The Golden Age of Steam Railways

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

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Status	Ended
Original Name	The Golden Age of Steam Railways
First Air Date	December 10, 2012
Last Air Date	December 17, 2012
Seasons	1
Episodes	2
Episode Runtime	0min
Language	English
Original Language	English
Production Countries	—
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Networks	BBC Four

S01E02

Branching Out

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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