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EXPANDED AND ENHANCED FOR 2015 - OUR
LONGEST EDITION TO DATE
Northwest Mainline Steam
2015 is the latest in our successful series of films, and
this year expanded into a bigger than ever release - culminating in
a Double DVD, or single High Definition Blu-Ray. The film includes
on-screen details of railtours, locations, dates, onboard speeds
and gradients. As ever, a minimal commentary is timed to avoid
conflict with the sounds of the locomotives. Also included are
interesting changes and developments, including bridge demolition,
signal replacement, and the construction of a new siding on the
S&C. The film includes over 80 minutes of footage from the
Settle-Carlisle Railway.
PART
ONE: WINTER-SPRING-SUMMER
45407 The Lancashire
Fusilier (ca. 3 mins)
Cumbrian Mountain Express, 24 January
Brock, Scout Green, Shap, Ais
Gill, Garsdale (2).
46233 Duchess of
Sutherland
Cumbrian Mountain Express, 31
January (ca. 5.35 mins)
Lune Gorge (from an elevated
position on Jeffrey's Mount), Shap Summit, Mallerstang
(4).
Cumbrian Mountain Express, 7
February (ca. 25.55 mins)
Extensive on-board footage from Appleby to Blackburn, including stunning sunset scenes.
44871 &
45407
The Tin Bath, 15 February (ca.
2.57 mins)
Kitson Wood Tunnel, Lydgate Viaduct, Darwen, Sough Tunnel.
45407 & 45690
Leander
The Hadrian, 7 March (ca. 2.51
mins)
Shap Wells, Shap Summit,
Cowran Cutting (2), Gelt Viaduct
46115 Scots
Guardsman
Cumbrian Coast Express, 14 March
(ca. 10.09 mins)
Scout Green, Shap Summit Cutting & Summit, Lowca, Parton, Duddon Estuary, Ulverston.
Cumbrian Mountain Express, 21
March (ca. 3.08 mins)
Greenholme, Shap Summit - includes scenes of the small lineside fires/diesel pilot at Ais Gill on return.
45699 Galatea
The Pendle Dalesman, 1 April (ca.
1.29 mins)
Pleasington, Helwith Bridge, Lowgill.
The Hadrian, 16 May (ca. 1.36
mins)
Kirkby Stephen, Birkett
Tunnel.
45699 Galatea and 70000
Britannia
Unprecented back-to-back tours on
Shap (5 mins. apart). (ca. 10.46 mins)
Scout Green (2 different angles), Shap Summit (both loco's, comparative angles)
Cumbrian Coast Express
(45699)(ca. 4.52
mins)
St. Bees (2), Foxfield, Lindal Tunnel.
46115 Scots Guardsman
Fellsman and Cumbrian Mountain
Express (various dates) (ca. 12.41 mins)
Mallerstang - Ais Gill
Hay Fell, Docker, Shap Wells,
Low House, Armathwaite, Birkett Common, Mallerstang (2), Ais Gill
Summit.
60163
Tornado
The Border Reivers, 27 June (ca.
6.41 mins)
Greskine, Harthope, leaving Beattock Summit (2), Abington (2), Craigenhill Summit, Cartland, Enterkinfoot, Drumlanrig Tunnel.
45690
Leander
The Dalesman (ca. 7.17 - including
Dalesman and Fellsman)
Lodge Hall, Ais Gill Summit, Waitby Common, Birkett Common, Mallerstang-Ais Gill.
The Fellsman
App. Ramsgreave and Wilpshire, Barton & Broughton Loop.
45231 The Sherwood Forester
The Fellsman (ca. 7.16
mins)
Ribblehead, Blea Moor Tunnel, Nr. Clitheroe, Whalley Arches, Langho, Wilpshire Tunnel, Wilpshire Summit, Barton & Broughton, Brock (2), Claughton (2).
PART TWO: SUMMER-AUTUMN-WINTER
46233 Duchess of
Sutherland
Cumbrian Mountain Express (18
July, 1, 15 August) (ca. 16.22 mins)
Gregson Lane (2), Whalley, Hellifield, Horton Station, Selside, Selside Shaw (2), Lodge Hall, Dent Head, Arten Gill, Thrimby, App. Shap, Shap, Shap Summit, Lune Gorge, Carlisle Bridge (Lancaster), Lancaster Station, Ripley Bank, Forton, Scorton.
45699 Galatea
The Dalesman, The Waverley
(various dates including 18, 20, 27 August, 6 September) (ca. 20.04
mins)
Settle Station, long-running
sequence (Selside - Rise Hill) including multiple camera angles,
close-in and fellside view points - hear the train in Blea Moor
Tunnel from the ventilation shafts!
46115 Scots
Guardsman
The Fellsman (19 and 26 August)
(ca. 14.17 mins)
Catterall, Barton, Brownhill, Wilpshire Summit, Gisburn, Newsholme, Helwith Bridge (including on-going footage of work on the new quarry connection), Lodge Hall, Eden Brows Wood, Armathwaite, Birkett Common, Birkett Tunnel, Ais Gill, Dentdale, Billington, Langho, Brock.
5043 Earl of Mount
Edgcumbe
The Coastal Explorer, 19 September
(ca. 2.48 mins)
Scout Green, Shap Summit (5043 was failed at Carlisle)
46233 Duchess of Sutherland & 45699 Galatea
The Lakes Express (14 and 16
September) (ca. 9.47 mins)
46233: Shap Summit at
Dusk
45699: Ulverston, Park South, Nethertown, Aspatria Climb, Howe & Co's Siding, Birkett Common.
45690
Leander
Cumbrian Mountain Express, 12
September (ca. 10.37 mins for all the below)
Selside, Lodge Hall (slipping), Great Strickland, Shap Summit.
The Hadrian, 10 October
Blea Moor (2) - the last
northbound steam-hauled train to be signalled by semaphore at Blea
Moor.
Wetheral, and the summit nr. Brampton
Light Engine move with 45699 Galatea
Copy Pit, Hoghton Tower,
Stubbins
45699 & 45231 The
Sherwood Forester Two tours on a highly atmospheric
autumnal day, 3 October
The Lune Rivers Trust (45699) (ca.
12.21 mins)
Clapham (3) - bursting from the mist into the early morning sun, Gargrave (2)/ returning - Skipton, Giggleswick Bank (2).
The Settle-Carlisle Excursion (45231)
Gargrave (2), Ribblehead
(2)
45699
Galatea
Cumbrian Mountain Express 17
October (ca. 4.48 mins)
Hayfell, Mosedale Hall (Grayrigg),
Ribblehead - includes footage of the demolition of Bridge 64 on the
S&C, at Gauber.
The Brief Encounter, 24 October
(ca. 7.39 mins)
Starrick's Farm, Keer Holme, Leaving Bentham, Nr. Bentham, Hellifield/return - Hellifield, Giggleswick Bank in the moonlight.
On 5th December, 45699 was
scheduled to haul the Cathedrals Explorer to Appleby, but in the
event, Storm Desmond conspired to close all of the lines north of
Carnforth, including Shap and the S&C. We close with scenes
showing the extreme weather at Shap and Tebay.