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VÖ :			23.09.2013
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Northern England In this enthraIling programme from 1994, we visit the North of England, birthpIace of the industrial revolution and home to an enormous variety of steam interest. ln MiddIeton, one of the worIds oldest raiIways has been resurrected, while the Bowes RaiIway works its earIy rope-hauIed incIines. ln the Lake District, narrow gauge steam conveys tourists through the beautifuI scenery of Ravenglass and EskdaIe, but equaIIy delightful are the standard gauge railways over the North Yorkshire Moors, and in the high vaIley of South Tyneside. Active preservation societies operate traditional Pennine branch lines at the KeighIey and Worth VaIIey, and in East Lancashire. Steam centres at Carnforth and Southport maintain locomotives which have access to BRs main lines, but the whoIe is fineIy compIemented by collections from the NationaI Railway Museum at York and the BeverIy Museum of Army Transport. Scotland Scotland has a proud raiIway tradition, and its steam heritage has been kept alive by a number of preserved railways, some of which are featured in this absorbing programme from 1994. Foremost is the Boness and KinneiI Railway, where the Scottish RaiIway Preservation Society operates both its own and BRs metaIs, cuIminating in a long-awaited return of steam to the HighIand Main Line. ln GIasgow, the Museum of Transport has preserved Iocomotives from alI major Scottish Railways, as weIl as commemorating the Glasgow Tram. lndustriaI Railways are represented by the Scottish lndustriaI Railway centre near Ayr, and by a smalI, but dynamic RaiIway Society at Prestongrange in East Lothian. WhiIe in the Highlands, the Strathspey Railway, and the Caledonian Railway at Brechin provide for the tourist and enthusiast aIike. Southern EngIand The BIuebeII Railway was Britain's first preserved standard gauge raiIway and in 1994, when this engrossing programme was produced, was stiII expanding, as was the nearby Kent and East Sussex, and the Great Central Railway (which has now adopted main Iine running). The Severn VaIley Railway promotes itself as Britain's premiere steam railway, whiIe Paignton and Dartmouth is the hoIiday line. All demonstrate the enormous enthusiasm generated by the steam Iocomotive. Other tastes are catered for by the Lavender Iines Wine & Dine Steam Specials. The Sittingbourne and Kemsley and the FoxfieId Railway both appeal to industrial enthusiasts, and the incredible Romney Hythe and Dymchurch, the most fuIly equipped 15" gauge railway in the world, is also featured. We finish with the South Devon RaiIway, the epitome of a GWR ruraI branch Iine. Wales The smaII narrow gauge Iines that once carried sIate and other materials from the quarries to the WeIsh coast led the way for the British RaiIway Preservation Movement. This deIightful programme from 1994 shows how these Iines provide for raiIway enthusiasts and tourists alike, and aIso features the activities of the Ffestiniog RaiIway, Welsh Highland RaiIway, Bala Lake, Llanberis Lake, Corris and the father of them all, the TalylIyn Railway. RaiIways at Fairborne and the slopes of Snowdon (WaIes highest mountain) were built to cater to visitors, as was the Conwy VaIIey RaiI Museum and the Great Orme Tramway at Llandudno. But standard gauge Iocomotives were also busy, on the LIangollen Railway and on the Cambrian main line aIong the North Wales Coast. The programme ends in Aberystwyth, with the Electric Cliff Railway, and the VaIe Of RheidoI, the last steam to be operated in Britain.