Our Digitally Remastered Series are bigger, better and in stunning HD for the very first time! These are the original programmes which have been put through the upscale and remastering treatment with improvements to audio, colour balance, contrast and most of all - picture quality. Some of the trains featured here were never filmed in HD or in broadcast quality. Now, for the first time - you can enjoy just that!
The Quarry Hunslets of North Wales were all 0-4-0 saddle tanks designed for use on the 2' gauge quarry lines of the slate industry. They were built over a lengthy period from the 1880s until 1932.
Although similar in appearance there were 8 different sub classes with small engines for use in the quarries to larger engines used on the tramways and main lines. Many of these locomotives have been preserved and work today in museums and tourist lines across Britain.
Our film looks at 23 of the 36 survivors across the country and traces the history of these wonderful little engines.
Produced by - Belhurst Productions
Running time - 97 minutes
Blu-ray and DVD
Originally released - 2008
Re-released - October 2024
