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Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow

As soon as the sun went down, the old oil lamps in earlytrains were useless for reading

As soon as the sun went down, the old oil lamps in early
trains were useless for reading

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As soon as the sun went down,
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the old oil lamps in early trains were useless for reading.
Duration
6 seconds
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13
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:56
Uploaded
Jun 27, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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Movie Summary

Restoration experts restore iconic rail carriages back to their former glory
S01 • E01 So, rescuing vintage teak panels like this is the team's best option. - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:05
So, rescuing vintage teak panels like this is the team'...
S01 • E04 Now, this is a replica of one of his crab railway reading lamps. - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:06
Now, this is a replica of one of his crab railway reading la...
S01 • E01 What we're going to do next - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:09
What we're going to do next
S01 • E04 (Laughs) - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:10
(Laughs)
S01 • E01 It's important to get the grain inline, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:08
It's important to get the grain inline,
S01 • E04 It was the first to make use of a revolutionary new technology - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:08
It was the first to make use of a revolutionary new technolo...
S01 • E01 And you see where the line of glue is, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:05
And you see where the line of glue is,
S01 • E04 In Roman times, if you were going to light your house, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:07
In Roman times, if you were going to light your house,
S01 • E04 2,000 years on, the victorians were using the very same technology. - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:08
2,000 years on, the victorians were using the very same tech...
S01 • E01 We've got about 30 panels to do but some of them are 19ft long. - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:04
We've got about 30 panels to do but some of them are 19...
S01 • E01 The outside might look traditional, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:09
The outside might look traditional,
S01 • E04 But then it was found that if you heated up coal in a sealed container - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:08
But then it was found that if you heated up coal in a sealed...
S01 • E01 By 1912, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:09
By 1912,
S01 • E04 It may not look like it, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:06
It may not look like it,
S01 • E01 Henry's been discovering how and why it was invented. - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:04
Henry's been discovering how and why it was invented.
S01 • E01 In the 19th century passengers began to clamour - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:10
In the 19th century passengers began to clamour
S01 • E04 Now this gas is full of sulphur, tar, and loads of other nasties. - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:06
Now this gas is full of sulphur, tar, and loads of other nas...
S01 • E04 But in a proper gasworks, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:09
But in a proper gasworks,
S01 • E01 As a result, the communication cord was born. - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:04
As a result, the communication cord was born.
S01 • E04 And it was this coal gas which lit queen Victoria's carriage. - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:05
And it was this coal gas which lit queen Victoria's car...