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The Golden Age of Steam Railways

Documentary

The remarkable story of a band of visionaries and volunteers who rescued some of the narrow gauge railways that once served Britain’s industries.

Dec 10, 20121 seasons2 episodesEndedEN

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Jenny Agutter

Narrator (Voice)

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Seasons

Season 1

2 episodes

Premiered Dec 10, 2012

Episodes

1–2 of 2

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Ep 1

Small Is Beautiful

Dec 10, 2012

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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Ep 2

Branching Out

Dec 17, 2012

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.