Ten years on, the ultimate video on the North Wales Coast line is available once
again, but this time it's a special double disc DVD with 90 minutes of bonus
footage - an all new version for 2009
With class 37 and 47 hauled passenger trains, HSTs, ballast trains and class
101 'Heritage' DMUs, the line along the North Wales Coast was an enthusiasts
paradise in the mid and late-1990s.
Being the last place in the UK to sample class 37 haulage, it certainly was
the place to be but what about a week in the life of this scenic line, recorded
in great detail?
A journey which starts at midnight at Holyhead on a Saturday and finishes
near to Chester the following Friday?
This special collectors programme offers a unique chance to see the day to
day running of a railway line and on top of that it was filmed in 1999, the last
year of the old century.
A Week in North Wales 2 is a highly detailed
railway programme on one stretch of line, with over 140 action
sequences from 30 locations.
This was the last chance to see the coast before the new trains
arrived.......
- Filmed 24th - 30th April 1999, before the reduction in 37-hauled trains
- Eight different 37s on passenger duties including 37375 and 37412
- On the Euston - Holyhead trains, eight different 47s plus a variety of HST
power cars
- A variety of different liveries, single/pairs of 37s plus a 56 pairing on
freight!
- 47733 and 47766 on the test train
- Heritage DMUs including green 101 685
- Modern DMUs including a new liveried 150s and 158s
- On-screen trivia, loco and coach diagrams, unit allocations, train
details, a class 101 destination blind run-through, facts and figures with an
informative running commentary and digital editing.
Originally
available as a two hour video, this special double disc DVD edition is just
short of FOUR hours in duration.
It features all the film from the original week, completely re-edited with a
new script, some unseen footage, plus:
- The week that never was - the original week that was ruined by bad weather
- A day in North Wales from 1995, 1998 and 2000
- The pair of 37s that ran to Holyhead on Sundays
- What happened to the Class 37s and 47s that were seen during the featured
week
- The North Wales line from 1999 to 2009
- The Director's Chair
Travel back in time to when real trains ruled the rails! This is the ultimate
programme for lovers of class 37 thrash and the wonderful North Wales Coast