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Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow

And it wasn't the engine atthe front that really got me going, it was the pleasant...

And it wasn't the engine at
the front that really got me going, it was the pleasant experience of riding in a good
quality carriage

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And it wasn't the engine at the front that really got me going,
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it was the pleasant experience
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of riding in a good quality carriage.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:15
Uploaded
Jun 26, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
Genres

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Movie Summary

Restoration experts restore iconic rail carriages back to their former glory
S01 • E01 To make the carriage accessible, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:13
To make the carriage accessible,
S01 • E04 So many trains nowadays, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:09
So many trains nowadays,
S01 • E04 So, I want to recreate the experience - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:05
So, I want to recreate the experience
S01 • E01 But the third-class compartments will be restored as they were, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:11
But the third-class compartments will be restored as they we...
S01 • E04 Now, you might think we want to restore this coach - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:07
Now, you might think we want to restore this coach
S01 • E04 They represented the latest thinking in, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:06
They represented the latest thinking in,
S01 • E01 I remember as a kid walking from carriage to carriage - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:05
I remember as a kid walking from carriage to carriage
S01 • E04 So, this coach is a vital moment - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:05
So, this coach is a vital moment
S01 • E04 And one of its key innovations was what it ran on. - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:04
And one of its key innovations was what it ran on.
S01 • E01 I'm looking forward to seeing it finished Peter, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:07
I'm looking forward to seeing it finished Peter,
S01 • E04 Henry: In 1887, while queen Victoria was travelling in total luxury, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:15
Henry: In 1887, while queen Victoria was travelling in total...
S01 • E01 The toilet may be the smallest and tightest room on the coach, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:13
The toilet may be the smallest and tightest room on the coac...
S01 • E04 But one innovation of the era - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:08
But one innovation of the era
S01 • E01 Now, in victorian times - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:08
Now, in victorian times
S01 • E04 Before bogies, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:09
Before bogies,
S01 • E01 Originally, there were no toilets onboard the carriages. - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:05
Originally, there were no toilets onboard the carriages.
S01 • E04 Our coach was one of the earliest to have four sets of wheels - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:08
Our coach was one of the earliest to have four sets of wheel...
S01 • E01 Everyone was crammed into these compartments - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:06
Everyone was crammed into these compartments
S01 • E04 That frame is then attached to the carriage by a single pivot - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:07
That frame is then attached to the carriage by a single pivo...
S01 • E01 Even in the late 19th century, toilets were a rarity, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:10
Even in the late 19th century, toilets were a rarity,