Vintage railway footage - Decades of steam - 1930s
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9 ай бұрынThis vintage railway footage, takes the story of the steam locomotive in Great Britain into the cold years of the Depression.
For the railways it was a period of austerity as they tried to meet the competition of the roads.
The GWR, LMS and LNER embarked on massive steam locomotive construction programmes to replace they many different types inherited in 1923, although the Southern pursued its own agenda of electrification in order to eliminate steam.
In this programme we visit familiar and not-so-familiar locomotives to see steam at work, from the great main lines to rural branches.
@EpicNotch 3 күн бұрын
So so so many lost classes of steam locomotives that I would’ve killed to see in person. Magnificent time capsule
@ronaldpainting5614 9 ай бұрын
Brilliant. I could smell the steam and smoke. I have seen quite a few of these wonderful engines. Then you mentioned `Silver Link` towards the end, a star of the film `O Mr Porter` with Will Hay Moore Mariot and Graham Moffatt. Based on the novel `The Ghost Train` writen by Arnold Ridley, Godfrey in `Dads Army` As a youngster in the fifties and sixties my grandfather took me to Snow Hill and New Street stations in Birmingham.
@linofreek52 4 ай бұрын
Have to say these docs are priceless ... fantastic to see even in black and white ...well narrated also ... i was around in the last days of steam early 60,s ....as a kid i was an avid train spotter ...my father worked on the station platform ... so free no ticket required for me lol .
@davidhewson8605 2 ай бұрын
Mallard speed loving Duck. Thanks for your marvellous show. Dave.
@duncancurtis5108 5 күн бұрын
Back when times were so hard toenail clippings masqueraded as cornflakes. Ice Cream was made out of mashed potatoes and bananas were as rare as a wallaby in Birmingham.
@lukegreen5341 9 ай бұрын
58:47 This LNER Gresley A4 Streamlined Pacific Express Steam Locomotive Quicksliver Is A Bit Like Mallard. Thanks Mate. X
@jeffk19 9 ай бұрын
Love this stuff!
@paulknapper3633 5 ай бұрын
Superb archive film many thanks for posting 👍
@asullivan4047 4 ай бұрын
Interesting/informative/entertaining. Excellent photography job enab!ing viewers to better understand what the orator is describing. Remember the " Singing Break man " 🎸🎶 Jimmie Rogers-???. Whom was a genuine breakman till switching to a singing entertainer ( 1926 thru 1933 ) most memorable song " Break Man's Blues "😭.Had the good fortune to experience 2 steam locomotive scenic tours. Smoky Mountains N.C. & Durango/Silverton Co. Relaxing time well spent-!!!😉. Steam locomotive's bring to mind. Outlaw Butch Cassidy & associates. ( 1896 thru 1901 ) never robbing passengers or R.R. employees. Focusing on the express car-!!! 💰💰💰😉. Viewing this presentation from the safety/comfort of my computer room. Along the " Space Coast 🚀 of Florida🐊🐊. Wishing viewers & R.R. employees a safe/healthy/prosperous ( 2024 )🌈🎉😉.
@Julie-ye8uh 5 ай бұрын
Those were the days!
@sitarnut 3 ай бұрын
Truth!! Wish we could go back.......
@duncancurtis5108 5 күн бұрын
Engines were taken to bits not slashed to shreds like in the 60s.
@gigabytez_ 3 ай бұрын
Number #1 reason why I want to live not in the time of ai, but the time of steam
@MartinRosini 4 ай бұрын
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@ShilpimonChandannagar 2 ай бұрын
Hi, I make bengali audio drama videos. Recently I have been making an audio-drama that is set in the 1900s' Indian rural areas and I need some video footage to portray that as authentically as possible. This video clip seems to be perfect for that reason. If you could give me permission to use part of your clip for my project, I would be highly grateful. I will of course give your channel the proper credit in my video. Please let me know your decision as soon as possible. Thank You 🙏