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Timereel Archive Bedfordshire DVDs

 

12. The Lost Railways Of East Anglia 12. The Lost Railways Of East Anglia

East Anglia was once rich in branch lines, providing a service to ports, villages and towns.

The Beeching Plan swept away many of these lines, leaving little sign that they had ever existed.

Using rare archive footage, this film includes:

M&GN Railway and Melton Constable
Colne Valley and Waveney Valley lines
Wisbech Tramway and March freight yards
Norwich Station’s last steam train
Leighton Buzzard’s early preservation

Narrated by Dick Glover.

60 minutes approx, STEREO, PAL, Region Code 0.

£10.99 + £1.50 Royal Mail first class postage & packaging

18. Bedfordshire Memories: Part 1

Journey back in time to Bedfordshire as it used to be, from the last days of the Edwardians through to the 1950s. See how ordinary people lived and worked through half a century of immense change.

Rare film brings the past back to life including:

* Bedford street scenes
* The R101 disaster at Cardington
* The brickworks at Stewartby in the 1930s
* Luton airport in 1938V
* Biggleswade and Aspley Guise in WWII

55 minutes approx, STEREO, PAL, Region Code 0

£10.99 + £1.50 Royal Mail first class postage & packaging

19. Bedfordshire Memories: Part 2

In the years following WWII, life in Bedfordshire changed beyond recognition. Growing prosperity, rapid urbanisation and immigration affected both the appearance of the county and the way that people lived.

Step back into the 1950s and 60s and see:

* Bedford in the early 60s
* Luton, Dunstable and the motor trade
* The changing face of Leighton Buzzard
* RAF Sharnbrook and Woburn Abbey

55 minutes approx, STEREO, PAL, Region Code 0

£10.99 + £1.50 Royal Mail first class postage & packaging

 

 

 


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