Peak Rail Presents- Doug Copley's Lineside Images #19.4 Sheffield - New Mills (early 80s)

Doug Copley's Lineside Images

'Doug Copley's Lineside Images' are 68 titles filmed 1980's, 1990's & 2000's variously 12-90 minutes long. They come with Doug's own commentary and tend to follow lines of route, or particular workings, filmed over multiple return visits.

Doug's videos often include interludes of impressively vocal bird song!

In Alfred Hitchcock (filmmaker) style, Doug occasionally makes brief cameo appearances in his own films.

Doug Copley

Doug gave annual shows to Peak Rail Sheffield Branch. When he died in 2008 his films were kindly made available to the Peak Railway Association by his family so that appreciative enthusiasts can continue to enjoy his work in his memory.

During his working life as a steelworks commissioning engineer he travelled extensively and the collection includes South America, South Africa, India, Turkey (steam), and Australia. The UK collection includes many secondary lines, and also industrial railways. A treasure trove.
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Sheffield to New Mills by DMU when you had a forward-facing view and could hang from door droplight windows to take photographs. Also the addition of selective lineside footage from landmark locations.


Features....

former trans-pennine units now 4 car and driving trailers of Class 123/124
approaching Sheffield from north at Attercliffe Road
also Class 31 hauled passenger services from Cleethorpes
Class 47 on long distance services on the Nottingham-Manchester axis
Dore station with 4 platforms and remnant of footbridge
an early appearance of a new Pacer unit resplendent in GMPTE orange livery
Edale loops still active with a westbound freight being overtaken
Class 40 working the Cleethorpes - Manchester empty newspaper vans
Class 47 working a train of ICI bogie hoppers
DMUs terminating at New Mills layover on rump of former Hayfield Branch

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