Rent Great British Railways: Portrait of a Region (2007)
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3h 47min
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Collection of programmes looking at the regional railways of Great Britain.
Northern England
In this programme from 1994, we take a look at the railway landscape in the North of England, the broad canvas capturing all the sights and sounds of the region's railways. It includes: East Lancashire Railway, Manchester-Sheffield Main Line, North Yorkshire Moors, Ravenglass and Eskdale, Bowes Railway, Multiple Units, Manchester Airport, Preserved Diesels and Brookside Miniature Steam.
The MidlandsThis 1994 programme takes a look at the modem railway landscape in the Midlands, the broad canvas capturing the sights and sounds of the region's many railways. The programme features sixty different types of motive power, from steam to diesel to electric, British Rail, preserved and private, standard and narrow gauge.
The South East
This programme from 1994 explores the railway landscape in England's Home Counties. Over seventy different types of motive power are shown, including: Mid-Hants Railway, Old Oak Common Open Day, Leighton Buzzard Railway, Orient Express, Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Bluebell Railway, Network Turbo Units, Kent and East Sussex Lines and many more.
The South West
Visiting an area covering Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Avon, Gloucester, Wiltshire and South Wales, this 1994 video production provides a quick look at a huge array of train and railway sights. Includes: West Somerset Railway - The Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway - Westbury Junction - Exeter Railfair - Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway and much more.- Studio:
- Delta Home Entertainment
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Documentaries
