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Steam Days

19861 Season30m episodes

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Runtime: 30m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Origin: GB

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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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Status: Ended
First aired: Jul 8, 1986
Network: BBC Two

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3 hrs

6 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

Cast

Miles Kington

SERIES

Steam Days

19861 Season30m episodes

Documentary

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Runtime: 30m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Origin: GB

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Not available to stream in United States yet.

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E1 · Airs Jul 8, 1986 · 30m
Travels with a Duchess
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
E2 · Airs Jul 15, 1986 · 30m
The Fishing Line
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.
E3 · Airs Jul 22, 1986 · 30m
The Quest for Speed
Charts the development of the fastest express passenger locomotives from the Stirling Single to 4468 Mallard via the City of Truro
E4 · Airs Jul 29, 1986 · 30m
Workhorses
Examines the unsung role of goods engines during the age of steam.
E5 · Airs Aug 5, 1986 · 30m
Going Great Western
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.
E6 · Airs Aug 12, 1986 · 30m
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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Status: Ended
First aired: Jul 8, 1986
Network: BBC Two

Time to finish

3 hrs

6 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

Cast

Miles Kington

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