Retro 50

RETROVISION
CLASS 50

Number 2 in the RETROVISION series focuses on the versatile Class 50s in a DVD crammed with nostalgia. We dip in and out of archive footage spanning a period of 20 years from 1973 to 1993 to bring the memories flooding back, while graphic sequences add to your knowledge and enjoyment.

Highlights include: On the Midland - D439 departing from Carlisle; double-headers on the WCML; 50s on the S&C. Early days on the Western - 402 at Paddington; 50003 on a Motorail service in 1976; 50024 at Worcester; 50042 at Paddington; 50005 on vans. After refurbishment - all blue 50001 & 50019 passing at Paddington; Laira depot in 1982; 50012 at Exeter; 50030 at Newton Abbot; 50024 at Starcross; 50045 at Plymouth. Sectorisation - 50035 in original NSE livery at Plymouth; 50027 at Dawlish; 50048 at Powderham, 50031 at Slough; 50026 at Pangbourne; departmental-liveried 50019 at Bristol East; Railfreight 50149 on clay; 50031 & 50032 coming off the Heathfield branch on 'Taw & Tor Tourer' railtour; triple-headed action with 50008, 50015 & 50033 on 'The Valiant Thunderer'. Waterloo-Exeter - 50012, 50018, 50041 atExeter St David's; recently-repainted 50049 at Exeter Central; 50007 at Yeovil Junction; 50030 at Gillingham; 50029 at Salisbury; 50048 and 50049 at Eastleigh; 50028 at Grateley; 50003 at Hook; 50046 at Woking; 50036 at Waterloo. Final day with D400 & 50007 . . . and a number of the farewell railtours.

Informative graphic sequences complement the action and provide snapshots in time to add to thenostalgic experience of the programme.

The DVD includes motion menus, scene selection, Class 50 Withdrawals timeline and our 'commentary off' option.

Written & Narrated by David Maxey

Approx: 72 Mins

£19.95