Classic Steam Train Collection

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Products labelled '*item fulfilled by Exertis on behalf of hmv' will be supplied to you directly by Exertis via their approved couriers. The Bulleid Merchant Navy Pacific 35028 "Clan Line" wasn't their first choice, but has since proved a brilliant flagship of the surviving Southerns. Read our Privacy Policy to give you more detailed information about your rights and how we use your data.

After many years of static exhibition, the locomotive was the subject of a complete overhaul which is recorded here for posterity. Legendary steam railway locomotives such as Flying Scotsman, Mallard, Stephenson’s Rocket and City of Truro have been household names for generations and are now owned by the public.Common examples of chronic disabilities include (but are not limited to); Alzheimer's, any form of dementia, Parkinson's, arthritis, blindness, deafness, physical disability. This Replica Pack is a collection of high quality reproduced paper memorabilia from the golden age of steam trains. Show more Show less Way back in the 1960s, when steam was on the way out, a group of kids decided they simply weren't prepared to let the Merchant Navy class die - so they bought one straight out of BR ownership! The film takes a look at the engine’s performance on that trip including detailed footplate and lineside coverage as the crew worked to get the most out of the mixed-traffic engine.

You’ll be on the right track with the ideal gift for all rail enthusiasts with this set of 4 fine china classic steam engine mugs. This film takes a look at clash between the Bradley Manor and the Earl Bathurst engines for the Torbay Express route between Bristol and Kingswear. Filming had already started aboard 60007 “Sir Nigel Gresley” when mechanical faults ruled the engine out. Wearing “The Bristolian” headboard, the King’s progress was followed by cameras at the lineside, on the footplate as well as from the air to capture the sights and sounds of a bygone era. With the support of the Merchant Navy locomotive Preservation Society, we see the engine being prepared at Stewarts Lane for a day out in the Garden of England, wearing the Golden Arrow headboard.

Travel in our authentic 1960s vintage Pullman restaurant cars, First or Tourist classes all with large picture windows to enjoy the views. It shows the preparation of the locomotive at Didcot the preceding day and also the preparation at Old Oak Common on the day of the trip. There are no end credits, only the names of each ex-BR driver, or then current loco owner when they first appear in each episode. See how Castle class locomotive 5051 “Earl Bathurst” copes with a 75-mile an hour dash to the seaside as she stands in for 7802 “Bradley Manor” on the first of a series of Torbay Express excursions between Bristol and Kingswear. The National Collection was amassed largely in the face of modernisation of the British railway network, when the introduction of diesel and electric locomotives in the Fifties led to the mass withdrawal and scrapping of many classic steam locomotive types.