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Audio cassette, 'Alf's Teeth' produced for British Rail Red Star parcels services

1985-11

Box of Assorted NAB Carts

circa 1979

Original sound recording 'Steam north of the River 1A'

1960-1970

cassette for Oric Atmos computer, 1984

1984
Original sound recording on 1/4 inch reel-to-reel magnetic audio tape, recorded by John Burnie in the 1960s. Unidentified steam recording, belibed to be recorded on a steam ship, likely a paddle steamer (potentially PS Waverley on Clyde river), includes recording of steam engine room (movement of pistons), bells (in engine room?), accordion music (buskers?), anchor, announcements to passengers (Scottish accent?), passenger voices in background, ship horn. Duration: 16 minutes

Original sound recording of unidentified steam ship

1960-1970
DVDs, video cassettes, TV news coverage of the East Coast main line and franchise holders, circa 1996 to 2014. The videos and discs were compiled mainly by TNS Media Intelligence for GNER and later National Express East Coast. The clips cover the reporting of the East Coast main line, inlcuding GNER's winning and loss of the franchise, National Express gaining the franchise, break-downs, disruption, accidents including Great Heck (Selby) and Hatfield, GNER's competition with Grand Central, and 'feel good' coverage such as train travel to the Bollywood Oscars, GNER's opera aboard a train, and GNER's appearance in 'Cheese and Tomato Toasties', an episode of the children's programme 'Me Too!'. There are also two GNER internal discs, one on the refurbishment of the HSTs and a powerpoint on the new wifi service. 41 DVDs and 14 VHS cassettes.

TV and news coverage of the East Coast main line and franchise holders

circa 1996-2014
Original sound recording on 1/4 inch reel-to-reel magnetic audio tape, recorded by John Burnie on 13 August 1964. Handwritten note enclosed: Terminus Glasgow’s terminal stations. Dull, dry 13 August 1964. Central. 0-12 11.19 electric M.U leaves station for the inner circle. 12-27 12.25 to Wemyss Bay leaving plat 12 behind 80061 the train emerges from beneath the echoing roof passes the microphone and [starts] off across the bridge. 27-39 Electric M.U departing for [Hellston?] with the 12.36. 40-57 73061 [Propels?] the coaches of the 1.5 to Gourock into plat 13. 57-78 Out of plat 12 comes the 12.50 to Gourock being 73075. 78-89 While D215 comes right into the station, the 80060 enters plat 12 with the 1.0 from Gourock. 89-95 80086 backs down into plat 12 96-112 73061 leaves plat 13 on 1.5 for Gourock while a diesel waits in the bay. 112-135 While an electric M.U leaves the station, 80086 passes on the 1.20 to Gourock from plat 12 a diesel M.U enters 13, then 80066 leaves light. 135-145 80066 leaves the station light. 145-159 80110 takes a train of empty stock out of the station St Enoch. 160-209 73063 leave on 2pm to Carlisle hardly has the train 9[entered?] the Clyde bridge when D[sl?] leaves, to the accompaniment of a ‘staff announcement’. 209-253 80024 leaves with coaches ex 11am Carlisle 253-264 44726 leaves light. Buchanan street. 264-308 A gaggle of ‘enthusiasts’ watches the 3.15pm for Dundee wave behind 45313 while 45214 simmers 2 platforms away

Original sound recording 'Terminus Glasgow’s terminal stations'

1964-08-13
locomotive sounds; starting work; appointment as premium engine cleaner; transfer to Derby; Bourneville Depot; spare fireman; shunting; cleaning engines; conditions; first day as a fireman; fog; colleagues; permanent way work; railway horses; First World War ambulance trains; nature of traffic; incidents; engine drivers; chocolate freight; work of a spare fireman; nationalisation; cleaning tanks; wooden brake blocks; flat wheels; lodgings; firing; d.o.b. 1898-06-25; railway work 1927-1963. Derby; Bath; Saltleigh; Bourneville; Selly Oak; Birmingham; Cadbury's sidings; Camden shed; Kentish Town; Sand sidings; Walsall; Ryecroft shed; Holbeck; Lickey incline; Bristol; London Midland & Scottish (LMS); Great Western Railway; Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway.

King, Tom

circa 1991-1992
BBC Recording service label, Ref. No. KLO 67880, 1 ; Wats rewind ; Take 1: Train leaving Volos ; Take 2: Enroute to Milee / Location: Greece

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Train leaving Volos, enroute to Milee'

1958-1964
BBC Recording service label, nothing written on the label

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" '?'

1958-1963
Handwritten on case: Uganda railways / Handwritten on leader: Uganda, train, [Dybeck]

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" (acetate base) 'Uganda railways'

1958-1964
BBC Recording service label, Ref. No. KLO 62880, Reel No. 3 ; Take 1: H'Chief game at Milee station ; Take 2: Train leaving Milee station (3.15 pm) ; Take 3: For Volos crossing bridge (students singing) ; Take 5: Sounds in streets of Volos ; Take 6: A. Fish market, B. Street behind harbour, horses and larts crossing railway line in street / Note: this could correspond to sound recordings of Pelion railway, a Greek railway connection the city of Volos with the town of Mileai in Greece (AB, 21/11/2016) / Location: Greece

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'H'chief game at Milee station, etc.'

1958-1964
One of seven Mellotron FX sound effects console audio tapes. Scotch 3M 229 Audio Recording Tape. Reel 6.

Mellotron FX Sound Effects Console Tape

1968-1972
One of seven Mellotron FX sound effects console audio tapes. Scotch 3M 229 Audio Recording Tape. Reel 3.

Mellotron FX Sound Effects Console Tape

1968-1972
Philips VC360 (V2000 format) video cassette tape. 2x3 hours tape recording time. Manufactured by Philips Electronics, 1981-1986. May be a VCC360 - check tape.

Philips VC360 V2000 Video Cassette Tape

1981-1986
Intercity training tape for Senior Conductors, ""This is Your Senior Conductor..." - Improving Your Announcing Skills." Divided into four sections - I Owning The Train, II Routine Problems, III Dealing with the Unexpected and IV The Professional Approach.

"This is Your Senior Conductor..." - Improving Your Announcing Skills

1980s
Cassette tape, magnetic tape in plastic casing with plastic box and card insert, 'The Farewell Party', comedy starring John Wells, written and produced by Infomericals for British Rail Red Star parcels services. Summarised "After thirty years of service to Plotkins, the trusty old despatch manager is retiring. Unfortunately, when the vino flows, so does the veritas." Recorded before a live audience on 22 Nov. 1985.

Audio cassette, 'The Farewell Party' produced for British Rail Red Star parcels services

1985-11
Cassette tape, magnetic tape in plastic casing with plastic box and card insert, 'Hancock's Parcel Service', comedy starring Trevor Bannister as Tony Hancock, written and produced by Infomericals for British Rail Red Star parcels services. Summarised "Anthony Aloysius Hancock has set himself up in opposition to Red Star. Unfortunately his trained carrier pigeons have ideas above their station." Recorded before a live audience on 22 Nov. 1985.

Audio cassette, 'Hancock's Parcel Service' produced for British Rail Red Star parcels services

1985-11
Original sound recording on 1/4 inch reel-to-reel magnetic audio tape, recorded by John Burnie in the 1960s. Unidentified steam train recording, recorded from the footplate (includes sound of fireman shovelling coal at the beginning of recording). Duration: 9 minutes

Original sound recording of unidentified steam train

1960-1970
Original sound recording on 1/4 inch reel-to-reel magnetic audio tape, recorded by John Burnie. Sounds of a steam train and whistle, recorded in the North of River Clyde, likely in 1964. Handwritten note enclosed: Central low level Friday 2 October, day before withdrawal of passenger services. 0-22 3.57pm train to Dalmuir riverside starting from the station on the last day of the working; 22-301 On the footplate of 44898, on the train to Dumbarton Central, leaving low level at 4.42

Original sound recording 'Steam north of the River 1B'

1960-1970
Original sound recording on 1/4 inch reel-to-reel magnetic audio tape, recorded by John Burnie in the 1960s. Sound of a steam train including whistles, puffing and breaks screaming.

Original sound recording 'The East Fife Rail Tour'

1960-1970
Original sound recording on 1/4 inch reel-to-reel magnetic audio tape, recorded by John Burnie in the 1960s. Side 1: unidentified steam train recordings. Side 2: recording of BBC radio broadcast from 11/02/1965, ‘The Awful Calamity’ story told by Eleanor Ransome (about the 1st railway death, William Huskisson, golden snuffbox offered by widow Mrs Huskisson to Doctor Ransome who tried to rescue Huskinson on the day). Duration: 37 minutes on each side.

Original sound recording of unidentified steam train and BBC radio broadcast 'The Awful Calamity'

1965
Original sound recording on 1/4 inch reel-to-reel magnetic audio tape, recorded by John Burnie in the 1960s. Sound of a train travelling on a windy day

Original sound recording 'Port Road Eastern section'

1960-1970
Original sound recording on 1/4 inch reel-to-reel magnetic audio tape, recorded by John Burnie in the 1960s. Recording of worn out engine, voices of workers can be heard in background, unknown location/railway line; end of recording is slowly passing steam train (maybe freight?), including locomotives whistles. Duration: 11 minutes

Original sound recording 'Demolition Train'

1960-1970
Original sound recording on 1/4 inch reel-to-reel magnetic audio tape, recorded by John Burnie in 1965. Sound of birds singing and a steam train in motion. Handwritten note enclosed: Mon 24 May 1965, Beside Loch Libo. 7.49 73106, D28 late, M.U, 45489

Original sound recording 'Beside Loch Libo, 1965'

1965-05-24
BBC Recording service label, Double chimney Clun Castle No. 7029, 1/10 [work/Pch], Reel No. 1, user: PBW, 10/04/1964 ; Take 1: Leaving [Worsham] ; Take 2: Leaving Evesham ; Tak e3: Climbing to summit Camden Bank ; Take 4: Leaving Moreton-in-Marsh (Gloucestershire) / Location: West Midlands and South West England

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" '7029 Clun Castle'

1964
BBC Recording service label, 4555 Merthyr-Brecon, Reel No. 1, User: J. Adams, 02/04/1964 ; Take 1: Leaving Merthyr ; Take 2 (ticked): Climbing to Pontsticill ; Take 3: Leaving Brecon ; Take 4 (ticked): Leaving Talybont ; Take 5 (ticked): Climbing to Torpantau ; Take 6 (ticked): Leaving Pontsticill for Dowlais ; Take 7 (ticked): Leaving Pontsticill for Merthyr / Location: Wales

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" '4555 Merthyr to Brecon'

1964
Handwritten on case: 06/06/1962, Diesels at Leicester 1 ; John Adams ; 7 1/2 ips ; Leicester London road / Detail of tracks on case: 1, D70 11:55 Thames-Clyde ; 2, MU Nuneaton ; 3, 41228 Shunts van arrives on 10:25 [ex] ; 4, D161 [St Pancras] at 11:57 leaves for [Mendlesham] ; 5, D161 at 12:21 leaves [...] ; 6, 41428 [...] ; 7, D157 leaves on 12:40 for London ; 8, 41228 leaves [...] ; 9, Midland Pullman arrives 12:45 ; 10, D5388 leaves 12:55 [...] stopping

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Diesels at Leicester'

1962
Handwritten note on case is crossed over: Vale of Rheidol

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" '[untitled]'

BBC Recording service label, User John Adams, 26/09/1964 ; E ; Take 1. TR Special Talerddig bank (4555 and Manor) ; 2. Welshpool shunting (Llanfair) ; 3. Welshpool leaving Llanfair ; 4. Welshpool [approach and pass] ; 6. Welshpoll approach Castle Caereinion ; Welshpool locomotive 'Earl'

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Welshpool & Llanfair'

1964
Handwritten on case: 12/07/1964, Lickey Bank, 4-6-0 Class 5 on goods banked by two 0-6-0 PTs ; 5

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Lickey Bank'

1964
BBC Recording service label, Swansea-Shrewsbury, reel No. 2, User: PBW, 17/09/1963 ; Take 1: 45577 on 6.25pm Swansea to Shrewsbury mail [coming a hendlamps] / Location: Wales

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Swansea to Shrewsbury'

1963
BBC Recording service label, Cardiff/Merthyr, 6606, Tape No. 1, user: PBW, 02/05/1964 ; Takes 1-2: Leaving Cardiff General to main line [l…] Cardiff Queen Street ; Takes 3-6: Slowly for Abercynon and climbs to Quakers Yard, Pause at Quackers Yard to [check] for passengers and then away to Merthyr, Arrival at Merthyr / Location: Wales

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Cardiff/Merthyr 6606'

1958-1968
BBC Recording service label, Chalford Glos, Reel No. 2, user: PBW, 24/10/1964 ; Take 1: 1458 + Two [trailers] + 1 […ilor] ; Takes 2-4: Chalford ([…] 5.57 in 6.09) train leaves and engine runs [unused]. Train returns to station. Train departs / Location: South West England

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Chalford Gloucestershire'

1964
BBC Recording service label, 'wants rewind - Please preserve the whole of this tape for Railway Roundabout' note in red ink ; Takes 1-5: Ravenglass-Eskdale effects, including start, start whistle, from engine, [wke], stop for [water], arrival, bridge, working / Location: North West England

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Ravenglass and Eskdale effects'

1958-1964
Handwritten on case: Tyseley open day, 28/09/1969

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Tyseley Open Day'

1969
BBC Recording service label, 16/08/1962 ; Take 1: Knighton to Sugar Loaf Tunnel ; handwritten on the back: 1. Train [slowly f... rest] at Knighton ; 2. Train approach [from …] ; 3. [Ready summit of L.. entering] tunnel with whistle ; 4. [Start for rest from Llenntel Wells] / Location: Wales

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Knighton to Sugar Loaf tunnel'

1962
Handwritten on case: A journey from Reading to Redhill on 11:05am EX Reading locomotive 2-6-0 N class No. 31858 on 02/01/1965 ; 7 1/2 ips, full track ; 39

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Reading to Redhill'

1965
BBC Recording service label, reel 2 ; NBR [North British Railway?] ; 25

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" (acetate + polyester base) 'NBR'

1958-1964
BBC Recording service label, 1458 Kington [branch], Reel No. 1, 11/06/1964 ; Take 1: Stationmaster Lewis Jones ; Take 2: Shunting at Leominster ; Take 3: Leaving Leomintser ; Take 4: Leaving after [detonator protection] ; Take 5: Stopping for gate at Waterloo Crossing ; Take 6: Leaving Waterloo crossing from Brake van / Location: West Midlands, England

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" '1458 Kington Branch'

1964
BBC Recording service label, 1458 Kington Branch, Reel No. 3, User: PBW, 11/06/1964 ; Take 1: Kington shunting ; Take 2: Leaving and [joinging to Presteigne] ; Takes 3-4: Leaving Kington an climbing to Titley Junction / Location: West Midlands, England (Wales border)

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" '1458 Kington Branch'

1964
BBC Recording service label, S&DJR (Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway), leaving Bath Junction, [near] Chilcompton and on footplate / Location: South West England

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" '[Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway]'

1958-1968
BBC Recording service label, 'M', Reel No. 2 ; Take 1: 2.15 [ex] Porthmadog [me] ME [aming] Minffordd ; Take 2: Blanche from Tan-y-Bwlch [aiming Minffordd] ; Take 3: ME leaving Minffordd ; Take 4: Prince leaving Porthmadog ; Take 5: ME [arriving] Tan-y-Bwlch / Red crosses marking take 3 / Location: Wales

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" '[Ffestiniog railway]'

1958-1964
BBC Recording service label, Last two LNWR engines in service SLS Special 49430 and 49371, User: PBW, 12/12/1964 ; Take 1: Two 0-8-0s on Soho Bank 49430 and 49371 and 10 ; Take 2: 44575 [… with freight 20 waggons] ; Take 3: 48592 on coal train 30 waggons 44696 [down] ; Take 4: Two 0-8-0s coming up again ; Take 5: [Leaving Saltley] ; Take 6: Climbing up to Camp Hill, Starts after taking water at Camp Hill, running towards Lifford ; Note on top of case: "To J.A 26/12/1964" / Reel on spool is not lengthy / Location: West Midlands, England

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Last two LNWR engines in service'

1964
Handwritten on case: Track [I.2], Brienz-Rothorn / Switzerland

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Brienz-Rothorn'

1958-1964
Handwritten on case: 2, sleeper

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Sleeper 2'

1958-1964
BBC Recording service label, A4 60004 'William Whitelaw', Reel No. 1, User: PBW, 14/06/1963 ; Take 1: Leaving Aberdeen ; Take 2 (marked with red ink): Stonehaven ; Take 3: Forfar ; Take 4: Perth ; Take 5 (marked with red ink): Stirling ; Take 6: Running into Glasgow / Location: Scotland

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'A4 60004 'William Whitelaw''

1963
BBC Recording service label, City of Hereford, Reel No. 3 / Empty spool in case

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" case 'City of Hereford'

Handwritten on case: 12/07/1964, Lickey Bank, 4-6-0 Class 5 on goods banked by 0-6-0 PT and 2-10-0 Class 9F ; 4

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Lickey Bank'

1964
BBC Recording service label, Cambrian Coast Talyllyn, user: PBW, 13-14/08/1964 ; Take 1: 6367 on 7.35pm Towyn to Pwllheli [leaving Towyn] ; Take 2: 80105 on [moving[ goods enter Towyn ; Take 3: 6367 on Cambrain Coast Express 10.01 by Towyn ; Take 4: TR No.4 on 10.25am [leaving Towyn] ; Take 5: BR 80099 2.05pm Towyn to Barmouth / Location: Wales

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Cambrian Coast Talyllyn'

1958-1967