{"title":"Alan Hardwick","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"manchester-to-cleethorpes","title":"Manchester to Cleethorpes","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Hope Valley line seen from a class 185 DMU from Manchester Piccadilly on one of the hourly Transpenninexpress services to Cleethorpes, running via Stockport and the scenic Hope Valley route over the Pennines to Sheffield. From Sheffield the landscape changes from one of hills and heavy industry to the rural flatlands of North Lincolnshire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the highlights of this journey of contrasts, is the much photographed array of semaphore signals at Wrawby Junction, viewed from the Driver's cab just weeks before abolition. Threading our way through the back streets of Grimsby Town on a single line, we finish our journey at the popular seaside town of Cleethorpes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" class=\"pa-table\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\"\u003eNarrated by\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlan Hardwick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\"\u003eWritten by\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeter Middleton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\"\u003eFilmed in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\"\u003eSummer 2015\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\"\u003eDuration\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\"\u003e127 mins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\"\u003eWidescreen\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\"\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\"\u003eDownload size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\"\u003e5.1GB\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\"\u003eMP4 video\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Video 125 downloads","offers":[{"title":"HD download","offer_id":28527010177,"sku":"com-mancle-hd","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0273\/5127\/products\/manchester-cleethorpes.jpg?v=1588096235"},{"product_id":"golden-valley","title":"The Golden Valley","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSwindon to Gloucester\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSkirting the edge of the Cotswolds the line from Swindon to Gloucester runs through the valley of the River Frome – enchantingly known as the Golden Valley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe viewing platform for our 36¾ mile journey is a 2-car class 143 Pacer operated by Wessex Trains. Some of the delights of any journey over this route are the classic GWR stations at Kemble and Stroud, little changed over time. As well as the usual shots of the driver at work, trackside runpasts and station sequences, there are aerial shots taken from a helicopter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDVD-ONLY BONUS FOOTAGE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSTEREO TRACKS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally a programme in its own right, 30 minutes of railway action chosen with the emphasis on their stereo soundtracks. Now included as a menu-driven bonus on this Driver's eye view.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" class=\"pa-table\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\"\u003eNarrated by\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAlan Hardwick\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\"\u003eWritten by\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePeter Middleton\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\"\u003eFilmed in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\"\u003e2006\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\"\u003eDuration\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\"\u003e49 mins (download)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\"\u003eDuration\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\"\u003e78 mins (DVD)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\"\u003eWidescreen\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\"\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\"\u003eDefinition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\"\u003eStandard\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\"\u003eDownload size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\"\u003e1.1GB\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\"\u003eMP4 video\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Video 125 downloads","offers":[{"title":"SD download","offer_id":28527152385,"sku":"com-golval","price":8.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0273\/5127\/products\/golden-valley.jpg?v=1587344288"},{"product_id":"lickey-voyager","title":"Lickey Voyager","description":"\u003cp class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBristol to Birmingham and Derby\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe join an Exeter to Newcastle service formed of a five car Virgin Super Voyager at Bristol Temple Meads station. The limited stop service calls next at Bristol Parkway before branching off the Great Western onto the former Bristol and Gloucester Railway. By-passing Gloucester by means of the south loop, the next stop is Cheltenham Spa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow we run non-stop all the way to Birmingham New Street via Bromsgrove and the notorious Lickey Incline. This is the two mile long ascent of the Lickey Hills at a gradient of 1 in 37 ¾, the steepest bank on any main line in Great Britain. From Birmingham New Street our class 221 takes the former Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway running non-stop at up to 125 miles an hour through Tamworth and Burton on Trent to reach the county town of Derbyshire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMuch of the fascinating history of the route is related by Alan Hardwick, long-time anchor of Yorkshire ITV’s evening news programme Calendar. This driver’s eye view was filmed in the clear blue skies of a summer’s day from start to finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" class=\"pa-table\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\" style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003eNarrated by\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\" style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlan Hardwick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\" style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003eWritten by\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\" style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeter Middleton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\" style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003eFilmed in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\" style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003eSummer 2005\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\" style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003eDuration\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\" style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e107 mins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\" style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003eWidescreen\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\" style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\" style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003eDefinition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\" style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003eStandard\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\" style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003eDownload size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\" style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e2.4GB\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\" style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\" style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003eMP4 video\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Video 125 downloads","offers":[{"title":"SD download","offer_id":28527421697,"sku":"com-licvoy","price":12.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0273\/5127\/products\/lickey-voyager.jpg?v=1587341853"},{"product_id":"wirral-line","title":"The Wirral Line","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChester to Liverpool Central\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHooton to Ellesmere Port\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiverpool Central to West Kirby\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBirkenhead North to New Brighton\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe City of Liverpool is served by Merseyrail, a suburban rail network unique in many ways and subdivided into two main routes: The Northern Line and the Wirral Line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe travel over the latter on board third rail class 507 and 508 electric multiple units. While the Northern Line serves the Liverpool side of the Mersey, the Wirral Line runs beneath the wide river separating Liverpool from Birkenhead and the Wirral Peninsula. The Wirral Line consists of two main routes with four branches covering a route mileage of 33 miles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe see all four branches from the Driver's cab in virtual real time:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHighlights include the 19th century river tunnel with its 1 in 27 gradients which we see in both directions along with the 20th century single loop line. The majority of the Wirral Line is signalled from the IECC signalling centre at Sandhills and Video 125 cameras were there to follow our trains from a signallers point of view.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBONUS: Liverpool was all about the myriad of docks facing the River Mersey, all of which were rail connected. Included is a unique archive film showing these docks in full swing taken from an electric train running on the famous Liverpool Overhead Railway just a few years before the system was shut and dismantled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" class=\"pa-table\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\" style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003eNarrated by\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\" style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlan Hardwick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\" style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003eWritten by\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\" style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003ePeter Middleton\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\" style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003eFilmed in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\" style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e2013\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\" style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003eDuration\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\" style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e100 mins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\" style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003eWidescreen\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\" style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\" style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003eDownload size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\" style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e4.38GB\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\" style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\" style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003eMP4 video\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Video 125 downloads","offers":[{"title":"HD download","offer_id":28527767361,"sku":"com-wirlin-hd","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0273\/5127\/products\/wirlin.jpg?v=1588069031"},{"product_id":"liverpool-manchester","title":"Liverpool \u0026 Manchester","description":"\u003cp class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFilmed purposely just before electrification, we travel aboard a Northern Rail class 156 Sprinter. This limited-stop service shows us the whole Airport Branch, (the Stockport-avoiding line) built as recently as 1909 and the approach and through platforms at Manchester Piccadilly followed by the elevated section through Oxford Road. We then join the very original route surveyed and built by none other than George Stephenson. The stone block permanent way has long since gone but the history is still there to be told by former \u003cem\u003eCalendar\u003c\/em\u003e anchor Alan Hardwick.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChat Moss has gone down in railway folklore as one of George Stephenson’s greatest feats, laying a railway line across a seemingly impenetrable bog. See how little it had changed when seen from the cab and from a helicopter flying overhead! We then travel through Rainhill over the ground covered by Stephenson’s famous Rocket - the winner of the Rainhill Locomotive Trials in 1829. Edge Hill is another place long associated with this pioneering railway and from here the line descends into Liverpool Lime Street through a myriad of tunnels flanked by deep rock cuttings, seen best of all from the Driver’s cab.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"pa-table\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\"\u003eNarrated by\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlan Hardwick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\"\u003eWritten by\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\"\u003ePeter Middleton\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\"\u003eFilmed in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\"\u003e2010\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\"\u003eDuration\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\"\u003e65 mins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\"\u003eWidescreen\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\"\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\"\u003eDownload size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\"\u003e2.91GB\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\"\u003eMP4 video\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Video 125 downloads","offers":[{"title":"HD download","offer_id":28527783489,"sku":"com-livman-hd","price":17.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0273\/5127\/products\/liverpool-manchester.jpg?v=1587341927"},{"product_id":"nottingham-to-skegness","title":"Nottingham to Skegness","description":"\u003cp\u003eSkegness is a classic seaside town on the east coast of Lincolnshire. Ever since the railway arrived in 1873 the town has been a popular holiday destination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday’s train service is a far cry from the line’s heyday when six platforms were in use at the terminus. Just one train an hour plies the route from Nottingham these days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFilmed in the cab of a 3 car class 156\/153 Sprinter combination, our limited stop train calls at Grantham for connection with the East Coast Main Line. Here the train reverses and continues via Sleaford and Boston.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost of the route is still block worked with semaphore signals controlled by manual signal boxes overseeing traditional wooden level crossing gates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe history of the line is fascinating and former Yorkshire ITV news anchor Alan Hardwick narrates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" class=\"pa-table\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\"\u003eNarrated by\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\"\u003eAlan Hardwick\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\"\u003eWritten by\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\"\u003ePeter Middleton\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\"\u003eFilmed in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\"\u003eJune 2017\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\"\u003eDuration\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\"\u003e118 mins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\"\u003eWidescreen\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\"\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\"\u003eDownload size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\"\u003e4.7GB\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\"\u003eMP4 video\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Video 125 downloads","offers":[{"title":"HD download","offer_id":4605541548066,"sku":"com-notske-hd","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0273\/5127\/products\/notske.jpg?v=1588097119"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.video125.com\/collections\/alanhardwick.oembed","provider":"Video 125","version":"1.0","type":"link"}