| YEOVIL RAILWAY CENTRE - SHOP (see below for items available via post) Released August 2011. A Quality DVD has been launched, 'Steaming Through Wessex covering a Lifetime's work in Railway Film-Making by Douglas Seaton from the early 1940s through to the Mid 1960s. ALSO Following Yeovil 150 (held on 17/18 July 2010) we can offer a further three items, launched at the Festival, either by post or collect at the Shop (subject to availability) which is open Sunday mornings, 10am to noon or during Events. The Shop also carries a great selection of books (new and second hand) DVDs, Videos, Thomas for the children and other goodies, including some Model Railway items. We use PayPal to accept on-line payments with their secure service. Major debit and credit cards are accepted and you don't even require a PayPal account to use this service! If you decide to buy all four items, please use this button and we will despatch to you POST FREE (Total £49.90)!! You can check what items you have selected here:- or you can Donate through PayPal If you wish you may send a cheque (payable to Yeovil Railway Centre) to Shop Manager, Yeovil Railway Centre, Yeovil Junction Station, Stoford, YEOVIL, Somerset BA22 9UU - please don't forget to include your own details!! In all cases please allow 14 days from receipt of cleared payment for receipt of goods. In the event of a delay we will contact you. |
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  | New Release August 2011. A remarkable collection of railway films, covering many long lost scenes in Somerset, Dorset and neighbouring counties from the early 1940s to the mid 1960s and shot on a 16mm camera has been released on a new 90 minute DVD. One section on the Locomotive Exchanges in 1948 is in Black and White with the remainder all in colour. The films were taken by Douglas Seaton and carefully preserved by his son, Clive who has kindly shown them to Railway and other local organisations. However they have not been generally released before. This DVD covers a crucial part in railway history with Douglas filming many sequences during the time of Nationalisation of the railways including the Southern, GWR, BR experimental blue and other liveries carried during the changeover period. Among the highlights are scenes at Yeovil Town, Pen Mill and Junction, Royal trains around Yeovil in 1952/3, Castles and Kings on the West of England line, slip coaches at Westbury, the Weymouth Quay line, Castles to Weymouth including banking at Yetminster, Adams Radial tanks at Axminster and a Star class at Devizes. To celebrate the launch of the DVD, Clive Seaton and Roger Hardingham of Kingfisher Productions met at Yeovil Railway Centre recently during the visit of the country’s newest steam locomotive, 60163 ‘Tornado’, completed in 2008. The DVD (cost £19.95) is available from Yeovil Railway Centre’ shop (open Sunday mornings 10am to noon), to order via the Centre’s website + £1 Postage and Packing or by writing to Yeovil Railway Centre, Yeovil Junction Station, Stoford, YEOVIL, Somerset BA22 9UU enclosing a cheque for £20.95 to include Postage and Packing. Each DVD sold through the Centre will help maintain and improve facilities for main line steam - use the button at the top of the page if you want to purchase all 4 items and save Postage and Packing! |
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A4 format book of the down to earth recollections of a Somerset railway footplateman. 96 pages + soft covers, mainly black and white including lots of illustrations, but also has 3 pages of colour photos of recent steam interest. The book is written as it is spoken with dialect and precise narrative. As the story unfolds you can almost feel the Sweat, Frights and Laughs aplenty. Read what it was really like on a Steam Locomotive, when for example you spin and slip to a halt in the Tunnel...delay the most important passenger train of the day and many other fascinating tales contained in 47 Chapters!! Colin was born in Crewkerne, Somerset in 1935 and the book covers his area of work in Crewkerne, Yeovil Town, Basingstoke, Salisbury, Yeovil Pen Mill, Yeovil Town and finally Fratton, Portsmouth. A fascinating read for anyone interested in steam working. Published Price |
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44 page booklet (+ covers) detailing the history of Yeovil Junction. A5 format with black and white and colour photographs compiled by one of our volunteers, Brian Haigh, to celebrate 150 Years of the Railway at Yeovil Junction. It also includes around 4 pages written by ex-Yeovil Town railwayman Derek Phillips entitled 'Working Memories of Yeovil Junction'. Lots of information and interest here! Price £3 (+Post and Packing £1) - use the button at the top of the page if you want to purchase all 4 items and save Postage and Packing! |
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DVD using original footage mainly taken in 1965 and 1966 covering the lines west from Salisbury. Running Time 1 hour 6 minutes includes a 14 minute preview of Volume 1 - Scotland. The introduction starts at Nine Elms depot and Waterloo with a brief scenes on the Salisbury-Brighton service before the main part begins. Mainly steam although Crompton, Warship and NBL Type 2 engines are also seen. Views from Salisbury, Templecombe (and on the Somerset & Dorset), Sherborne and 14 minutes of everyday workings at Yeovil Junction and Pen Mill. Other scenes from Weymouth, Exeter Central, Exmouth Junction and Exeter St Davids are included before diesel workings west of Exeter are shown at Okehampton, the routes to Halwill Junction, Bude, Padstow and Bodmin Road and the Wenford China Clay workings. It must be pointed out that the original format is 8mm film and even with enhancements cannot reach modern day standards but the DVD includes a great deal of historic interest. Uses dubbed sound matched as closely as possible with a variety of narration and captions. Price £15.95 (+Post and Packing £1) - use the button at the top of the page if you want to purchase all 4 items and save Postage and Packing! |
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