Big Freight 4 DVD - Description
Train Crazy goes in search of the longest
and heaviest freight trains currently operating in the UK. Filmed in
association with Freightmaster, the story begins in South Wales at the
Freightmaster Hotspots around Severn Tunnel Junction and Newport
and on to Westbury, Crewe, Beatock Summit, various locations in Scotland, amazing footage from Barnetby, then
Stowmarket, Ipswich and Trimley plus numerous
other places.
Once again, there is a staggering number of
different trains featured including coal, steel, stone, ballast, mail,
intermodal, iron ore, tanks, box wagons, liners, enterprise, departmental,
RHTTs and much more.
Locos include a class 09 plus class 20, 31,
37, 47, 56, 57, 59, numerous 60s, all five different 66s and various electrics
and dozens of different wagon types.
Also included are the new class 66/3s,
60074 in blue, 66623 in Bardon blue, 47s and 57s on Water Cannon trains, a pair
of Class 20s on an Observation Saloon, a class 31 propelled DBSO coach and the
ultimate in a colour clash: pink 31601 towing yellow 43013!
With a running time of TWO HOURS, this
programme is professionally filmed in 16:9 widescreen for maximum viewing
pleasure and with a stereo soundtrack, stunning close ups, big zooms and an
informative commentary, Big Freight 4 is a must for anybody following the
current freight scene in the UK.
Brand new footage, shot entirely during
2008.
