The first programme in the six-part series Classic Trains tracking the history of Britain's railways shows how the industrialisation of the North East had a profound influence on the railway revolution that was to change Britain. Includes a replica of George Stephenson's `Locomotion'; a newly unearthed 18th century railway near Newcastle; a gravity incline railway; a replica of the A5 locomotive; the Lambton Tank coal engine.
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Classic Trains - Coals from Newcastle Part 1
Classic Trains - Coals from Newcastle Part 2
Classic Trains - Coals from Newcastle Part 3