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Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow

(Majestic music) And I'm here becausewe're gonna celebrate one of the most...

(Majestic music) And I'm here because
we're gonna celebrate one of the most influential
figures in early railway history

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(Majestic music)
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And I'm here because we're gonna celebrate
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one of the most influential figures in early railway history.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:02:51
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 Lots of people think the golden age of the railways - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:08
Lots of people think the golden age of the railways
S01 • E01 But for me, the golden age was earlier than that, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:12
But for me, the golden age was earlier than that,
S01 • E04 Not George stephenson, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:08
Not George stephenson,
S01 • E04 Queen Victoria first hopped on a train in 1842, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:08
Queen Victoria first hopped on a train in 1842,
S01 • E01 Its tunnels boring through whole mountain ranges - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:06
Its tunnels boring through whole mountain ranges
S01 • E01 The year this carriage was built, 1912, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:07
The year this carriage was built, 1912,
S01 • E04 The royal seal of approval for this new-fangled way of travelling. - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:05
The royal seal of approval for this new-fangled way of trave...
S01 • E01 Over one and a half billion journeys - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:06
Over one and a half billion journeys
S01 • E04 It sparked a transport revolution, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:08
It sparked a transport revolution,
S01 • E01 And what's more even if you'd only paid - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:09
And what's more even if you'd only paid
S01 • E04 Incredibly, despite her importance to railway history, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:10
Incredibly, despite her importance to railway history,
S01 • E01 The humble coach had changed - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:07
The humble coach had changed
S01 • E04 (Slow orchestral music) - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:14
(Slow orchestral music)
S01 • E01 Built in 1912 by Nigel gresley, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:10
Built in 1912 by Nigel gresley,
S01 • E04 And was used to shuttle her majesty - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:05
And was used to shuttle her majesty
S01 • E01 This carriage - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:05
This carriage
S01 • E04 Almost 120 years later, little of its grandeur remains. - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:05
Almost 120 years later, little of its grandeur remains.
S01 • E01 It's known by the rather technical name - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:05
It's known by the rather technical name
S01 • E04 To restore this piece of royal history - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:06
To restore this piece of royal history
S01 • E01 And this is the team taking on the challenge - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:05
And this is the team taking on the challenge