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The Golden Age of Steam Railways

Small Is Beautiful (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 59 min | Documentary

Small railways and the steam engines that ran on them were once the driving force of Britain's mines, quarries, factories and docks. Then, as they disappeared after 1945, volunteers set to work to bring the lines and the steam engines back to life.
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Director
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
Bertil Mulvad (camera)
Editor
Status
Edit Released
Updated Dec 10, 2012

Release date
Dec 10, 2012 (United Kingdom)

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25 cast members
Name Known for
Jenny Agutter
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Holly Parrott
Self - Trainee Fireman Self - Trainee Fireman   See fewer
Charles Daniel
Self - Driver Self - Driver   See fewer
Robin Jones
Self - Editor 'Heritage Railway' Self - Editor 'Heritage Railway'   See fewer
John Tennent
Self - Railway Film-Maker Self - Railway Film-Maker   See fewer
Joseph Boughey
Self - Conservation Historian Self - Conservation Historian   See fewer
John Bate
Self - Chief Engineer, Talyllyn Railway Self - Chief Engineer, Talyllyn Railway   See fewer
David Mitchell
Self - Railway Volunteer, Talyllyn Railway Self - Railway Volunteer, Talyllyn Railway   See fewer
Max Sinclair
Self - Railway Volunteer, Ffestiniog Railway Self - Railway Volunteer, Ffestiniog Railway   See fewer
Brian Rogers
Self - Railway Volunteer, Ffestiniog Railway, and Railway Film-Maker (archive footage) Self - Railway Volunteer, Ffestiniog Railway, and Railway Film-Maker (archive footage)   See fewer
Mike Schumann
Self - Railway Volunteer, Ffestiniog Railway Self - Railway Volunteer, Ffestiniog Railway   See fewer
Allan Garraway
Self - Manager, Ffestiniog Railway Self - Manager, Ffestiniog Railway   See fewer
Wynford Vaughan-Thomas
Self - TV Presenter, Outside Broadcast from Talyllyn Railway (archive footage) Self - TV Presenter, Outside Broadcast from Talyllyn Railway (archive footage)   See fewer
Huw Wheldon
Self - TV Presenter, Outside Broadcast from Talyllyn Railway (archive footage) Self - TV Presenter, Outside Broadcast from Talyllyn Railway (archive footage)   See fewer
Graham Morris
Self - Owner of 'Peter Pan' Locomotive Self - Owner of 'Peter Pan' Locomotive   See fewer
Teddy Boston
Self - Former Owner of Cadeby Light Railway and 'Pixie' Locomotive (archive footage) (as Reverend Teddy Boston) Self - Former Owner of Cadeby Light Railway and 'Pixie' Locomotive (archive footage) (as Reverend Teddy Boston)   See fewer
Audrey Boston
Self - Widow of Teddy Boston Self - Widow of Teddy Boston   See fewer
Peter Vernon
Self - Railway Modeller Self - Railway Modeller   See fewer
Brian Gillespie
Self - Railway Modeller Self - Railway Modeller   See fewer
Glyn Mould
Self - Cadeby Signwriter Self - Cadeby Signwriter   See fewer
Gerald Fox
Self - Railway Volunteer, Ffestiniog Railway Self - Railway Volunteer, Ffestiniog Railway   See fewer
Sue Daniel
Self - Railway Volunteer, Ffestiniog Railway Self - Railway Volunteer, Ffestiniog Railway   See fewer
Joan Yates
Self - Railway Volunteer, Ffestiniog Railway Self - Railway Volunteer, Ffestiniog Railway   See fewer
David Yates
Self - Railway Volunteer, Ffestiniog Railway Self - Railway Volunteer, Ffestiniog Railway   See fewer
Bob Le Marchant
Self - Project Manager, Ffestiniog Railway Self - Project Manager, Ffestiniog Railway   See fewer
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