Description

There may have been few major coal reserves in Southern England, but the region boasted a huge variety of other commercial activity employing steam power in the 1970s. Locations featured include British Sugar at Ipswich, CEGB Rye House, Proctor & Gamble at Thurrock, NCB Betteshanger, NCB Snowdown and the MOD depots at Long Marston and Marchwood.

Full description from the producer:

Working steam in Britain after British Rail.

Episode four in the series covers a very different industrial scene to the previous three. There may have been few major coal reserves in Southern England, but the area had a huge variety of other commercial activity employing steam power in the 1970s.

Wonderful, previously unpublished film footage, location maps and an in-depth script reveal the fascinating story of steam in the south during this forgotten decade.

Locations and Locos featured:

British Sugar, Ipswich – P2000
CEGB Rye House – RSH7597
Proctor & Gamble, Thurrock – AB1472 – BG2370
NCB Betteshanger – HC1754
NCB Snowdown – AE2004 – HE3825
Imperial Paper Mills, Gravesend – AB1471, 1496, 2373
Empire Paper Mills, Greenhithe – AB1561
LT, Lillie Bridge & Neasden – L90, L94, L95
CEGB Acton Lane, Willesden – AB2069, RSH 7386
Slough Estates – HC1709
CEGB Lower Earley – RSH7058
MOD Bicester – HE3797
MOD Long Marston – HE3798
MOD Marchwood – HE3792
NCB Kilmersdon – P1788
Par Docks – BG3058
Falmouth Docks – HC1632, HL3597, P1530
This DVD includes motion menus and scene selection. Written by Ken Carr and Narrated by David Maxey.

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