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Being a loco driver
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Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow

Being a loco driver was a highly prizedposition in the 19th century

Being a loco driver was a highly prized
position in the 19th century

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Being a loco driver
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was a highly prized position in the 19th century.
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6 seconds
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14
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:36
Uploaded
Jun 27, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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Restoration experts restore iconic rail carriages back to their former glory
S01 • E04 Now, the full family has been drafted in to recreate the interior. - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:05
Now, the full family has been drafted in to recreate the int...
S01 • E01 Boys would start at around 14 years old. - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:04
Boys would start at around 14 years old.
S01 • E04 Including ying's sister yan, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:06
Including ying's sister yan,
S01 • E01 It was the cleaners job to get locomotives - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:05
It was the cleaners job to get locomotives
S01 • E01 But the fire-lighters would build and light the fire itself, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:07
But the fire-lighters would build and light the fire itself,
S01 • E01 Malcolm is my instructor - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:07
Malcolm is my instructor
S01 • E04 And it's not just in the workshops - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:05
And it's not just in the workshops
S01 • E01 So, what we're doing now - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:06
So, what we're doing now
S01 • E04 Across the country, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:07
Across the country,
S01 • E01 Then we're gonna put some wood in, set light to the wood, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:08
Then we're gonna put some wood in, set light to the woo...
S01 • E04 These leather straps will be used to raise and lower the windows. - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:04
These leather straps will be used to raise and lower the win...
S01 • E04 They're being made just as they would have been 150 years ago. - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:05
They're being made just as they would have been 150 yea...
S01 • E01 I light up the, uh, cloths covered in paraffin - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:09
I light up the, uh, cloths covered in paraffin
S01 • E04 But with the clock ticking, the pressure's rising. - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:04
But with the clock ticking, the pressure's rising.
S01 • E01 Even when warm, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:07
Even when warm,
S01 • E01 So, the cleaners and the fire lighter's - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:07
So, the cleaners and the fire lighter's
S01 • E04 It's now four months into the schedule, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:07
It's now four months into the schedule,
S01 • E01 Now, fireman Nigel is showing me - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:06
Now, fireman Nigel is showing me
S01 • E01 After three or four years, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:06
After three or four years,
S01 • E01 Fireman would work for decades before getting a promotion. - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:05
Fireman would work for decades before getting a promotion.