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Steam Railways
Celebrating Britain's extraordinary Steam Railway legacy.
16 programmes available
Documentary
4472 - Flying Scotsman
Travel from London’s King’s Cross to Edinburgh on the 'Flying Scotsman'. (1968)
40 mins
Available for over a year
Documentary
Let's Imagine
A Branch Line Railway with John Betjeman
John Betjeman looks at the Evercreech Junction to Burnham-on-Sea railway line.
26 mins
Available for over a year
Nature
The World About Us
The Romance of Indian Railways
Celebrating 150 years of rail transportation with a look at India's rail network. (1975)
50 mins
Available for over a year
Documentary
The Rainhill Story: Stephenson's Rocket
A look at the 1829 competition to find the best steam locomotive in Britain. (1979)
49 mins
Available for over a year
The Train Now Departing
1. The Long Drag
This programme follows activists who are fighting to save their local railway. (1988)
30 mins
Available for over a year
The Train Now Departing
2. The West Highlander
A reconditioned steam train is reintroduced on Scotland's West Highland Railways. (1988)
29 mins
Available for over a year
The Train Now Departing
3. The Holiday Line
Railway enthusiast Barry Smith retakes a once popular train journey to Exmouth. (1988)
30 mins
Available for over a year
The Train Now Departing
4. Steam on the Isle of Man
A look at the Isle of Man's narrow-gauge steam locomotive network. (1988)
30 mins
Available for over a year
The Train Now Departing
5. Lines of Industry
Defunct industrial railway lines and associated locomotives are being restored. (1988)
30 mins
Available for over a year
The Train Now Departing
6. The Survivors
Preservation societies strive to keep steam train services running for visitors. (1988)
30 mins
Available for over a year
Tuesday Documentary
Engines Must Not Enter the Potato Siding
A film about railways and railwaymen in the North of England. (1969)
47 mins
Available for over a year
In View
Men of Steam
John Betjeman hears from the railway men who are facing the end of the steam age. (1962)
30 mins
Available for over a year
Steam Days
6. A Tale of Two Scotsmen
Miles Kington tries to find out why the name 'Flying Scotsman' is so revered. (1986)
30 mins
Available for over a year
History
The Past at Work
Railway Mania
Anthony Burton looks at the role of railway companies in the 19th Century. (1980)
25 mins
Available for over a year
History
The Great Railway Cavalcade: Rocket 150 at Rainhill
60 mins
Available for over a year
Documentary
With a Fine Feeling for Steam
A look at the private steam railway network, the Strathspey Railway. (1977)
25 mins
Available for over a year