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Age Of Steam: The Standard Age
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport)
(England-Import)
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| ln Great Britain, the Victorians buiIt the vast bulk of the country s raiIway system and constructed steam locomotives to work them - many different designs were created, with many different results. The final form of the steam Iocomotive was seen in the designs introduced in the early years of the 20th century, from there on deveIopment was in detail and power. Using footage from the last quarter of a century, this programme Iooks at the way this finaI form was refined by some of the most famous engineers of their time, right up to the last steam locomotives built for main line service in the country. This is The Standard Age, examining the Standard Iocomotives. FolIowing the Second World War, the railways were somewhat worn out and run down, as was the steam locomotive fleet. The idealistic new Labour Government was committed to nationaIising the railways, and thus produced a homogeneous raiIway system for the first time in Great Britain s history. However, there was no money for investment in the new technology of electrification or dieseI Iocomotives which was taking pIace elsewhere in Europe and the USA, so steam designs were continued from the Big 4 days and a new range of Standard locomotives was produced for construction in the 1950s. There was to be one finaI steam fIing as the reconstruction of the controversiaI BulIeid Pacifics of the Southern produced what was to be effectively the last main Iine steam type of aIl. This DVD is also available as part of the 5-disc Ages of Steam box set. |
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