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Steam Days

Steam Days

Steam Days is a 1986 BBC 2 television documentary series written and presented by Miles Kington. Each episode is themed around the history of British steam locomotives and railways, particularly highlighting preserved locomotives operating at the time of its filming. The series consists of six half hour episodes. It aired on Public Television stations in the United States under the title Great Steam Trains.

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StatusEnded
Original NameSteam Days
First Air DateJuly 8, 1986
Last Air DateAugust 12, 1986
Seasons1
Episodes6
Episode Runtime 30min
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production Countries
Production Companies
NetworksBBC Two
S01E06

A Tale of Two Scotsmen

Explores the history of the "Flying Scotsman" - both the 4472 Flying Scotsman locomotive and the train of the same name running up the East Coast Main Line from London to Edinburgh. This episode also evaluates the line's many appearances in film.

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