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Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow

It wasn't until the 1930s that most carriageshad electric lighting, meaning our 1912...

It wasn't until the 1930s that most carriages
had electric lighting, meaning our 1912 gresley
carriage was in the vanguard

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It wasn't until the 1930s
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that most carriages had electric lighting,
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meaning our 1912 gresley carriage was in the vanguard.
Duration
10 seconds
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22
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:58
Uploaded
Jun 27, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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Movie Summary

Restoration experts restore iconic rail carriages back to their former glory
S01 • E04 Because if you were pulling the Pullman coach - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:10
Because if you were pulling the Pullman coach
S01 • E01 Once all four of our carriages are restored, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:10
Once all four of our carriages are restored,
S01 • E04 The next time I get my hands on the controls of a steam locomotive, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:10
The next time I get my hands on the controls of a steam loco...
S01 • E01 A 100 years of railway history pulled by a locomotive driven by me. - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:06
A 100 years of railway history pulled by a locomotive driven...
S01 • E04 With over 100 tonnes of time train behind me. - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:04
With over 100 tonnes of time train behind me.
S01 • E01 Being a loco driver - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:06
Being a loco driver
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.