June 3rd 2024:

Dear all,

Firstly, we would like to apologies for the lack of programmes produced over the last 2 and half years. Unfortunately for us, several filming attempts did not work out as planned due to circumstances outside of our control, e.g. Covid, Railway Strikes, etc.

Secondly (and much more importantly!) we hope you have not missed us too much, as we will be producing a very special edition of ‘Steam Driver’s Eye View’ around the events of 60th anniversary of the ‘Z48 Great Western’ commemorative special, featuring No. 7029 ‘Clun Castle’. The program will be a available on DVD & Blu-Ray. With the following contents:

Volume 1: Taunton – Plymouth (comparison vs. 7025 ‘Sudley Castle’s 1964 run)
Volume 2: Plymouth – Bristol (including a detailed comparison of the 1964 run vs. 2024)
Volume 3: Bristol – Chippenham – Paddington (non-stop).

As well as the usual features within the ‘Steam Driver’s Eye View’ format, we hope to bring you some special extras.

We will update you with these as we come closer to the release dates, which is scheduled for sometime in early to mid July 2024.

We wish you all the best and good health.

Best Wishes
Oldham
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Dec 16th 2021:
Dear all,

We hope you are having a nice build up towards Christmas and New Year:

Our latest Titles are the following:



We thank you for your long standing support and we wish you all the best. Stay Healthy!

Best Regards

Oldham Video Productions

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May 4th 2020:

Dear all.

We trust you are all keeping well and hopfully staying safe and healthy during these trying times.

Our latest video is a collectors editions. The Royal Duchy has been one of the regular summer trains featuring a variety of motive power on one of Britain's most dramatic routes. We feature the first five seasons of this popular train, as well as a rich mixture of lineside, on-train and footplate footage.
Locomotives featured (in order of appearance):-
5029 'Nunney Castle' (featured on the trial run in 2011)
70013 'Oliver Cromwell'
34067 'Tangmere'
60009 'Union of South Africa

Black 5 44932
34046 'Braunton'
Black 5 45407
70000 'Britannia'
46233 'Duchess of Sutherland'
46100 'Royal Scot'

We thank you for your long standing support and we wish you all the best. Stay Healthy!

Best Regards

Oldham Video Productions

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November 4th 2019:
Dear all.

We are one month away from Christmas

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September 18th 2019:
Dear all,

We are excited to annouce that we have two new titles that will be available on October 21st 2019. They are the following:

Welsh Marches Express: from Newport to Shrewsbury via Hereford with "5029 Nunney Castle"

East Coast Mainline Volume 3: Berwick to Edinburgh with "60009 Union of South Africa"

We thank you for your long standing support.

Best Regards

David Oldham

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August 21st 2019: **IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT**
Dear all,

After a 6 month hiatus, we are pleased to announce that we are still filming the "Steam Driver's Eye View" series. We have released 2 titles already this year: "Dearne Valley Line" and "East Coast Mainline - Volume 2". These titles are available ONLY from Videoscene and you can order them by clicking the links above.

NEW "Steam Driver's Eye View" Titles, along with other new titles, will be released within the next couple of months. These titles include: "East Coast Mainline - Volume 3" & "The Welsh Marches". These will be available to buy directly from our UPDATED WEBSITE which is planned to go live sometime in mid-late September 2019.

In the mean time we will be still taking direct orders by post and from this website. Unfortunately we cannot accept phone orders at present until the new system is ready. However if you have any queries, you can still phone us or contact us directly by email.

We thank you for your patience and your long standing support.

Kindest Regards

David Oldham

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March 18th 2019: **IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT**
Dear all, 
We have a very important announcement regarding some important changes moving forward. It is as follows:

Dear Customers & Supporters

We need to inform you of some important changes from April 1st 2019 (This is not an April Fool!)

From this date we will no longer be able to take direct orders via our website, mail order, or via the telephone. This is due to an increasing workload preventing us from having the time to facilitate this. 

However...do not fear!

We will still be producing programs and they will be available to purchase from 'Videoscene'. Our website will still be open with updates on the latest titles as well as direct links to order from 'Videoscene' itself.

We want to take this oppotunity to thank you for your support over the last 10 years that we have been producing videos for your enjoyment and we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause, but thank you for your understanding and loyalty over these years. We still intend to bring you great programs and they will be available to buy from 'Videoscene' until further notice.

Kindest Regards

David Oldham
Oldham Video Productions


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February 18th 2019:
Dear all,

As we come to the end of the winter we have lots of news to update you with!

Firstly we have the first Volume of what we hope will be a four (possibly five) along the East Coast Mainline. This one is with No. 60009 'Union of South Africa' on one of its last on this section of line before her permanent withdrawal.

February 2019 also saw the return to the Mainline of 'Jubilee' No. 45596 'Bahamas' for the first time in 25 years and this short clip shows the loco on her inaugural run on the Settle & Carlisle, crossing Ormside Viaduct.

Also this month, Tyseley's original flagship loco, No. 7029 'Clun Castle' return to the Mainline after an absence of 30 years. We have a short video clip of her on her test run at high speed along the former Great Western Mainline to Birmingham.

In celebration of this return of one Castle, along with the recent announcement of Vintage Trains new program of railtours for 2019, our second Driver's Eye View features shedmate 5043 'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe' who was retired from service in 2018 after 10 years of sterling work. This editions see the 'Earl' retracing the footsteps of the old 'Cathedrals Express' trains, a regular express worked by Castles during Steam Days right until the very end.

We also have other videos updated in our Video Galley section so feel free to check these out!

Thank you all for your continued support and we at OVP hope to bring more exciting stories as the year unfolds!

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December 3rd:
Dear all.
We welcome you to December and we are delighted to bring you some new titles and special offers from some of our old favourites.

We have released two more of the Scottish Region Editions of Steam Driver's Eye View along the 'Caledonian Mainline' with 46233 'Duchess of Sutherland' (featuring Driver's Commentary from Carlisle Legend, Gordon Hodgson), and our first double-headed run along the 'Highland Mainline' with Black 5 45212 & K1 62005.

We have also released the Hope Valley Line and Liverpool & Manchester Railway titles, both featuring Jubliee, No. 45690 'Leander'.

We also have a SPECIAL OFFER on our 'Locomotives in Action' Series: now been reduced to only £10.00 (plus p&p) each, or buy all 6 for £50 (no p&p).

Keep watching this space and thank you once again for your continued support over the years. You inspire us to keep making great content!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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July 10th
Dear all. 
We hope you have not been burnt by the high temperatures of late! Or have been too stressed at watching England's World Cup campaign!

We have a couple of new titles due out within the next couple of months. Both featuring LMS Jubilee Class No. 45690 `Leander'. The first is along the Hope Valley Line, recorded in beautiful weather. The second is along arguably the most famous and historic piece of Mainline in the world, the Liverpool & Manchester Railway. 

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April 16th
Dear all.
Two new titles released today. We have the Great Eastern Mainline with 70013 'Oliver Cromwell', on its penultimate mainline run before overhaul, and the 'West Somerset Railway Spring Steam Gala 2018.

We will have more titles coming out in the coming months so watch this space closely!

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March 26th:
Dear all,
Firstly we'd like to apologies for a delay in one of our releases. The release date for the Great Eastern Mainline has been put back to April 16th; this is because of the unavailability of the Driver we needed to speak with. However, we have arranged a recording session with him and we hope to have that wrapped up by the aforementioned date. Once more we apologise for any inconvenience.

Secondly, we have just wrapped up filming at the West Somerset Railway's Spring Steam Gala 2018. Hard to believe we have covered this event for the past 10 years! We aim to release this title also on April 16 so keep watching this space!

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March 1st 2018
Dear all,
Firstly we'd like to apologies for a very belated welcome to 2018, but I'm sure many of you will be feeling a long way away from Spring Time now with the recent heavy snow and sub zero temperatures!

And with a new year, we have lots of new titles to inform you all about.

Mainline Diary 2017: our review of Mainline Steam events from 2017. Sadly this one will be the final video in this series.

Atlantic Coast Express: Recorded in September last year, 35028 'Clan Line' recaptures the spirit of this classic express train as we race along the mainline from Basingstoke to Exeter, including a dramatic climb on Honiton Bank.

Great Eastern Mainline: 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' has been one of the most popular engines running on the Mainline in the last 10 years, and we were very lucky to record its penultimate run before withdrawal for overhaul along its old stomping ground out. We hope to release this video by the end of March.

These are the updates from the first couple of months of this year. We hope to bring you more content and we will update once again around the middle of April.

Thank you all for your continued support and we at OVP hope to bring more exciting stories as the year unfolds!

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December 15th
Dear all.
Christmas is upon once again, and we are delight to bring you a brand new title.

We have finally completed our major documentary film featuring Merchant Navy Pacific, No. 35028 'Clan Line', as they Celebrate 50 years of owning the locomotive. This documentary has extensively covering 'Clan Line's return to the Mainline and its stunning return on the Bournemouth Belle as well as the Golden Arrow, Atlantic Coast Express (and Torbay Express) during the special year for them. We interview the key players who have helped carry this locomotive from the early days to the present and explore what is being done in order to carry on her legacy for future generations.


Keep watching this space and thank you once again for your continued support over the years. You inspire us to keep making great content!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!


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September 28th
Dear all.

Hope you have all had a wonderful summer. Now that Autumn is upon us, we are excited to announce a number of new titles that shall be released between now and Christmas.

October 23rd:
'West Somerset Railway Autumn Steam Gala 2017' - This will be our 20th video edition in the WSR Gala series and we hope to bring you another exciting event. We will also include footage of the world famous 'Flying Scotsman's visit to the railway during September as well as a number of first time during the main Autumn Gala event.

'Royal Scot Goes West' - The Steam Driver's Eye View series is continuing to grow in popularity at a vast rate of knots, and after the release of 'Britannia Goes West' & 'Duchess over the Devon Banks', in 2015 & 2016 respectively, we bring you 46100 'Royal Scot' tackling the Devon & Cornish Banks while working the 2017 season of 'Royal Duchy' trains. The locomotive puts in some fine performances and is worth drawing comparisons with the other locomotives over the same route.

Late November/Early December
Clan Line's 50th Anniversary - With 2017 marking 50 years since the End of Steam on the Southern Region of British Railways, the year also marks the 50th anniversary of No. 35028 'Clan Line' running under the ownership of her society, the MNLPS, for 50 years. In this special documentary, we take an in depth look the events leading up to the engine's triumphant return to the mainline, as well as meeting her ever loyal dedicated team the volunteers proudly involved in maintaining her and also looking into the future and seeing what the next step is for the locomotive.

With lots to look forward to over the next coming months, keep watching this space!

Thank you all for your continued support.

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August 9th:
Dear all,
It's been a long time and we apologies for the lack of updates of late, but we've been very busy gathering footage and working very hard to edit these projects and bring them to you as soon as possible.

Firstly, as part of our commemorations to 50 years since the end of Steam on the Southern Region, we are delighted to announce that the next title in our Steam Driver's Eye View series will be the 'Bournemouth Belle', featuring Merchant Navy pacific No. 35028 'Clan Line' on its first Mainline run following a major overhaul. If you were a passenger on the train, this is certainly a collectors item you will not want to miss out on!

Secondly, we are working very hard on an on-going project looking at behind the scenes with the MNLPS, the owners of 'Clan Line', as they celebrate 50 years of ownership, and still going strong. More details to follow in the next few weeks.

Finally, we have successfully recorded LMS Royal Scot No. 46100 'Royal Scot' on its first solo run over the South Devon & Cornish Banks and we will be putting together a Driver's Eye View of its exploits sometime within the next couple of months.

Keeping watching this space as more exciting titles are in the pipeline this late summer/early autumn!

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June 5th:
Dear all!
We are proud to bring you the second of our Scottish Region editions of Steam Driver's Eye View, in which we journey along the stunningly scenic of the Kyle of Lochalsh Line. Steam is rare along this line, and with amazing weather and the locomotive in great form, this one will almost certainly be a unique collectors item.!

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May 28th:
Dear all!
After an extremely busy April and May, we are pleased to annouce the release of the West Somerset Railway's Spring Steam Gala 2017, featuring many highlights, and one special bonus feature!

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May 18th:
Dear all!
It has been a very busy last few weeks for us, but we are working hard to bring you some more exciting new titles. Firstly, we will be bringing you the West Somerset Railway's Spring Steam Gala 2017 on May 28th, which will also feature a brief appearance of 60103 Flying Scotsman to the line.

Secondly, we will be bringing you latest Driver's Eye View from our recent trip to Scotland, in which we feature LNER K1 No.62005 working on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line in superb weather conditions. Due for release on June 5th.

We have plenty more coming this summer, including some planned programs on the Southern Region in commemoration of 50 years since the end of Steam. WATCH THIS SPACE!!!

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April 24th:
Dear all!
We are proud to bring you the first of our European 'Driver's Eye View's' with the Harz Narrow Gauge Railway Vol 1 - Brockenbahn. Available now on DVD & Blu-Ray!

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February 20th:
Dear all.
We are one and half months into the next year and we have some exciting announcements.

Firstly, we're releasing our new Driver's Eye View with No.6201 'Princess Elizabeth', when the locomotive worked a historic train from Penzance to Plymouth, the first ever LMS Pacific to travel on this section of line. Check out 'Cornish Princess' for further details.

Secondly, we are excited to bring you our very first video of Steam in Europe! This winter we have been filming on Germany's famous Harz Narrow Gauge Railway (Harzer Schmalspur Bahnen). One of the most famous and beautiful railways in the world, set the heart of Germany's Harz Mountains. We will be bringing you further details in the coming weeks, but in the meantime please enjoy a taster clip of what we have been filming.


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January 16th 2017:
Dear all.
Hello Everyone & Happy New Year to you all!

Welcome to 2017. We all hope you had a good break over Christmas, and are excited to see what this year will bring us.

We'd like to start be announcing the release today of our 2016 review, "Mainline Diary 2016". Available now on DVD & Blu-Ray, with a running time of 2 hours & 15 minutes.

With 2017 making 50 years since the end of Steam on the Southern, we plan to bring you several programs in line with this anniversary. While we can reveal too many details at this point in time, we'd like you to know we are working on something.

In the Steam Driver's Eye View series, we hope to bring you some exciting new routes with new locomotives on the mainline, as well as the heritage railway scene. In the mean time, next month we will be releasing the "Cornish Princess", which the historic run of No.6201 'Princess Elizabeth, becoming the first ever 'Princess Royal' to grace Cornish metals. More details of this program will be available within the next few weeks, so watch this space!

Hope you all have an prosperous new year!


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December 10th:
Dear all.
It's nearly Christmas time again, and we have some special offers for you! Our Mainline DiaryWest Somerset Railway &  Locomotive's in Action series of videos have been reduced in price to £10.00 for the years 2008-2011, and will stay at this price.

We will be bringing you more exciting new titles for 2017, including a Steam Drvier's Eye View with LMS Princess Royal, No.6201 'Princess Elizabeth' from Penzance - Plymouth; more updates on this in January.

We also have big plans further big plans for 2017, with a couple of exciting new documentaries coming your way!

Keep watching this special and thank you once again for your continued support over the years. You inspire us to keep making great content!

Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!

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November 10th:
Our latest Steam Driver's Eye View: 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe running along the Golden Valley, one of our personal favourites, with commentary from recently retired, Ray Churchill. Now Available

October 12th:
Here is one clip that we can all enjoy very much as 5043 'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe' recaptures the spirit of the Cheltenham Flyer. We will be doing a Driver's Eye View for this locomotive along the Golden Valley route, which we aim to release within the next couple of weeks.

October 5th:

Our latest Steam Driver's Eye View; Duchess of Sutherland over the Devon & Cornish Banks, now available
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September 15th
Dear all.
We have returned from 4 months of filming on the UK and European Airshow circuit, and will once again get back into the swing of producing railway programs. We will begin with our latest Steam Driver’s Eye View video, featuring the record run over the South Devon Banks with No. 46233 ‘Duchess of Sutherland’. The run was also saw the first ever Princess Coronation to work into Cornwall. The Video below will give you a taster of what we experience on this historic run.


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May 29th:
Dear All
Bringing you a monthly update, we are pleased to announce that we are working on a new Steam Driver's Eye View title, featuring No.46100 Royal Scot on the North Wales Coast. More details to follow! In the meantime, please enjoy this little taster of the locomotive running past Conway Castle.
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April 27th:
This video is a tribute to our friend, Mr. Ray Churchill, who drove his last steam special on 46100 Royal Scot working the Great Britain IX railtour in the West Country. Thank you Ray for so many happy memories, and the Mainline Steam Scene salutes you!


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April 17th:
After 2 Fantastic weekend's with 46100 Royal Scot on the West Coast Mainline & Cumbrian Coast, sit back enjoy this breathe taking shot through Lancaster on April 16th.

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March 21st:
Dear all.

We have been very busy filming and editing over the past few weeks and are looking forward to bringing you two new programs at the start of next week.

Firstly, we bring you the West Somerset Railway Spring Steam Gala 2016, which commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway. More details will follow once then program has been finalized.

Secondly, we have a new Driver's Eye view, this time we take you along the beautifully scenic Cotswold Mainline, with GWR Hall class, No.4965 Rood Ashton Hall in some beautiful autumn weather.

More updates to come later in the week!

Kind Regards
Oldham Video Productions

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February 7th:
Dear all.

February 6th was a big day as two steam locomotive return to the mainline scene.

While many, including the national media, went to see the return of 60103 Flying Scotsman, we felt it appropriate to cover the mainline return of another locomotive which has been a little overshadowed.

We are talking about the return of LMS 4-6-0, 46100 'Royal Scot', and her first run took place along the North Wales Coast and the picture link will show you the results of work carried out at Crewe. A big thank you to all concerned, and a job well done!