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This is the first of a series of five 100 per cent archive film programmes which traces the story of steam locomotives during the middle years of the 20th Century.Our starting point is the great amalgamation, the Grouping, of the Victorian companies in 1923 to form the Big Four railways The Great Western, the Southern, the London, Midland and Scottish and the London and North Eastern. Using unique archive film of the late 1920s, we first examine the stock inherited from the constituent companies. We then look at the first new types introduced by the Big Four. Many rare scenes are included for the first time on DVD, and locomotives shown include, along with many others, Great Western Dukes, Dean Goods, Aberdares, Counties, Country Tanks and Metro Tanks Southern Ds, M7s, Lord Nelsons and Beattie well tanks LMS ex LNWR 4 4 0s and 2 6 2ts, Midland 2Ps and ex GSWR Baltics tanks LNER ex Great Central 4 6 0s, Atlantics and A1 Pacifics. Many pre grouping liveries are also seen.
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