The Golden Age of Steam Locomotives (1990)

The railway steam locomotive has captured and held the imagination of many people over countless decades, and when you watch this video it's easy yo understand why.

On some rare archive footage you can feast your eyes on the steam locomotive in its many varied roles; including the small industrial locomotive as used for shunting operations, the packed trains running on the ever popular Preserved Railways, as well as the glamour and excitement of a famous locomotive on a main line special in splendid country scenery.

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51:30 Tape damage could not be avoided.

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