Rent Best of British Steam: Wales (2002)
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0h 58min
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- Synopsis:
The small narrow gauge lines that once carried slate and other materials from the quarries to the Welsh coast led the way for the British Railway Preservation Movement. Today these lines provide for railway enthusiasts and tourists alike, and this programme features the activities of the Ffestiniog Railway, Welsh Highland Railway, Bala Lake, Llanberis Lake, Corris, and the father of them all, the Talyllyn Railway. Railways at Fairbourne and on the slopes of Snowdon (Wales' highest mountain) were built to cater for visitors, as was the Conway Valley Railway Museum and the Great Orme Tramway at Llandudno. But standard gauge locomotives were also busy, on the Llangollen Railway and on the Cambrian main line along the North Wales coast. The programme ends in Aberystwyth, with the Electric Cliff Railway, and the Vale of Rheidol, the last steam to be operated by British Rail. - Narrated By:
- Bob Symes
- Studio:
- Artsmagic Ltd.
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Documentary, Special Interest
