Wessex Film and Sound Archive
Watercress Line
1. Last day of Services on the Winchester to Alton Branch
Extract from an amateur cinefilm depicting the final day of British Rail services, on 4 February 1973.
Les White; 1973; Colour; silent
2. Re-opening of the Watercress Line
Footage of the first steam train to run on the re-opened line, on 30 April 1977.
Les White; 1977; Colour; silent
3. The Mid-Hants Railway
Summer 1981a short documentary depicting the steam-driven services on the restored line between Alresford and Ropley.
Paul Fabricious; 1981; Colour; sound
4. Over the Alps
A documentary following the progress of efforts to extend the restored Watercress Line to connect with main line services at Alton, narrated by Murray Walker.
Paul Fabricious; 1985; Colour; sound
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