The Glory Days of Steam

By the late 1950's the writing was firmly on the wall for the heavily subsidized state-run British Railways. The labor intensive steam engines would have to go along with hundreds of stations and many branch and secondary lines. As local objections were rapidly set aside the changes seemed inevitable and soon the everyday scenes of steam locomotives would disappear

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Jan 01, 2008

1 seaons till Jan 15, 2008

Popularity: 0.1196
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Production

Go Entertain Ltd

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: The South West

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 3 episodes

Season 1

Aired

3 Episodes
  • Episode 1East Coast Main Line To Scotland min

    The East Coast Main Line from Kings Cross to Edinburgh when steam still reigned supreme, featuring plenty of nostalgic passenger and freight action. Shot mainly during 1958 to the end of steam. Also Edinburgh to Thornton Junction and Cumbernauld to Aberdeen. Steam Loco Classes: A1, A2, A3, A4, B1, V2, Q6, J27, J36, J39, J72, N2, WD, 9F, 4MT, 5MT, Black Fives, Britannias

  • Episode 2Lancashire & Yorkshire min

    The West Coast Main Line from Hest Bank near Morecambe to Warrington. Liverpool Lime Street through to Speke, Traffic on the southern end of the Settle to Carlisle Line from Kirby Stephen to Hellifield. Cross Pennine traffic around Standedge and Huddersfield. Steam Loco Classes: A3, B1, V2, Q6, OF, 4F, 8F, 9F, WD, 4MT, 5MT, Duchess, Princess, Jubilee, Royal Scot, Patriot, Britannia, Black Fives, Crabs & Fairburn Tank

  • Episode 3The South West min

    This Video highlights steam action in Wessex and the West Country including: Somerset & Dorset Line London & South Western Route from Salisbury to Exeter. Great Western Branch Steam Operations. Great Western Main Line Steam from Bristol to Plymouth London & South Western Branch Line from Lyme Regis to Axminster. Cornish Branch Lines from Bodmin to Wadebridge Steam Loco Classes: S&D 7Fs, Bullied West Country & Merchant Navy, Maunsel S15 & U class, M7, T9, Beattie & Adams tanks, Castle, King, Hall, Manor, Grange, County, 1400, 4200, 4500, 6100, 9400 and various Pannier Tanks, Standard 4MT & 5MT Ivatt 2MT, 4F, 8F,. 9E

Top Cast

Crew & Team

Neil Wooler

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