Noughties

The Noughties Review
2000 - 2009

The Noughties Review looks back at the first decade of the 21^st Century from 2000 to 2009, a period when privatisation really got into its stride and the Government’s open access policy finally paid off.

Our whistle-stop tour through the Noughties will show you how the railway has changed since the millennium . . . and how it has stayed the same.

SECTIONS:

Passenger Part 1: Covers the first five years of the decade, when third rail slam-door stock was still in abundance and you could enjoy a completely loco-operated West Coast Main Line. We guide you through the maze of early TOCs and the rolling stock changes.

Network Rail: Features a variety of trains operated by and on behalf of the national infrastructure provider.

Mail: The disappearance of mail traffic by rail in 2003/4 and its tentative recovery since then.

Freight Part 1: The first half of the decade, focussing on EWS, Freightliner and DRS, plus the new kid on the block - GB Railfreight. But there is also the steady decline of classic locomotive traction . . .

Spot Hire Companies: More newcomers, such as Fragonset/FM Rail, Cotswold Rail and West Coast Railways.

One-off Liveries: Class 47s and AC electrics predominate in this section as Virgin wielded the paintbrush with abandon in the early years of the decade. But there's also a few from EWS.

High Speed Travel: Focussing on Eurostar, the high-speed rail link and the new Javelin units.

Passenger Part 2: In the second half of the decade, we find a predominantly unit-based railway, but there's a few loco-hauled surprises too.

Rail Head Treatment Trains: A round-up of the many locomotive types employed on the annual RHTT circuits.

Charters & Heritage Diesels: Changes in the charter market and the return of several old favourites.

Freight Part 2: The new operators who emerged in the second half of the decade, existing companies fighting for business . . . and a new class of freight loco.

The indispensible guide (and memory jogger) to the first decade of the 21^st Century.

DVD features: Motion menus, scene selection and ‘commentary off option’.

Written & Narrated by David Maxey

Running Time: Approx 95 minutes (plus Title and Introduction sequences)

£19.95 including free P&P