Documentary which tells the surprising story of how Britain entered a
new age of steam railways after the Second World War and why it quickly
came to an end. After the war, the largely destroyed railways of Europe
were rebuilt to carry more modern diesel and electric trains. Britain,
however, chose to build thousands of brand new steam locomotives. Did we
stay with steam because coal was seen as the most reliable power source
or were the railways run by men who couldn't bear to let go of their
beloved steam trains? The new British locomotives were designed to stay
in service well into the 1970s, but in some cases they were taken off
the railways and scrapped within just five years. When Dr Richard
Beeching took over British Railways in the 1960s the writing was on the
wall, and in 1968 the last steam passenger train blew its whistle. But
while steam use declined, steam enthusiasm grew. As many steam engines
lay rusting in scrap-yards around Britain, enthusiasts raised funds to
buy, restore and return them to their former glory. In 2008, the first
brand new steam locomotive to be built in Britain in nearly 50 years
rolled off the line, proving our enduring love of these machines.
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Technical SpecVideo Codec: x264 CABAC
Video Bitrate: CRF 23 (1400Kbps)
Video Resolution: 832x468
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.778:1
Frames Per Second: 25
Audio Codec: HE-AAC
Audio Bitrate: 128 Kbps ABR 48KHz
Audio Channels: 2
Run-Time: 59 mins
Framerate: 25 FPS
Number Of Parts: 1
Part Size: 644 MB
Source: PDTV
Encoded by: JungleBoy
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