Hillside Videos Isle of Man Series
Using family connections which date back to before the
dawn of the Railway Age in the Isle of Man, Hillside Publishing have produced a
series of highly acclaimed programmes about the Isle of Man and its
transport.
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on Videos £1 for UK
Inside IOM Rlys
Inside the MER IOM Steam Packet IOM 50 (general film)
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Inside IOM
Railways A
detailed look at behind the scenes activities on keeping the wheels turning on
a 125 year old steam railway. See white hot metal fashioned into locomotive
springs, go underneath an engine as a spring leaf is changed, join the track
gang as they change a rail and lots of other “Behind the Scenes” activity on a
vintage steam railway. 55 mins, VHS PAL £14.95
Inside the
Manx Electric Railway The
power goes on at the MER sub-station, and we see the unearthly pulsing blue light
from the antiquated mercury arc rectifiers, a controller is repaired, brake
shoes are replaced, and in a unique never-before-filmed sequence, we join the
wire crew on the tower wagon as the overhead is repaired LIVE. 55 mins
VHS PAL £14.95
Isle of Man
Steam Packet See the Ben-my-Chree
(1927), Lady of Mann (1930) all six ships of the King Orry class, inc
the farewell voyage of Manxman,
the pre-war Conister and Peveril etc. Visit enginerooms and wheelhouses, see
old timetables, silverwear etc. 55 min VHS PAL £14.95
DVD £15.95
IOM 50 This film provides a nostalgic general
portrait of the Isle of Man as it was in the 1950s. We use the ships, buses,
trams and trains of the day to explore the Island, as it was 50 years ago. We
See biplanes at Ronaldsway, the costume Manx Wedding re-enactment in 1951, a
lifeboat rescue of a burning fishing boat, carnival processions. A nostalgia
trip for visitors and Manx people. 55
mins VHS PAL £14.95 DVD £15.95
In the 8th Century AD, a race of sea warriors
erupted from the rock bound coasts of Scandinavia. Worshipping Odin, and
glorying in battle, the Vikings brought fire and pillage to the British
Isles. They became the rulers of Normandy and the Czars of Russia. Nowhere was their impact more marked
than in the Isle of Man, which became a Viking state. Although fierce and
violent, they formed Parliaments wherever they settled. The Manx
parliament, or Tynwald, is the oldest legislative assembly in the World. As part of the Isle of Man Festival of the Sea at Peel, and
sponsored by Pain’s Fireworks, a group of amateur boat builders created a
replica Viking ship in less than 4 days, sailed it in the open waters of
the Irish Sea, and then said farewell in the traditional Viking SALUTE to a
fallen chieftain. Visit the fiords of Norway, the Viking’s ancient
homeland, explore the Viking tradition, learn of King Orry, see the
Millennium year Tynwald ceremony in the Isle of Man, and watch the team as
they race against the clock to create a sea going Viking Longship in less
than 100 hours. See a Viking ship named “Lord of the
Seas” and watch her proudly sail out into the restless grey waters
of the Irish Sea. Join the Up Hel Ya torch-lit procession, learn of the
Viking belief in Odin, the God of Battle, and of Valhalla, and watch the
poignant moment as this graceful ship erupts into flame in an age old tribute to the Viking Warriors
of long ago.
Lord of the
Seas
50 mins £14.95
New Rails for MAN By
the 1990s, the track of the 15.5 mile steam railway between Douglas and
Port Erin was giving cause for serious concern. At the same time, the
Island’s Victorian sewage system was in need of overhaul, and in an
imaginative deal with the railways, the sewage mains were laid beneath the
railway line, saving much disruption to road users, in return for which the
railway received over 12 miles of brand new track. This important video
provides a unique “Behind the Scenes” access to the 2002-2004 relay of 80%
of the trackwork, and includes lifting scenes, a footplate ride on the Contractors loco, the track laying
machine at work, trials of the new IMR Ballast Tamper, and trains running
on old and new track 46
mins £14.95
New Rails for
Man
46 mins £14.95
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