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Age Of Steam: The Austerity Age
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport)
(England-Import)
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| ln Great Britain, the Victorians built 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 development was in detail and power. Using footage from the last quarter of a century, this programme Iooks at the way this final form was refined by some of the most famous engineers of their time, right up to the Iast steam Iocomotives built for main Iine service in the country. This is The Austerity Age, examining the last private locomotives. The Second WorId War virtually brought steam locomotive deveIopment to a haIt in Great Britain - the watchword became "Austerity", as engineers tried to produce simpIer and cheaper designs. This was the case everywhere except on the Southern RaiIway, where the mercurial Oliver BulIeid produced some of the most compIicated and expensive steam Iocomotives ever to work on Britain s railways. Elsewhere, the GWR continued on its own course, whiIe the LMS produced a series of efficient smaIIer types to work almost anywhere. GresIey s sewing-machine engineering was swept aside by Thompson s simple designs on the LNER and even the Government got in on the act by specifying speciaI "Austerity" designs for the use of the WD, or War Department. This DVD is also availabIe as part of the 5-disc Ages of Steam box set. |
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