Railway History Movies

  • 2010
    David Suchet on the Orient Express

    David Suchet on the Orient Express

    David Suchet on the Orient Express

    6.82010HD

    In this travelogue, actor David Suchet journeys across Europe aboard the world famous Orient Express train, as he prepares to play Poirot in an...

    David Suchet on the Orient Express
  • 1979
    The Rainhill Story: Stephenson's Rocket

    The Rainhill Story: Stephenson's Rocket

    The Rainhill Story: Stephenson's Rocket

    01979HD

    First transmitted in 1979, this programme looks at the Rainhill Locomotive Trials in Rainhill, Lancashire (now Merseyside) in 1829, a competition to...

    The Rainhill Story: Stephenson's Rocket
  • 1970
    Britain's Railways Then & Now: LMS

    Britain's Railways Then & Now: LMS

    Britain's Railways Then & Now: LMS

    01970HD

    This fascinating program visits the LMS, the largest railway company in the British Isles that served the heartlands of industry of the Midlands, the...

    Britain's Railways Then & Now: LMS
  • 1970
    Britain's Railways Then & Now: British Railways

    Britain's Railways Then & Now: British Railways

    Britain's Railways Then & Now: British Railways

    01970HD

    This program featuring rarely seen archive footage offers a glimpse into British Railways and Britain's Railways as it recalls how things have...

    Britain's Railways Then & Now: British Railways
  • 1970
    Britain's Railways Then & Now: GWR

    Britain's Railways Then & Now: GWR

    Britain's Railways Then & Now: GWR

    01970HD

    This superb programme looks at the GWR God s Wonderful Railway as it was in the 1950s and 1960s and more recently. Archive scenes capture the true...

    Britain's Railways Then & Now: GWR
  • 1932
    Raller of the Crown

    Raller of the Crown

    Raller of the Crown

    01932HD

    Follows a group of navvies as they work on completing the last great railway through the Swedish wilderness.

    Raller of the Crown