Last Days of Steam: Timeshift
Last Days of Steam
Season 8 Episode 4 of 9
Between 1948 and 1960, governments around the world invested in electric tracks and diesel, but in Britain hundreds of steam-powered trains were built. This film looks at the reasons behind their continued production, and asks what happened to them
Last Days of Steam: Timeshift airs on BBC Four HD at 12:25 AM, Thursday 18 September. (Subtitles.)
Topics
News ➝ Current Affairs
Documentary
George Chan
Director
John Das
Producer
Ian Marchant
Writer