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The Golden Age of Steam Railways

Branching Out (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | 59 min | Documentary

When steam started to disappear in the 1950's, bands of volunteers got together to save some of the tracks and the steam engines that ran on them. The home movies they shot tell the story of how they did it, and how they helped people to ...See moreWhen steam started to disappear in the 1950's, bands of volunteers got together to save some of the tracks and the steam engines that ran on them. The home movies they shot tell the story of how they did it, and how they helped people to reconnect to a world of steam almost lost forever. See less
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Director
Producer
Cinematographer
Bertil Mulvad (camera)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Dec 17, 2012

Release date
Dec 17, 2012 (United Kingdom)

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19 cast members
Name Known for
Jenny Agutter
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Paul Fathers
Self - Volunteer, Severn Valley Railway Self - Volunteer, Severn Valley Railway   See fewer
Bob Gwynne
Self - Author, 'Railway Preservation in Britain' Self - Author, 'Railway Preservation in Britain'   See fewer
Keith Beddoes
Self - Founder Member, Severn Valley Railway Self - Founder Member, Severn Valley Railway   See fewer
Columb Howell
Self - Founder Member, Severn Valley Railway Self - Founder Member, Severn Valley Railway   See fewer
Graham Mitchell
Self - Founder, Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Self - Founder, Keighley & Worth Valley Railway   See fewer
Ann Cryer
Self - Founder Member, Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Self - Founder Member, Keighley & Worth Valley Railway   See fewer
David Kay
Self - Founder Member, Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Self - Founder Member, Keighley & Worth Valley Railway   See fewer
Brian Baker
Self - Volunteer, Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Self - Volunteer, Keighley & Worth Valley Railway   See fewer
John Hill
Self - Engine Driver, Severn Valley Railway Self - Engine Driver, Severn Valley Railway   See fewer
Richard Greenwood
Self - Founder Member, Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Self - Founder Member, Keighley & Worth Valley Railway   See fewer
Ronnie Corbett
Self - Commercial filmed on Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (archive footage) Self - Commercial filmed on Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (archive footage)   See fewer
Lionel Jeffries
Self - Producer of 'The Railway Children' (archive footage) Self - Producer of 'The Railway Children' (archive footage)   See fewer
Bruce MacDougall
Self - Volunteer, Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Self - Volunteer, Keighley & Worth Valley Railway   See fewer
Malcolm Broadhurst
Self - Volunteer, Severn Valley Railway Self - Volunteer, Severn Valley Railway   See fewer
Phil Cheesewright
Self - Volunteer, Severn Valley Railway Self - Volunteer, Severn Valley Railway   See fewer
Steve Whittaker
Self - Volunteer, Severn Valley Railway Self - Volunteer, Severn Valley Railway   See fewer
Paul Woodham
Self - Son of Dai Woodham, Railway Scrap Merchant Self - Son of Dai Woodham, Railway Scrap Merchant   See fewer
John Woodham
Self - Son of Dai Woodham, Railway Scrap Merchant Self - Son of Dai Woodham, Railway Scrap Merchant   See fewer
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