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Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow

It was the first to make use ofa revolutionary new technology that was lighting upthe...

It was the first to make use of
a revolutionary new technology that was lighting up
the victorian world

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It was the first to make use of a revolutionary new technology
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that was lighting up the victorian world.
Duration
8 seconds
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25
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:25
Uploaded
Jun 26, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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Restoration experts restore iconic rail carriages back to their former glory
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...
S01 • E01 To call the attention of the guard and driver, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:11
To call the attention of the guard and driver,
S01 • E04 A great leap forward in lighting it may have been, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:06
A great leap forward in lighting it may have been,
S01 • E04 Perhaps one of the worse disasters - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:10
Perhaps one of the worse disasters
S01 • E01 (Bell tolls) - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:07
(Bell tolls)
S01 • E04 On 22 may 1915, three trains collided - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:09
On 22 may 1915, three trains collided
S01 • E01 By the time our carriage was built, it had become more sophisticated. - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:05
By the time our carriage was built, it had become more sophi...