Kingfisher Productions

21/08/2026

Our latest DVDs out now!

We are pleased to announced that our latest two DVD’s are now available for sale:

WEST SOMERSET RAILWAY 30 YEARS OF GALAS (Steam edition)

For over thirty years, the longest heritage railway in England (the West Somerset Railway) has held some fantastic gala events and we have rounded up some of the best galas over the last three decades including the three Somerset and Dorset galas in 1996, 2006 and 2016. The most recent galas of 2021-2026. Other galas featured are from 2003, 2004, 2016, 2018 and 2019.

THE STORY OF THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE WARWICKSHIRE RAILWAY (Revised edition)

The in-depth story of the beginnings and subsequent re-opening of the line between Cheltenham Racecourse and Broadway. We see archive films of the line from the mid 1960s through to closure in the mid 1970s with a summary of the route between Stratford Upon Avon and Cheltenham and all the stations and halts in between. We follow the rebirth of the railway with its heritage base at Toddington beginning in the 1980s and later its arrival at Winchcombe and Cheltenham Race Course Station in 2003. The latest section to be rebuilt was to Broadway where we see the grand re-opening day in 2018.
The programme takes a look at the rebuilding of each station along the line which were demolished in the 1970s and resurrected by volunteers over a 20 to 40-year period.
Sequences of the construction of the new station buildings at Broadway and the very first trains to arrive at this current terminus in the north. ‘Return to Broadway’ celebrations are seen with Nos. 35006 P&O Line and 7903 Foremark Hall.
Steam operations during all the recent gala events with visiting locomotives, such as ‘Schools’ Class Cheltenham, ‘King’ 6023 King Edward II, ‘Britannia’ pacific 70013 Oliver Cromwell and more recent galas with new-build 2999 Lady of Legend, 6880
Betton Grange, ‘Castle’ 4079 Pendennis Castle, a number of visiting small tank engines and many others.
The latest improvements at Winchcombe and new buildings on Platform 2 at Broadway feature as do the restorations
of engines such as 2874 and 76077. Altogether, a complete record of the run-down of the railway in BR times and
the triumphant re-opening of this volunteer-led preserved line in the glorious Cotswolds.

Both of these DVDs are now available for £14.95 (each) plus P&P. The WSR dvd is available on either a physical dvd or a USB stick from railwayvideo.com

West Somerset Railway
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway

26/05/2026

We had a fantastic time at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Cotswold Festival of Steam!

We sold and signed many copies of our brand new book, “Woodham’s Scrapyard at Barry” and managed to capture the best bits of the event as well!

Thank you to everyone who purchased a copy of the book, happy reading!

If you didn’t make it to the GWSR gala, or didn’t have time to visit our stand, you can still order the book at railwayvideo.com for just £30+p&p!

13/05/2026

We will be at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway’s Cotswold Festival of Steam on the Saturday and Sunday and will be singing copies of our brand-new book “Woodham’s Scrapyard at Barry”.

We will be located at Toddington station between 11am and 3pm - if you are visiting the railway over the two days, come and see us and get your copy signed by the author!

📚🚂 Book Signing at the Cotswold Festival of Steam!

Join us on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th May during our Cotswold Festival of Steam Gala for a special book signing event!

We’re delighted to welcome author Roger Hardingham, who will be signing copies of his latest book all about the iconic Barry Scrapyard—a story at the heart of so many preserved steam locomotives today.

11:00am – 3:00pm
Available to purchase and sign on the day.

It’s a fantastic opportunity to meet the author, pick up a signed copy, and delve into one of the most fascinating chapters of railway preservation history.

20/04/2026

*New Book* - Woodham’s at Barry.

To be released on 1st May, this new book has been in the making for several years. Over 360 black & white and colour photographs portray the ultimate record of this famous yard at Barry which shaped the heritage railway map of Britain.

Within this new hardback book, the author, Roger Hardingham, details the background of the Woodham family and the town of Barry which grew into one of the most important ports in the country. The export of coal was its prime function but when this dropped off, Barry would become a haven for condemned steam locomotives from 1959 through to 1968. Dai Woodham became famous for scrapping thousands of withdrawn wagons and 'held' onto the engines until, in 1968, preservationists began to purchase them until in 1990, the yard was empty and 213 steam locomotives had been saved.

This book tells the story of the purchase of the engines and how they were moved out from South Wales to all parts of the UK. The people involved in the preservation attempts are covered and their trials and tribulations in raising funds to buy them.

The photographic record in the new book is from the best of photographers and show all aspects of this fascination story.

**The author will be signing copies at various locations, if you would like to have that at your shop, please advise.

'Woodham's Scrapyard at Barry - The Ultimate record of the scrapyard that changed the heritage railway map of Britain'
Roger Hardingham
Hardback, 160 pages with over 360 photographs
£30
Advanced orders will be recorded and sent as soon as the book is published.
Released on 1st May 2026

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19/04/2026

Whilst visiting the Severn Valley Railway’s Spring Steam Gala, we bumped into an old friend! GWR ‘Dukedog’ 9017 from the Bluebell Railway!

You can order our book on the Dukedogs by Richard Derry on our website, railwayvideo.com!

18/04/2026

This weekend is the Severn Valley Railway’s annual Spring Steam Gala.

We are here recording some of the action today, and you can find some SVR related DVDs at the railway’s gift shops at Kidderminster and Bridgnorth - or on our website at railwayvideo.com

We are currently putting together the Severn Valley Railway Gala Roundup DVD for 2025, which we are planning on releasing in the early summer.

29/12/2025

Today is the Severn Valley Railway Winter Diesel Day with several diesel and some steam locomotives in operation including visiting 37s: 37418 and 37508.

Our cameras will be recording all the action from today for your enjoyment in future projects.

Our two SVR related DVDs are on-sale in the station gift shops Kidderminster, Highley and Bridgnorth - or available on our website at railwayvideo.com

22/12/2025

We would like to wish all of our followers a very merry Christmas and a happy new year!

We can’t wait to be out filming again very soon, including the two Severn Valley Railway Winter Galas and galas at the South Devon Railway and Swanage Railway in early January 😁