Rent Steam Engines: Restored to Excellence (2009)
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2h 30min
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- Synopsis:
Includes three programmes which look at the world of restored steam trains in Britain.
Steam Engines of British RailwaysThis programme takes a look at the some of the 2,500 steam engines built by British Railways between 1948 and 1960, and operated until the end of steam trains in Britain in 1968. Many are preserved on railways across the country - ranging from small shunters to large express and freight locos. Many of these were based on the old constituent railway companies, but British Railways did evolve its own designs which feature in here - such as the Britannia Class, designed for express passenger work and the Standard Class 4 tank, which were used primarily on commuter services. The most famous loco of this time is Standard Class 9F number 92220 Evening Star - preserved as the last steam loco to be built by British Railways, in 1960. Locos based on the North Yorkshire Moors, Keighley and Worth Valley, Great Central Railway, Gloucestershire and Warwickshire and the West Somerset Railways, as well as on the main line are included in the programme.
Steam Engines of the London North Eastern Railway
This programmes explores some of the 7,700 steam engines operated by the London North Eastern Railway until nationalisation in 1948. The LNER built some of the most well-known locomotives in the country - if not the world. The programme includes the V2 Class mixed traffic locos, represented by Green Arrow, along with many other examples of classic designs, such as the D49 Class, Morayshire. But the most famous locos from the LNER were 4472 Flying Scotsman and 4468 Mallard. Steam locos from North Yorkshire Moors, Bo'ness and Kinneil, Great Central Railways, as well as on the main line are also included in this programme.
Dean Forest Steam Railway
This is a fine example of a steam society, located in the beautiful Gloucestershire countryside. We join volunteers as they prepare for a busy steam day, and as the fires are lit and the engine is polished, the atmosphere of a bygone era is rekindled, as the railway comes alive and begins to buzz with anticipation. Then take a trip through the forest landscape and discover the history of steam, from Stephenson's "Rocket" and Isambard Kingdom Brunei's broad gauge right through to the preserved steam societies of today.- Aka:
- Steam Trains Restored to Excellence
- Studio:
- Delta Home Entertainment
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Documentary, Special Interest
