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The Year of the Veterans V (2024)
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A little over three months later than usual, but after some delay, our annual 'Year of the Veterans' film compilation has finally been produced and published for everyone to watch.
In comparison to 'Year of the Veterans' III & IV, which both run at over an hour in length, the fifth film in our first generation diesels annual has a longer run time of 2 hours and 22 minutes, with a lot more heritage railway footage being crammed into the movie as a result of this extended run time, making this the longest ever YouTube that we have ever produced.
The Year of the Veterans V is also a special edition film in the collection, because for this specific one, we have dedicated it to the loving memory of my dad's brother, Gordon Richard Biggs (1964-2025), who always enjoyed watching the train videos that we produced over the years. He had sadly passed away at the start of the year on January 10th, 2025, and so a dedication to him is being featured at the beginning of the video.
Overall, we hope you enjoy two hours of non-stop first generation action, with a couple of second generation locos sneaking in several times at points.
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Featuring
Rail Operations Group
Network Rail
Colas Rail
GB Railfreight
Loram UK
Locomotive Services
West Coast Railway Company
Great Western Railway
Filmed at Heritage Railways
Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
Severn Valley Railway
West Somerset Railway
Dean Forest Railway
Avon Valley Railway
Filmed at Locations
Newport (South Wales)
Pontypool & New Inn
Derby
Panteg
Furnace Sidings
Toddington
Cheltenham Racecourse
Winchcombe
Highley
Hampton Loade
Kidderminster
Bridgenorth
Whistle Inn
Blaenavon High Level
Cwmbran
Bishops Lydeard
Williton
Watchet
Minehead
Crowcombe Heathfield
Blue Anchor
Westbury
Gloucester
Lydney Town
Whitecroft
Parkend
Norchard
Lydney Junction
Cardiff Central
St. Mary's Halt
Bewdley
Bitton
Filmed from
January 14th, 2024 to December 2nd, 2024
Filmed and Produced by
Scott Coombes and Thomas Coombes
(C) 2025 S.T.C Rail Productions
In comparison to 'Year of the Veterans' III & IV, which both run at over an hour in length, the fifth film in our first generation diesels annual has a longer run time of 2 hours and 22 minutes, with a lot more heritage railway footage being crammed into the movie as a result of this extended run time, making this the longest ever YouTube that we have ever produced.
The Year of the Veterans V is also a special edition film in the collection, because for this specific one, we have dedicated it to the loving memory of my dad's brother, Gordon Richard Biggs (1964-2025), who always enjoyed watching the train videos that we produced over the years. He had sadly passed away at the start of the year on January 10th, 2025, and so a dedication to him is being featured at the beginning of the video.
Overall, we hope you enjoy two hours of non-stop first generation action, with a couple of second generation locos sneaking in several times at points.
....
Featuring
Rail Operations Group
Network Rail
Colas Rail
GB Railfreight
Loram UK
Locomotive Services
West Coast Railway Company
Great Western Railway
Filmed at Heritage Railways
Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
Severn Valley Railway
West Somerset Railway
Dean Forest Railway
Avon Valley Railway
Filmed at Locations
Newport (South Wales)
Pontypool & New Inn
Derby
Panteg
Furnace Sidings
Toddington
Cheltenham Racecourse
Winchcombe
Highley
Hampton Loade
Kidderminster
Bridgenorth
Whistle Inn
Blaenavon High Level
Cwmbran
Bishops Lydeard
Williton
Watchet
Minehead
Crowcombe Heathfield
Blue Anchor
Westbury
Gloucester
Lydney Town
Whitecroft
Parkend
Norchard
Lydney Junction
Cardiff Central
St. Mary's Halt
Bewdley
Bitton
Filmed from
January 14th, 2024 to December 2nd, 2024
Filmed and Produced by
Scott Coombes and Thomas Coombes
(C) 2025 S.T.C Rail Productions
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- byGDRDStnEM
- 177
- 3 Mar 2025 13:11
- 7 Oct 2026 21:33
- 10 Jan 2025
- 27
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