Description from Lineside Video Productions

British modern traction at work in the 1980s and 1990s. Run-time approx 80 mins.

The Class 47s have been in front-line service since the early-1960s; today just a handful remain in traffic, mainly in the private sector. This programme looks back to the heyday of the class in the late-1980s & early 1990s as we see many locomotives that today are consigned to the history books. Both passenger and freight services are seen across the country from the South-West to Scotland and from the North-West to Yorkshire, as we keep those modern traction memories alive!

Contents:
Helsby, Wigan, Winwick Jn: Fertiliser and oil traffic is seen at Helsby with 47 099, 145, 193, 214, 226 in action; at Wigan we witness 47 125, 355, 417, 477 & 526 on various freight & parcels workings; at Winwick locos' 47 003, 214, 329, 339, 485, 523, 605 all appear on a mixture of engineers, oil, bin-liner & other freight services. Scenes were taken in July 1990 & May 1992.

South Wales: Cardiff kicks off our tour with 47 002, 105, 226, 327, 359, 369, 458, 569 & 627 in action on freight & passenger. Aberthaw, & Newport are visited where 47 123, 201, 229, 281, 287, 299, 301, 310, 321, 327, 344, 360, 566 & 972 are seen during the period 1987 to 1994 in & around the station & tunnel areas.

North-west: Peak Forest stone features as 47 439 appears at Great Rocks in 1990 as do 47314 and 615; Warrington station plays host to 47 053, 125, 283, 305, 333, 340 and 624 as they are seen on freight and parcels services during 1990 and 1991; Crewe is our next stopping-off point as 47 706, 188, 229, 292, 361, 500, 976 work trains around the Cheshire town.

Around the country: A miscellany of activity as we travel to Honiton, Pinhoe, Taunton, Pilning, Radley, Bescot, Treeton Jn, York, Eastfield, Carstairs and Mossend to see the locos in action.

Gloucestershire: We watch the class at work around Gloucester and Cheltenham. 47 018, 033, 156, 229, 323, 333, 535, 555, 569, 624, 635, 707, 712, 811, 818, 827, 830 & 833 are just some of those featured sporting Network south-east, railfreight grey, Res, Intercity & rail blue liveries.