Steam Days - Season 1

Steam Days - Season 1

Season 1

Documenting a series of journeys throughout the United Kingdom along the old steam lines.
Network
DatesJul 8, 1986 - Aug 12, 1986

Episodes

Travels with a Duchess
Season 1Episode 130 min

Travels with a Duchess

First transmitted in 1986, Miles Kington takes a closer look at the 'Duchess of Hamilton', one of Britain's most famous locomotives. The presenter meets Kim Maylon, the principal engineer who looked after the locomotive at the National Railway Museum in York, and is shown the work involved to prepare the engine for its epic trip. He then travels behind the Duchess over the famous Settle to Carlisle line.

Jul 8, 1986
The Fishing Line
Season 1Episode 230 min

The Fishing Line

First transmitted in 1986, Miles Kington experiences the power of a London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) Stanier 'Black Five' on a journey from Fort William across the western Highlands via Glenfinnan to Mallaig.

While observing breathtaking scenery and stunning engineering achievements, including Glenfinnan viaduct, Kington uncovers what the West Highland Line meant to the traditional crofting communities that had been devastated by the Highland clearances.

Jul 15, 1986
The Quest for Speed
Season 1Episode 330 min

The Quest for Speed

First transmitted in 1986, Miles Kington looks at three locomotives, including the ‘City of Truro' and ‘Sir Nigel Gresley', which played a part in keeping Britain on the tracks towards the world speed record. In conversation with John Bellwood from the National Railway Museum in York, Kington reflects on the pros and cons of Patrick Stirling's Single Wheeler locomotive.

Jul 22, 1986
Workhorses
Season 1Episode 430 min

Workhorses

First transmitted in 1986, Miles Kington looks at freight trains - the workhorses of Britain's railways - and the pattern of their usage before motorways. He examines the role of the British Rail Standard Class 9F steam locomotive, one of the most powerful to run on British railways, and hitches a lift in the cab of 92203 'Black Prince'.

Jul 29, 1986
Going Great Western
Season 1Episode 530 min

Going Great Western

First transmitted in 1986, Miles Kington explores the line laid from Bristol to Exeter by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and then travels through south Devon in all its glory.

Along the way Kington examines the enormous task faced by Brunel in the design and construction of the Royal Albert Bridge, which carries the Cornish Main Line railway in and out of Cornwall. Perhaps less well known is the impact of the railway line and the rail company on promoting tourism in the Edwardian golden age of British seaside resorts.

Aug 5, 1986
A Tale of Two Scotsmen
Season 1Episode 630 min

A Tale of Two Scotsmen

First transmitted in 1986, Miles Kington tries to find out why the name 'Flying Scotsman' has been exciting travellers and enthusiasts for so long, and meets the people who are determined to preserve its image today.

Aug 12, 1986

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