WELSH STEAM 2
Celebrating 60 years of preservation in 2011, The Talyllyn Railway was the first railway in the world to be preserved and run by volunteers. We see the liitle engines, including the two original engines from 1866, being serviced, then follow the line to Abergynolwyn. We also take a cab ride along the line, and take a look at some of the local scenery.
1 hour 40 minutes plus previews WIDESCREEN DVD WS2W $24.95
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IN SEARCH OF STEAM 1
In "In Search of Steam Volume 1" we take a look at SP 4-6-2 # 2472 on a Niles Canyon Railway photo charter. Then we see Union Pacific's big 4-8-4 #844 in Arizona hauling the Arizona Centennial special. Finally we visit the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railway's 2011 RailFest, with a K-28 and K-36's. Previews include 734 Photo Freight, Shays at Cass, Mountain Thunder, Steam over La Veta Pass, 3985, Berkshire Doubleheader and South African Steam - Cape Gauge.
Running time 55 minutes plus 55 minutes of steam previews. WIDESCREEN DVD ISST INTRODUCTORY SPECIAL $19.95
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POLISH NARROW GAUGE
3 Polish narrow gauge lines, two steam with Px48 0-8-0's and one diesel, in some perfect spring weather. A reasonable representation of what Poland's extensive narrow gauge network was like in it's glory days! Little information is available, no narration.
1 hour 15 minutes plus previews. PNGW $24.95 WIDESCREEN DVD ONLY
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SOUTH AFRICAN STEAM - PATON'S COUNTRY RAILWAY
Paton's Country Railway operates the second oldest narrow gauge Beyer-Garratt locomotive in service in the world, 2-6-0 0-6-2 #55. Built in 1920, the locomotive worked most of it's life in the area. We'll see the engine being prepared for the days work, see the entire route from the train and see runby's on the way from Ixopo to Carisbrook, in Kwa-Zulu Natal Province, South Africa. The rain starts on the return journey, and we ride the little engine as she struggles up the grade, slipping constantly and leaking steam. Hear the thunderous exhaust as she fights to keep moving.
90 minutes WIDESCREEN DVD SAPA $24.95
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SOUTH AFRICAN STEAM - CAPE GAUGE
Fantastic big steam action at Friends of the Rail, with a 15F, 19D and a 24 in action. The we visit Sistonka Stimela, with a 19D and a massive GMAM Beyer-Garratt. Finally, we visit Reefsteamers and see a 25NC, a 15F and a 12AR in action. Superb pre dawn to post sunset light and engines being worked hard. Hear the exhaust! Crisp fall weather makes for great steam effects.
2 hours WIDESCREEN DVD SACG $29.95
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SOUTH AFRICAN STEAM - NARROW GAUGE
Visit the magnificent two foot gauge private railway at Sandstone Estates in South Africa. See NGG13 and NGG16 Beyer-Garratts in action, double headed and solo in superb pre dawn to post sunset light, magnificent action. Catch the only two Lawley 4-4-0's in the world in action, then a rare German ÒFeldbahnÓ 0-8-0T and an NG17 2-8-2. Cool fall weather makes for great steam effects. Includes action fom the train and in the cab. Finally, visit the Apple Valley with a Lawley and an NG17.
2+ hours WIDECREEN DVD SANG $29.95
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734 PHOTO FREIGHT
Ex Lake Superior & Ishpeming 2-8-0 #734 on a photo freight on the Western Maryland Scenic in fall foliage. Hear her barking exhaust, and see smoke and steam plumes in the cold air as the engine works hard on the grades.
Narration on/off, Dolby 2.0 audio.
Running time 65 minutes plus previews. WIDESCREEN DVD 734W $24.95
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PLANDAMPF POLSKA
The last steam hauled passenger trains in regular service in Europe run out of the steam center at Wolsztyn, Poland. Join us for a Plandampf, a special steam event organized by The Wolsztyn Experience. We'll see three types of engines, O149-7, Pt47-65 and Tr5-65 on regular service trains to Poznan and on specials and a freight, hard at work, in October, 2009.
WIDESCREEN DVD POLW 75 minutes $24.95
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BERKSHIRE DOUBLEHEADER!
Nickel Plate 765 and Pere Marquette 1225 together for the first time since the 80's on a Lerro Productions photo freight. Day 1 was the 765 alone, day 2 was both engines. Purely mindless runby's, but hear them bark! Lots of sound and fury, massive smoke plumes and some awesome stack talk. Includes side by side run-by's.
1 hour 14 minutes BERKW $24.95 WIDESCREEN DVD
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MALLETS IN THE MOUNTAINS
Italian built 0-4-4-0 mallet tank engines at work in this scenic African country. From the Red Sea port of Massawa across the deserts and up though the mountains, over the bridges and through the tunnels to Arbaroba and the capital of Eritrea, Asmara. Along the way we’ll see the people, camels and of course the kids. Freight trains, passenger trains and double headers. Includes a cab ride.
2 hours. MTMW $24.95 WIDESCREEN DVD
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SWEET STEAM - The Sugar Cane Railways of Java
The declining sugar cane railways of Java, Indonesia, still host a wide variety of elderly, exotic colorful steam engines in both the cane fields and the mills, and also have a variety of diesel "critturs". Steam from O&K, including unique inside frame geared Luttermoller's, Jung, Ducroo & Brauns, BMAG, the last fireless loco's in Java and others. The little engines are worked hard, often brutally so, and some of the exhast noise is awsome!. Water Buffalo are used in the cane fields to haul cane wagons to the "main line". Plus you'll ride on the engines, be chased by a train, and see some local life, including lots of curious kids!
TWO DVD SET. Running time 90 minutes each WIDESCREEN ONLY JAVAW $29.95
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THE SILVERTON TRAIN - A Colorado Rail Adventure
The Silverton Train was one of the Denver and Rio Grande Western's premier passenger trains on the narrow gauge. Take a ride on today's Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad through the spectacular fall scenery of the Animas River Canyon. You'll experience the ride from the caboose, ride the locomotive, and see the magnificent Colorado mountain scenery as well as the trains themselves. A program the whole family will enjoy again and again!
80 minutes plus previews RA07W $19.95 WIDESCREEN DVD
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STEAM PREVIEWS
Previews from the following 17 steam programs: Steam Northeast, East Broad Top, Chinese Steam at Work, Winter on Jingpeng Pass (all fullscreen) Steam to Janakpurdham, Darjeeling-Himalayan, Welsh Steam 1, Steam on the Harz, Viseu de Sus, K-36 Over Cumbres Pass, K-36 Cab Ride, Along the Animas River, Steam over La Veta Pass, Mountain Thunder, Midwest Challenger, Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch, Britain's Heritage Steam 1. (all widescreen)
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BRITAIN'S HERITAGE STEAM 1
A look at two of Britain's Heritage Railways, the North Yorkshire Moors and the Great Central, both on Gala Weekends and with a total of 13 engines in steam. The world's newest main line steam engine, the 2008 built A1 Pacific 'Tornado' is running on the GC, as is the 2008 restored Britannia Pacific 'Oliver Cromwell'.
1 hour 38 minutes plus previews. BHS1W $24.95 WIDESCREEN DVD ONLY
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THE ROMNEY, HYTHE & DYMCHURCH
The RH&D is a 15" gauge, 1/3 scale, 13.5 mile light railway in Kent, England. Power is to the outline of Gresley A3 Pacifics, plus a couple of 4-8-2's. Built in the late 1920's, impeccably maintained and turned out, these 9+ ton engines are truly delightful. The railway is not a toy, hauling school children as well as tourists. As much fun as anything I've seen! Narration on/off.
60 minutes $24.95 RHDW Widescreen DVD only.
MIDWEST CHALLENGER
Union Pacific's Challenger 3985, the biggest operating steam engine in the world on a U.P. special between Cheyenne, Wyoming and Saint Paul, Minnestota in September, 2008. You'll see this impressive, massive locomotive storming Archer Hill, along the triple track, a spirited departure from North Platte, and along the rails towards Saint Paul. 60+ minutes $24.95
3985W WIDESCREEN DVD ONLY
STEAM OVER LA VETA PASS
A Trains Unlimted Tours steam photo freight on the Rio Grande Scenic Railroadís La Veta Pass in Colorado, with ex Lake Superior & Ishpeming 2-8-0 #18 at the beginning of May, 2008. Some superb mountain weather and some sprited run-byís, lots of sound and fury! Minimal narration.
75 minutes LAVW $24.95 WIDESCREEN DVD ONLY!
ALONG THE ANIMAS RIVER
Exciting narrow gauge steam action in the spectacular scenery of Coloradoís Animas River Canyon. A fall Durango & Silverton photographers special provides both sunny and moody, atmospheric weather, and a winter special has glorious sunshine with deep snow. K-28 2-8-2 #478 is the power for the specials, and K-36 2-8-2ís are in charge of the regular passenger trains. Donít miss the action! Narration on/off and a marker for each train.
90 minutes ATAW $24.95 WIDESCREEN DVD ONLY
Ride the the cab of a Durango & Silverton 3 foot gauge former Rio Grande K-36 2-8-2. You’ll see the magnificent scenery,
the crew at work, some run-by’s and through it all you’ll hear the engine at work, with some awesome stack talk.
NO NARRATION! 90 minutes WIDESCREEN ONLY. $24.95 plus S&H
Former Rio Grande three foot gauge K-36 2-8-2's
on the Cumbres & Toltec railroad in Colorado's
San Juan mountains. Double headed passenger
trains, single, double and triple headed photo
freight trains in perfect fall weather with
superb foliage and some awesome stack talk. Plus
you'll see the engines being serviced, watered
and taking coal in Chama yard.
Chapter menus and narration on/off.
1 hour 50 minutes plus previews $29.95 K36W WIDESCREEN K36W
The Harz Mountains in Northern Germany, formerly
East Germany, is home to the largest steam
powered meter gauge system in Europe. Chunky
2-10-2 tank engines are the mainstay of the three
line system (Harzquerbahn, Brockenbahn and
Selketalbahn) and power all service trains up the
3% 12 mile climb up to the Brocken. Charming
0-4-4-0 Mallet tanks and an 0-6-0 tank are used
in regular service as well as enthusiasts
specials, and a 2-6-2 tank is also available for
enthusiasts specials. Youíll see double headers,
spectacular side by side departures and a variety
of regualar and secial trains. Some awesome stack
talk!
Narration on/off feature. 2 hours $24.95 WIDESCREEN HARZW
A real working logging railway, with steam in use on a daily basis. The last steam logger in Europe, possibly the world.
We rode working logging trains, or a railbus following the trains. In addition to the trains and the people, in Romania's
Water Valley in perfect fall weather, you'll be chased by a train, see logging disconnects being loaded, the daily
activity in Viseu, realigning track with a crowbar, and see a derailed loaded disconnect being rerailed, 3 ring circus
doesn't begin to describe it! Plus you'll see a couple of diesels, and some of the bizarre truck/van hirailers, including
firey cold starts. OSHA would have a fit, hard hats? safety goggles? Some great stack talk! Narration on/off feature.
2 hours $24.95. DVD-R FULLSCREEN OR DVD-R WIDESCREEN
STEAM TO JANAKPURDHAM
Tipong Coal Mine is located in Northeast India, on the border with Burma,
and for the moment runs the oldest steam locomotive in regular service in
the world, and a Darjeeling B class.Living on borrowed time, this 2 foot
gauge railway takes coal from the mine through the jungle to a truck loading
facility. Far from tourist destinations, this seldom visited little line is
full of charm and character! As soon as they have the money, two bridges
will be rebuilt, the coal will move by truck and this delightful little
railway will die. The Janakpur Railway runs from Jaynagar, India to
Janakpurdham, Nepal. This 2' 6" gauge line has now dieselized, but we
rode and taped a chartered steam train, with an 0-6-2 Hunswell Clarke
side tank, built in 1930. We were only allowed to stay in Nepal for one
night because of terrorists! The festival of Rama Sita was going on in
Janakpurdham during our visit, and there were thousands of people on the
station waiting for the diesel train, many of them rode on the roof and
sides, and on flat cars on our chartered train. Runby's, the ride from
the train (and the roof) and a look at the people. An entertaining look
at a charming little railway!
100 mins $24.95 FULLSCREEN DVD-R JANA or WIDESCREEN DVD-R JANAW
The Darjeeling - Himalayan is totally charming, and once out of the frenetic lower portion,
so are the people, especially the children. We start our journey at Siliguri, not quite the
start of the railway, but the site of the engine shed, and an Indian Rail station, so there
are 3 gauges, broad gauge, meter gauge and the two foot Darjeeling. During the journey,
the railway crosses Hill Cart Road 177 times, and rises 6874 feet to the summit at Ghum.
Kanchenjunga, the second or third highest mountain in the world (depends on who's figures you use)
at over 28,000 feet was visible from near Darjeeling, it's mostly not! You'll take a ride on the
train, and see some of the scenery and the people as well as seeing the trains in action. The
D-H is now a UNESCO world heritage site, and a truly outstanding, delightful little railway.
And for a bonus, you'll see the sugar mill at Riga in Bihar province, it's 0-8-0T, an odd
critter, ox carts and kids!
1 hour 40 minutes
$24.95 DHRW WIDESCREEN DVD
WELSH STEAM 1
TWO GREAT STEAM PROGRAMS ON ONE DVD!
BLANCHE AND THE EARL
A steamy story about Wales' Ffestiniog Railway and two of it's locomotives. We take a cab ride on Blanche, and see both Blanche and The Earl out on the line. In addition we'll take a brief tour of the shops at Boston Lodge and a slate mine. Blanche makes a lot of noise for such a little engine, loads of fun! The Earl is a double Fairlie, with a central cab and two boilers!
GARRATTS UNDER SNOWDON
Take a acb ride on an ex South African 2' gauge Beyer-Garratt on the Welsh Highland Railway, and see two Garratts in action from the lineside, plus ride the train and see some scenery. The garratts are enormous machines for 2' gauge, and what a noise they make! Thoroughly enjoyable!
Almost two hours of Welsh steam action on one DVD!
WELSH STEAM 1 only $24.95 FULLSCREEN DVD-R or WIDESCREEN DVD-R
THE IRON ROAD TO THE ISLES
Join us for a magical journey through the highlands of Scotland aboard the Jacobite steam train, on the famed
West Highland Line from Fort William to Mallaig. You'll see the train in the magnificent highland scenery, the
lochs and the glens and the curved viaduct at Glenfinnan (Harry Potter movie train scenes were filmed on the West
Highland Line, the viaduct appears in the flying car scene.) Full musical score written especially for this program,
and the narration tells of the often bloody history of the region, and about Bonnie Prince Charlies uprising.
Bonus feature - ride the ferry over the sea to Skye, and take a scenic tour of this beautiful island.
70 minutes RA03 $19.95
MOUNTAIN THUNDER
Incredible steam action on the Heber Valley and Nevada Northern railroads, with 3 engines in action.
The Heber Valley's Baldwin Consolidation type 2-8-0, a former Union Pacific freight engine puts on a
magnificent display with a photo freight in Utah's snow covered Wasatch Mountains, awesome runby action,
all sound and fury! Sunrise to sunset action in superb weather. Next is the Nevada Northern, where we
take a step back in time in the engine house, then it's off to lineside for runby action, with recently
overhauled passenger 4-6-0 #40 strutting her stuff with a passenger train, including a 124 year old
Pullman palace car, and Alco 2-8-0 #93 with a freight train making the valley's echo with her whistle
and exhaust. Some magnificent action in Nevada's high country. Not to be missed, a must see program
for steam lovers everywhere! 100 mins, PLUS directors cuts and bonus feature for a full two hours!
MTNT $24.95 Widescreen DVD.
CHINESE STEAM AT WORK
Steam doing what it was designed to do, in regular service. First we visit the Fengshuigue Coal Mine Railway,
with a JS 2-8-2 on a passenger train at a very crisp dawn, then JS's shuffling cars. Next we visit the Benxi
steel mill with SY 2-8-2's shuffling hot metal cars and slag cars, continuous action often with several trains
moving at once. We even got a peek into a section of the mill where they were pouring moulten steel and slag.
Next, it's off to the totally charming Weihe Forestry Railway with it's delightful, tiny 0-8-0's hard at work
hauling logs. We caught a passenger train chartered by a Japanese group, and several trains with helpers, the
workshops, and generally marvelled that something so small, with such tiny drivers could sound so good. Then
we visit the huge Anshan steel mill for more SY's, and lastly the Puhe mine railway with SY's. 2 hours of hard
working steam.
2 Hours CSAW $35.95
BIG STEAM'S LAST STAND
Winter on Jingpeng Pass
China's Jitong Railway is the last big steam hauled main line in the world, with double headed
QJ 2-10-2's taking trains over Jingpeng Pass. We visited Jingpeng Pass in Mongolia in February, 2003 to
take in the sights and sounds of big steam working hard, and what a trip it was. We visted the shops at
Shenyang to see QJ's being overhauled, the sheds and shops at Deban (it's like travelling back in time
50 years) then watched the action over Jingpeng Pass, visited the CTC room at Shangdian, watched servicing
at Jingpeng and had a cab ride over the pass. What an experience being on the second engine working hard
upgrade through a tunnel! Awesome big steam action!
2 hours JING $35.95
EAST BROAD TOP FALL SPECTACULAR 1996
What an absolutely fabulous place the EBT is. One of the things I enjoyed most was being able to wander around the shop complex and just soak up the atmosphere and imagine how it must have been in its heyday. Largely unspoiled and unchanged in decades, with four narrow gauge Mikes in steam over the Fall Spectacular weekend, it was a real treat to see and experience. The EBT runs passenger and freight trains for two glorious days.
90 MINUTES EBTS $29.95
STEAM NORTHEAST
Never to be repeated scenes from Edaville during railfan weekend 1991 and Christmas, 1991. Lots of smoky atmosphere, the little Baldwin 2-4-4T's are a delight to see and hear. Next is a 70 ton Climax on the White Mountain Central in the summer of 1991, then we see the Valley RR's Chinese 1647 in excursion service then double headed on railfan day.
60 MINUTES STNE $24.95
K-36 CAB RIDE
K-36 OVER CUMBRES PASS
STEAM IN THE HARZ
VISEU DE SUS - LAST OF THE NARROW GAUGE STEAM LOGGERS
TO THE TOP OF THE WORLD BY STEAM
THE DARJEELING - HIMALAYAN RAILWAY
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