Rent Great Western Railway: Before Nationalisation (2012)
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- Synopsis:
180 years after its foundation, using archive footage and photographs this series follows the development of the The Great Western Railway, the railway which became known as 'God's Wonderful Railway' and is remembered with more nostalgia and love than any of Britain's other railways. It built and operated the delightful main line from London to the West Country and Cornwall and it was engineered by the legendary Isambard Kingdom Brunei, who designed iconic spectacles such as Box Tunnel and the Royal Albert Bridge. Its steam locomotives were designed by great men like Gooch, Churchward and Collett, but the engines were only half the appeal: the grand railway terminals of London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads enriched the spectacle, as did those countless tranquil country halts with little more than a pagoda shelter and a couple of milk churns awaiting collection. Included in this program, The GWR in the 1920's to the introduction of the "King Class" the worlds fastest train, streamlining and through the war years and in to nationalization and the formation of British rail. - Aka:
- British Steam: The GWR Story: Part 1
- Studio:
- Imperial
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Documentary, Special Interest
