Dying Embers 3

DYING EMBERS 3
West Germany

Number three in the Dying Embers series, looking back at the decline of main line steam across Europe, focuses on West Germany in the period 1972-1975.

Working its way from the South East to the North West, the programme features numerous locations, including Hof, the legendary 1 in 40 Schiefe Ebene, Wurzburg, Lauda, Crailsheim, Freudenstadt, Rottweil, Ehrang, Duisburg, Hamm, Rheine and Emden - a truly nostalgic and unforgettable journey charting the final years of West German steam.

Here's just a flavour of the locomotives and types included: Class 01 Pacifics working passenger trains; Class 50s on freight in and around Hof and at Schiefe Ebene; Class 23s & 50s on workings in the Stuttgart area; a journey behind a Prussian Class 38 from Eutingen to Freudenstadt; Class 23s on Saarbruckenn commuter trains; a visit to the Wuppertaal Schwebebahn; Class 50s and the austerity version Class 52s at work in the industrial Ruhr; a former-LMS shunter at Hamm; Class 12 Pacifics on passenger work and Class 43/44s on heavy ore trains on the Rheine-Emden line . . . and visits to numerous sheds which serviced these locomotives.

Written by Ken Carr, narrated by David Maxey.

This DVD includes motion menus and scene selection

Running Time: Approx 62 mins

£19.95 including free P&P