Description

This programme explores the routes from Waterloo to Weymouth and Exeter Central, featuring such classes as N15, Schools and Bulleid Pacifics. Locations visited include Wareham, Bincombe Tunnel, Salisbury, Templecombe and Exeter Central, as well as the Isle of Wight, Hayling Island, Swanage, Lymington, Lyme Regis, and an LCGB special on the Seaton and Sidmouth branches!

Full description from the producer:

This programme will travel the routes from Waterloo to Weymouth and Exeter Central featuring Classes N15, Schools, LN, U, N, A1X, M7, H, W, S15, Q1, 02, Bullied Pacifics and various other classes including Standards, Midland and Western Region locomotives on inter-regional workings.

Locations visited include Waterloo, Nine Elms, Vauxhall, Wimbledon, Byfleet and New Haw, Woking, Bordon, Reading Southern, Redhill, Horsham and area, Eridge, Basingstoke, Worting Junction, Eastleigh, Southampton Central, Brockenhurst, Bournemouth Central, Worgret Junction, Wareham, Bincombe Tunnel, Salisbury, Templecombe and Exeter Central. Also featuring are the Hayling Island, Swanage, Lymington, Lyme Regis, and an LCGB special on the Seaton and Sidmouth branches.

The Isle of Wight is revisited with locations and routes from Ryde Pierhead to Cowes and Ventnor – including freight, along with footplate footage aboard an 02.

Station, lineside and depot scenes all come together to revisit the Southern in earlier years.

An informative narration has been designed to minimise interference with the sound of steam. Sound tracks have been dubbed as accurately as possible supplemented with captions. All scenes have been digitally enhanced to maximise picture quality.

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