
Classic Steam Train Collection
Tells the story of classic steam locomotives including King Edward I, Green Arrow, Taw Valley, Flying Scotsman, Clan Line, and the Black Five, Castle and Manor classes, beautifully capturing the sights and sounds of a bygone era. Filmed by steam enthusiasts from ITV and the BBC, using high-definition broadcast equipment to make movie-length portraits of British steam locos at work.
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- Ep 1
1.King for a Day
01-01-200580mThis is the most comprehensive coverage of a steam rail trip ever made, as cameras at more than 50 locations followed the beautifully restored 6024 “King Edward I” from London to B...
- Ep 2
2.Green Arrow Goes West
01-01-200570mIn what is believed to be the most intensive coverage of a single steam railtour, a team of professional TV cameramen follow “Green Arrow” to the West Country. But it was a railtou...
- Ep 3
3.Orient Express Steam
01-01-200569mThis is the story of the Southern West Country- class 34027 "Taw Valley". She was saved by a single minded Yorkshireman with a romantic streak who rescued it from the scrapyard in...
- Ep 4
4.Flying Scotsman: A Day in the Life
01-01-200570mThe ultimate pictorial record of how the world’s most famous express locomotive steamed triumphantly into the Millennium, reborn with far greater power than Sir Nigel Gresley had e...
- Ep 5
5.Clan Line: A Day in the Life
01-01-200570mWay back in the 1960s, when steam was on the way out, a group of kids decided they simply weren’t prepared to let the Merchant Navy class die – so they bought one straight out of B...
- Ep 6
6.Black Five Green Train
01-01-200576mOn April 1st 2000, a Black Five answered an SOS from the Mid-Hants Railway to work a Daylight Railtour outing from Alton to Bridgnorth, home of the Severn Valley Railway. Known as...
- Ep 7
7.Castle and Manor on The Torbay Express
01-01-200562mThis film takes a look at clash between the Bradley Manor and the Earl Bathurst engines for the Torbay Express route between Bristol and Kingswear. See how Castle class locomotive...
- Ep 8
8.Driving and Firing the Western Engines
01-01-200577mThis film joins the drivers and engineers on the Western Line engines for live sequences of different journeys. Every aspect of driving a steam locomotive is covered. From observin...
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