The Definitive Collection of the celebrated BBC television series. Celebrate a bygone era with this incredible collection of programmes from the BBC's much loved TV series Railway Roundabout. Prior to the publication of Dr Richard Beeching's landmark report The Reshaping of Britain's Railways which in 1963 changed the face of rail travel in the UK forever this series travelled the length and breadth of Britain filming the greatest locomotives railways stations and trains in operation during the late 1950s and early 1960s. The result is a unique document of a distinct... period in British transport history when steam and diesel remained in operation even while electrification was being rolled out across the Britain and Europe. This collection brings together over 11 hours of Railway Roundabout taking in action from as far afield as Ireland the Isle of Wight Wales and even Europe and also includes a special 3 hour journey back through time in the company of filmmaker P.B. Whitehouse who revisits some of the series' finest moments and provides exclusive commentary offering an insight into the production of this cherished programme.The Definitive Collection of the celebrated BBC television series. Celebrate a bygone era with this incredible collection of programmes from the BBC's much loved TV series Railway Roundabout. Prior to the publication of Dr Richard Beeching's landmark report The Reshaping of Britain's Railways which in 1963 changed the face of rail travel in the UK forever this series travelled the length and breadth of Britain filming the greatest locomotives railways stations and trains in operation during the late 1950s and early 1960s. The result is a unique document of a distinct period in British transport history when steam and diesel remained in operation even while electrification was being rolled out across the Britain and Europe. This collection brings together over 11 hours of Railway Roundabout taking in action from as far afield as Ireland the Isle of Wight Wales and even Europe and also includes a special 3 hour journey back through time in the company of filmmaker P.B. Whitehouse who revisits some of the series' finest moments and provides exclusive commentary offering an insight into the production of this cherished programme. [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play The Definitive Collection of the celebrated BBC television series Celebrate a bygone era with this incredible collection of programmes from the BBC&39;s much loved TV series RAILWAY ROUNDABOUT Prior to the publication of Dr Richard Beeching&39;s landmark report The Reshaping of Britain&39;s Railways which in 1963 changed the face of rail travel in the UK forever this series travelled the length and breadth of Britain filming the greatest locomotives railways stations and trains in operation during the late 1950s and early 1960s The result is a unique document of a distinct period in British transport history when steam and diesel remained in operation even while electrification was being rolled out across the Britain and Europe This collection brings together over 11 hours of RAILWAY ROUNDABOUT taking in action from as far afield as Ireland the Isle of Wight Wales and even Europe and also includes a special 3 hour journey back through time in the company of filmmaker PB Whitehouse who revisits some of the series&39; finest moments and provides exclusive commentary offering an insight into the production of this cherished programme Certificate Exempt from Classification Languages English Duration 8 hours (approx)
The complete collection of the BBC television series of the late 1950s and early 60s, featuring train lines that turned out to be on the point of closure and locomotives that were about to disappear forever.
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