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  • Timeshift Last Days of Steam (Season 8, Episode 3)
  • TV Episode | 59 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy

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Last Days of Steam (Season 8, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 59 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
Documentary that tells the surprising story of how Britain entered a new age of steam railways after the Second World War and why it quickly came to an end.
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Director
George Chan
Producer
George Chan (producer)
Cinematographers
Stephen J. Brand (camera) (as Stephen Brand) | Rob Taylor (camera)
Editors
Dilesh Korya | Vincent Wright
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Oct 16, 2008
Release date
Oct 16, 2008 (United Kingdom)

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16 cast members
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Deborah Maclaren primary photo
Deborah Maclaren
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Lawrie Hall primary photo
Lawrie Hall
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Terry Gourvish primary photo
Terry Gourvish
Self - Historian, London School of Economics Self - Historian, London School of Economics   See fewer
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Danny Hopkins primary photo
Danny Hopkins
Self - Editor, 'Steam Railway Magazine' Self - Editor, 'Steam Railway Magazine'   See fewer
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Andrew Scott primary photo
Andrew Scott
Self - Head of National Railway Museum Self - Head of National Railway Museum   See fewer
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Alfred Barnes primary photo
Alfred Barnes
Self - Minister of Transport, 1948 (archive footage) (voice) Self - Minister of Transport, 1948 (archive footage) (voice)   See fewer
Colin Divall primary photo
Colin Divall
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Simon Jenkins primary photo
Simon Jenkins
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David Elliott primary photo
David Elliott
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Ian Marchant primary photo
Ian Marchant
Self - Writer Self - Writer   See fewer
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Richard Beeching primary photo
Richard Beeching
Self - 'Reshaping the Railways', 1963 (archive footage) (as Dr Richard Beeching) Self - 'Reshaping the Railways', 1963 (archive footage) (as Dr Richard Beeching)   See fewer
Reshaping British Railways (1963)
David Shepherd primary photo
David Shepherd
Self - Artist Self - Artist   See fewer
Going for a Song (1965)
Dai Woodham primary photo
Dai Woodham
Self - Railway Locomotive Scrapyard Owner, interviewed in 1988 (archive footage) Self - Railway Locomotive Scrapyard Owner, interviewed in 1988 (archive footage)   See fewer
The Train Now Departing (1988)
Graham Perry primary photo
Graham Perry
Self - Railway Enthusiast Self - Railway Enthusiast   See fewer
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Mike Peart primary photo
Mike Peart
Self - Railway Enthusiast Self - Railway Enthusiast   See fewer
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Jon Barlow primary photo
Jon Barlow
Self - Railway Enthusiast Self - Railway Enthusiast   See fewer
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