The Great Western Experience

This is the original version of this railway classic which has no voice over, just the delight of classic steam locomotives and the wonderful sound that you get with them. As far as I know, this classic film isn't available on DVD or Blu-Ray, however, if it is feel free to link in the comments where you can purchase it - official sites only please. Here are the words that were on the back of the VHS video:
The Great Western Experience is a rather special video cassette, for the dedicated enthusiast and for anyone with an affection for the old steam railway. It's for the first time, a professional broadcast production team has set out to recreate the reality of the Great Western Railway in its heyday, shot on the most modern and sophisticated equipment and to the highest technical standards. Although the material is specially recorded today, it still provides a view of railway working as it really was, which is difficult to see on the visit to even the best of the preserved railways. There is no superficial television treatment, as the objective throughout has been to recapture all the smallest details of the often forgotten aspects of a way of life which has been so recently lost but which reawakens so many happy memories: everything from branch line goods to main-line expresses, from loco sheds to shunting yards, from signal boxes to coaling stages, from token-exchanges to turntables....it's all here, so take your seat for an hour of the colours, the sites and the sounds that go to make up - The Great Western Experience.

[@EdwinKing-jg2ck]

I was a fireman at Didcot in 1964 and was lucky enough to work with some of the greatest men any one could work with proper proper gentlemen. happy happy days

[@Tarantara.]

Privileged to have filmed this with Peter Stack and Ken Gamble for Swanlind Films. The best assignment ever.

[@davidoldham5958]

What equipment were you guys using back then? Also around what year(s) if you can remember?

[@Tarantara.]

David Oldham ......Hi David. We shot this on 16mm film. Ariflex SR 2 and Ariflex BL. Film stock was Kodak 7247 negative. Audio, Nagra 4 (tape). All film transferred via telecine to 1” C format for editing. All this was around 1987?

[@davidoldham5958]

@@Tarantara. thanks for the info Mark. It's great material really and captures the atmosphere beautifully. It'd be great to have the final film all remastered and upscaled to HD standards

[@dominicmiles8862]

Mark Ewart have you ever filmed other railway films like this?

[@alucart101]

I had this as a kid in the 90s. The bit from 53 mins I'd watch over and over again!

[@oswestryroadtmd4850]

I had this in the 80's it gave an excellent account of the history of the GWR also enjoyed the music as well

[@howardavins1107]

Lovely GWR Great video Love some of behind the scenes stuff. Breakfast on the shovel. Dropping the fire and other dirty Jobs. Thanks. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Howard

[@samanthaelder1801]

This is a lovely video I used to own a copy & watched it a few times over. Full of atmosphere and surprisingly enough I bought it from a shop in Richmond Yorkshire for a £1 sometime around the early nineties believe it or not. That was a pound well spent.

[@nonamerooster5413]

G'day thanks for the experience of this great vintage video!

[@petergrossett6763]

I used to have this on VHS, this one without commentary is better. Great upload, wonderful GWR atmosphere

[@tomedy_official]

Same here

[@benjamincooper3877]

Believe it or not I actually prefer the version with the commentary. There’s some really interesting stuff about the design and development of the different locomotives. This version is great to though.

[@dominicmiles8862]

I wonder if any of the enginemen and signalmen in this film our still around?

[@jasonbrockwell5965]

I hope the great western museum at Didcot or the South Devern railway Make a DVD of this film soon

[@greatwesternrailwayadventures]

This was made at the Severn valley railway and also didcot. It also looks like they may have gone to tyseley loco works when clun castle 7029 was being filmed.

[@lloyd9710]

@@greatwesternrailwayadventures i can also see the west somerset railway in this to

[@jasonbrockwell2278]

What I Meant to Say in My Organel Comment Box That I am Rewiteing to Say is I Hope This Film Will Hopefully Be Digitally Remasterd And Made on to DVD Hopefully with Narration On and Off Salect Menu PS I Love The Sights and Sounds of The GWR of God's Wonderful Railway.

[@DavidSmith-tc3se]

I would love this on dvd too

[@gresleyng-thebritishrailwayfan]

My favorite part 53:02

[@lloyd9710]

i had this on video and i watched it that many time i wore the tape out 🙄

[@DavidSmith-tc3se]

Same here

[@mikew3003]

Anyone happen to know the music right at the start?

[@bradrevitt9548]

What is the music called from 53:00 to 55:31

[@PaperbackWriter102]

Brad Revitt it’s in the description at the bottom. Francis Monkman. It seems

[@bradrevitt9548]

What's the music called 54:35

[@antprop1649]

@@bradrevitt9548 its called classical peace (A) it’s only on the Francis monkman channel I think you find the channel by going on to power pulse in the description and then the channel

[@bradrevitt9548]

@@antprop1649 is there a full version of Power Pulse

[@antprop1649]

@@bradrevitt9548 not with ‘classical peace (A)’ at the end but power pulse is available on Spotify and obviously KZbin

[@ChowderTDMOFCAL]

What year is this from