Diesel & Electric Blue 2 takes a nostalgic journey back in time to the days of corporate BR Blue livery during the 1970s and 1980s.
A wide selection of locomotive types are seen including Hymeks, Westerns, Deltics and every type of AC Electric, to name just a few. There are also a number of rare workings to enjoy.
Highlights include:
- Class 27s on Edingurgh-Glasgow push-pulls
- Class 87s at Glasgow Central
- 20013 and 197 on a 'Skeggy' at Sheffield
- D1023 on tour at Selby
- 40071 at York
- 45054 at Hellifield on engineers train
- 33006 and 33015 on passenger trains at Crewe
- 31117 at Liverpool Lime Street with the MGN tour train
- 31s on Kings X surburban services
- D1036, D1052, and D1069 at Paddington
- Class 33 - 6561 at Ealing Broadway
- Hymeks at Ealing and High Wycombe
- Class 33s at Clapham Junction
- Classes 25, 31, 45 and 47 on the S&C
- 25296 and 249 on oil at Warrington
- The APT in action
- 86316 just after naming at Wigan
- Classes 82, 83, 84 and 85 on West Coast Main Line
- Westerns on stone trains
- Deltics at Newcastle
- 20172 and 028 on the Redmire
- D7000 and classmates at Old Oak Common
- The 'Western Farewell' railtour
- 55011 on the only railtour it worked
- 27104 on passenger at Oban
- Class 26s on sleeper
- An incredible shot of Deltic 9004 triple-heading with 5130 and a 26 on Euston sleeper
- 20222 on passenger at Dundee
- 45106 and 45137 on cross country services
- 37254 at Low Gill
- Immaculate 47500 on ECS
- 37033 at Tottenham Hale
- 45104 at Abergele
- 25072 on Edinburgh - Perth passenger
- 37148 on freightliner at Edinburgh Waverley
Other locos featured include:
55003, 31442, 31235, 45022, 47180, 25144, 87101, 33023, D1015, 45041, 20119, 25228, 47004, 27105, D1058 and quite a few more.
A detailed and entertaining narration is provided by David Maxey. Includes includes motion menus and scene selection.
Produced by - Visions International
Running time - 69 Minutes
Format - 4:3
DVD only
Released - 2007
