This page last modified on Tuesday 17 June 2008.
These three titles produced by Online Video may be of interest to our members and supporters:
Remember The Thumpers has sold very well and even train drivers have asked for it. It tells the story of the development of the DEMUs right from the steam age, with lots of archive film including unit 1001 in green livery seen at Robertsbridge. The original narrow-bodied versions are featured sharing the single tracks through tunnels with the first of the 4-CEP electric trains soon to take over in 1984. A farewell tour is shown, which includes parts of London on LT metals. After withdrawal of the narrow-bodied sets they are used by LT for track-recording trains of sub-surface lines. Class 205s are seen in the last days of DEMUs at East Grinstead; they are shown operating the Swanage branch prior to closure in the 1970s. 1001 tours the Kent & East Sussex Railway in 1993. Then comes a comprehensive coverage of the last two lines using the units — the Uckfield, and the Ashford & Hastings on which unit 1001 continued to be used quite often right through to 2005. The video ends with coverage of HDL’s Medway Cracker railtour to London and Sittingbourne in December 2003.
Hastings Trolleybuses, besides featuring these quiet efficient vehicles, has a wealth of other transport interests: Clift Lifts, Steam trains, Mini-trams at Eastbourne, the Electric hospital line at Hellingly, and the steam loco at the gas works. And, best of all, the last day of service at Bexhill West (featuring DEMUs).
The Green Goddess on tour portrays HDL’s Lydd Ranger railtour which took place in March 2005. Using four cameramen, the film shows the interesting slow ride down the long-closed branch which is kept open only for a weekly nuclear-flask train. The tour ran all over Kent, pausing for lunch at Canterbury West, and continuing to Dover and returning via Ashford and Tonbridge to home base. The train consisted of three power cars, two narrow saloons and two wide-bodied saloons. This title also includes some rare footage from 1966, showing a 2-car DEMU at Ashford, Appledore, Lydd Town, Greatstone-on-sea and New Romney.
These titles are available both on VHS video-cassette and on DVD.
Hastings Diesels is selling these three titles by arrangement with Online Video, the price including a contribution towards HDL’s restoration funds.
Each video or DVD is priced at £16.00 + 75p postage & packing.
On-line ordering is not supported at present. To order video title(s), please write to HDL stating:
Please enclose payment by cheque, made payable to Hastings Diesels Limited, and then post your order to:
Hastings Diesels Ltd (Sales), Railway Depot, Bridgeway, ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA, TN38 8AP.
If an email address is included in your order, we will send a confirmation/dispatch message to it.