← Steam Days

Season 1

6 episodes · 1986

Documenting a series of journeys throughout the United Kingdom along the old steam lines.

  1. 1Travels with a Duchess

    08 Jul 1986 · 30 min

    A journey over the Settle to Carlisle Railway on Duchess of Hamilton. The presenter meets Kim Maylon, the Duchess's custodian at the National Railway Museum in York for the engine's preparation for its epic trip

  2. 2The Fishing Line

    15 Jul 1986 · 30 min

    Miles Kington takes a LMS Black Five from Fort William to Mallaig on the West Highland Line, examining Glenfinnan Viaduct and investigating the importance of kippers and dental drills to the construction of the line.

  3. 3The Quest for Speed

    22 Jul 1986 · 30 min

    Charts the development of the fastest express passenger locomotives from the Stirling Single to 4468 Mallard via the City of Truro

  4. 4Workhorses

    29 Jul 1986 · 30 min

    Examines the unsung role of goods engines during the age of steam.

  5. 5Going Great Western

    05 Aug 1986 · 30 min

    The history of the Great Western Railway from the days of Isambard Kingdom Brunel and the broad gauge Iron Duke to the development of the Cornish Riviera.

  6. 6A Tale of Two Scotsmenfinale

    12 Aug 1986 · 30 min

    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.