Steam Railways

Travel from London’s King’s Cross to Edinburgh on the 'Flying Scotsman'. (1968)

John Betjeman looks at the Evercreech Junction to Burnham-on-Sea railway line.

Celebrating 150 years of rail transportation with a look at India's rail network. (1975)

A look at the 1829 competition to find the best steam locomotive in Britain. (1979)

This programme follows activists who are fighting to save their local railway. (1988)

A reconditioned steam train is reintroduced on Scotland's West Highland Railways. (1988)

Railway enthusiast Barry Smith retakes a once popular train journey to Exmouth. (1988)

A look at the Isle of Man's narrow-gauge steam locomotive network. (1988)

Defunct industrial railway lines and associated locomotives are being restored. (1988)

Preservation societies strive to keep steam train services running for visitors. (1988)

A film about railways and railwaymen in the North of England. (1969)

John Betjeman hears from the railway men who are facing the end of the steam age. (1962)

Miles Kington tries to find out why the name 'Flying Scotsman' is so revered. (1986)

Anthony Burton looks at the role of railway companies in the 19th Century. (1980)

A look at the private steam railway network, the Strathspey Railway. (1977)