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With the aid of old photographs and archive film, we recall the mammoth struggle to rebuild the line - from scratch!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes a full DMU cab ride from Swanage to Norden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhotos and archive footage courtesy of the Andrew P M Wright Collection.\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\"\u003eFred Dinenage\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\"\u003e2008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-label\"\u003eDuration\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pa-data\"\u003e60 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\"\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\"\u003e1.2GB\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":28526903937,"sku":"com-swarai","price":7.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0273\/5127\/products\/swarai.jpg?v=1588098067"},{"product_id":"flying-scotsman","title":"The Flying Scotsman","description":"\u003cp class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLondon King’s Cross to Edinburgh\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen one of Britain's premier expresses, The Flying Scotsman completed the 393 miles from King’s Cross to Edinburgh in just over four hours - an average speed of 94.3 miles an hour!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart one\u003c\/strong\u003e includes the exit from King's Cross with the various tunnels, the infamous Welwyn bottleneck, which brings the East Coast Main Line down to just two tracks, the Newark flat crossing, (the last in the UK) the Selby new line, and Stoke bank, where \"Mallard\" achieved the world speed record for steam traction. 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The track has now been removed making it impossible to see a train running on the tramway ever again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur main line train is a class 442 Wessex electric still in Network SouthEast colours. We head out of Weymouth and climb up towards Dorchester South, the 5 coach train taking all the power available from the third rail. Turning east the train calls at the intermediate stations as far as Poole and Bournemouth, with their classic causeway approaches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpeeding up, we call at Brockenhurst (for connection with the Lymington branch) and pass through the delightful stretch of unspoilt New Forest to Southampton. 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Now, after the units' well earned retirement this record of their unmistakable sound (from trackside and on board) lives on in stereo. Surprisingly, the Uckfield branch is fascinating in itself. It is the stub of a former through route from Tunbridge Wells to Lewes. Nowadays the route features both single and double track sections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing the fatal head-on collision at Cowden in 1994, strict new operating procedures were put into place including the provision of SPAD* signals at stategic points. You will see these as the driver does from the cab. The line runs through classic Kent and Sussex countryside with, surprisingly, only three towns of any significant\u003cbr\u003epopulation. 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