotive. Material covers the period 1989 to 1999 and the programme is professionally edited in full colour.

Comments from popular rail magazines:
Rail Express: Non-stop action….excellent footage….a feat for Sulzer followers which will appeal to all modern traction enthusiasts
Traction: A fine reminder of the class
Duration: 68 minutes

Visions of Power - The Class 47sy  Code: GVF112

Nearly 70 minutes of absolutely non-stop Class 47 action from the period 1990 – 2000.
Scenes from throughout Britain feature no less than 18 different liveries, many now defunct.

Comments from popular rail magazines:
Traction: Sights and sounds to gladden the heart….. the mix of liveries, locations and traffic can’t really be faulted.… A worthy successor to the first volume: A Tough Act to Follow

Full colour, captions & informative commentary. Duration 68 mins

Track Record - The Class 47s  Code: GVF119

As a tribute to this fast disappearing type, the emphasis is on cross-country services before the introduction of the ‘Voyager’ fleet. However there is much, much more, including Scottish push-pull services, freightliners, clay traffic, NSE services, rail tours and passenger ‘drags’. Also included is a fascinating archive section; see ‘Vulcan’, ‘Atlas’, ‘Collosus’ and ‘Amazon’ as they were in the 1970s; see two-tone green and pre-TOPS locos. Includes all the celebrity ‘Virgin’ repaints.

Comments from popular rail magazines:
Rail Express: Good entertainment – keeps your attention throughout

Full colour, captions & informative commentary. Duration 83 mins

Whistling Giants  Code: GVF120

This fabulous compilation brings you the sight and sound of the Class 40s in their last 10 years of operation on BR, with views from Northern England, Scotland, North Wales and some surprise locations as well! Highlights include scheduled passenger and holiday relief trains, limestone & freightliner traffic, department duties, rail tours and of course the return to traffic of D200. The entertainment concludes with probably the most outrageous film ever captured of a Class 40 departure from Liverpool Lime Street!

Comments from popular rail magazines
Rail Express: Enjoyable and memorable – definitely one to watch

Full colour, captions & informative commentary. Duration 64 minutes

Whistling Giants 2  Code: GVF124

With scenes from the early 1960s to mid 1980s, this programme features the Class 40s in the North West and North East of England, North Wales and in Scotland.
Naturally, those famous Summer Saturday extras to Skegness, Yamouth and Scarborough also appear.  See 40013 & 40135 in action before preservation, 40082 with its ‘Vulcan Voyager’ headboard at Sheffield, the very last train for 40143, D284 on a Kings Cross – Cambridge train and rail tours to Plymouth and over the Woodhead route.

Comments from popular rail magazines:
Rail Express: Great stuff, happy memories and well recommended 

Full colour, captions & informative commentary. Duration 63 minuetes

Whistling Giants 3  Code: GVF129

Highlights are too many to list but include historic clips of the LMS & Southern Region prototypes, D200 in service in 1958, EE type 4s at Nottingham Victoria, Sheffield Victoria, Norwich, Liverpool Street, Birmingham New St & Snow Hill, Doncaster, Edinburgh, Dundee, the North West, North Wales – and even Penzance!
Bonus footage of preserved examples before bringing us right up to date with marvellous views of D345’s famous return to the main line. Features almost a quarter of the class from 1958-2005.

Comments from popular rail magazines
Rail Express: The variety is remarkable

Full colour, captions & informative commentary. Duration 77 minutes