New from Strike Force Entertainment, BRITISH RAILWAYS: THE EARLY YEARS 1948 - 1961 is a detailed insight into the
foundation years of British Railways. Starting in the late 1940s as a result of the impact of World War Two, the “Big Four” rail companies constantly battled with the repair of tracks and engines not to mention the demands made around the period of nationalisation of the railways towards the early 1950s. 1955 brought the Modernisation Plan for British Railways, swapping steam engines with diesel and electric traction based engines, providing a rail revolution in Britain.

Colin Divall, Head of the Institute of Railway Studies at the National Railway Museum, takes us on a journey through this tumultuous history in BRITISH RAILWAYS: THE EARLY YEARS 1948 – 1961, supplemented with period newsreels and interviews with railway men and historians. The DVD also covers topics such as the formation of the British Transport
Commission, the Western Region diesel hydraulics and the first generation diesel electric locomotives. Engines included are greats such as the A4 Pacific Class, the standard Britannia class, the Deltic prototype and the Blue Pullman.

British Railways: The Early Years: 1948 – 1961 is available from
www.networkdvd.net and www.amazon.co.uk priced £19.99 from the 27th
April 2009.