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The Golden Age of Steam Railways Season 1 Episodes

  • 2012-2012
  • 1 Season
  • Documentary
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This is a delightful documentary about the many voluntary steam train preservation societies who saved many lovely ye olde engines from the decomissioning scrapyard in the 60s! They were indeed wonderful wizards who saved everything from The Flying Dutchman to The Hogwarts Express! :)

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

2 Episodes 2012 - 2012

Episode 1

Small Is Beautiful

59 mins

Small railways and the steam engines that ran on them were once the driving force of Britain's mines, quarries, factories and docks. Then, as they disappeared after 1945, volunteers set to work to bring the lines and the steam engines back to life.

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Episode 2

Branching Out

59 mins

When steam started to disappear in the 1950's, bands of volunteers got together to save some of the tracks and the steam engines that ran on them. The home movies they shot tell the story of how they did it, and how they helped people to reconnect to a world of steam almost lost forever.

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