Here is part two (of two) of an excellent, professionally produced, documentary film about the Hastings to Ashford Railway, sometimes called "Marshlink" (because it traverses Romney Marsh), made by BCL films of Hastings in 1987.
Part Two is mainly a round trip over the line on board 203 001 (formerly Hastings DEMU No. 1011) operating as a four car formation and in most shots sporting a heritage Southern Region green livery (although it can also be seen in BR blue and grey).
Also in this part can be seen a summary of the various DEMU formations in use on the "Marshlink" in the late 1980s.
Unit no 1011 (203 001) no longer exists having been scrapped several years ago but some DEMU rolling stock has survived and a vintage train made up so some of this sometimes operates special excursions from Hastings, see: www.hastingsdiesels.co.uk
This film is copyright to BCL films and shewn here without permission BUT, as far as I can tell, BCL films no longer exists (cannot be found on the internet) and, as far as I know, this footage is unavailable to be purchased or seen either via the internet or locally. Therefore, I beseech the forbearance of the copyright holders - the tape (VHS video cassette) that I have is deteriorating and if I don't digitise it now it will not be possible to watch it for much longer. My only objective in posting this here is that I and other people who share this interest can continue to see this historic footage in the future.
5 сен 2024