The Definitive Archive History of Great Western Steam from grouping through to the preservation era using mainly film unpublished on DVD. Volume 3 traces the development of steam from 1970 through the return of main line steam and then into a new century.
The programme comprises:
Severn Valley Railway in 1970
Twyford Open Day
Old Oak Common Open Day 1971
Reading Open Day
Last steam on London Transport with Pannier Tanks
Tyseley Open Day
Steam returns to the main line featuring 'King George V'
0-4-2 tank in filming of 'Young Winston'
Caerphilly Open Day with 4300 tank 5322
Dart Valley Railway in 1972
Steam on the main line in 1972
Marlow Centenary in 1973 featuring 1450 tank
The Kingswear Branch
Main line King in 1974
Newport special with 'Pendennis Castle' in 1974
Bulmers Open Day
Filming with 5322 at Old Oak Common
The Vintage Train
7808 'Cookham Manor' returns
Shildon cavalcade
West Somerset Railway opens
'Pendennis Castle' in Australia
125th Anniversary of Paddington
Rainhill 150th Anniversary in 1980
'Rocket' and 'Evening Star' at Didcot
Old Oak Common Day in 1981
Main line steam in 1982, 1983 and 1984
GWR 150 Celebrations including 2857 on freight at Newport
Closure of Swindon Works
'City of Truro' returns to steam
Steam returns to the Cambrian in 1987
'King George V' taken out of traffic
Cholsey 100 Celebrations
'Nunney Castle' in the north of England
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway extension
6024 'King Edward I' on S&C
Dawlish shuttles
Metropolitan steam
Locomotives returning to steam
King on Lickey
Royal Duty
Merehead Hall
Castle over Shap
GWR 175
Produced by - Transport Video Publishing
Running time - 90 Minutes
DVD only
