Ever since its main line return in 1998, "Merchant Navy" Pacific No. 35005 Canadian Pacific has caused a mini sensation wherever it has gone. We delve into its preservation days since lying in the scrapyard. From British Pathé TV's Railway Collection.
See how Castle class locomotive 5051 “Earl Bathurst” copes with a 75mph 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.
A ride back in time to experience two of the great GWR designs, the "Castle" and "Manor" 4-6-0 Locomotives that run on the Torbay Express Modern-day Rail Tour. This film shows the hard work performed by the dedicated support crew of the GWR Society and the volunteers from the Railway as they put ...
This film is about one locomotive – 35028 ‘Clan Line’, a member of the Oliver Bulleid’s ‘Merchant Navy’ Class for the Southern Railway. This locomotive is one of the best known on the modern-day steam locomotive scene, having worked since 1974 on most of the British Rail steam main lines.
The pr...