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Magazine : Issue Three
Available NOW: Running
Time: 60 minutes
Priced:
VHS £9.99 UK
DVD £9.99 UK
The programme, available in
both DVD and VHS, is the third issue of the POWERSCENE Magazine
series from LocoWatch Video. In each issue, the programme will feature
several in-depth video articles covering diesel and/or electric
traction on the National Network or the many heritage lines. In
addition to which we'll also bring you the latest news stories and
motive power update.
In This Issue
News
All the latest news from both
the National Rail Network and the Heritage Lines including Naming
of 67006 'Royal Sovereign' at Bristol Temple Meads n
First Great Western Class 47 Farewell n
Class 37 on the Express parcels to Inverness n
Launch of Hull Trains Class 222s n
Christmas mail trains n
Voyager drags in Devon with Class 57s
n
Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Diesel Gala
n
D1015 back on the Main Line
n
Naming of the 57316 at Brush
n
DRS freight flow to Elderslie
n
NSE liveried Class 87 launch at Euston
n
Fleet News and much more!
We’ve
also a special NewsXtra section looking at the construction of the
Electrostar and Turbostar multiple units at Bombardier Transportation
Derby, which is due to finish this summer.
Features including:
Siemens Wildenrath Test Centre
The Siemens test centre at Wildenrath in Germany is one of the most
advanced in the world. We visited the test track, courtesy of Siemens,
to see the first of the Heathrow Connect 360s on test and take a
look around the test area. ALso includes an abbreviated view of
the test track from the cab.
Freight Action Around Peak Forest
Today the Peak Forest area sees a wide varieyt of railfreight action,
with numerous aggregate workings out of the two rail connected quarries.
In this section we look at the variety of traffic that is still
to be found around the area, most of which is worked by the BR Type
5 Class 60 locomotives.
West Coast Route Modernisation
This section looks at the work that has been taking place on the
southern section of the West Coast Main Line, to bring the route
in to the 21st Century. We see Euston and Birmingham’s Proof
House Junctions from the air and also see the upgrade work taking
place during engineering possesions..
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