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Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow

Now, in victorian times spending a penny wascosting the rail companies a pretty penny

Now, in victorian times spending a penny was
costing the rail companies a pretty penny

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Now, in victorian times
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spending a penny was costing the rail companies
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a pretty penny.
Duration
8 seconds
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23
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:38
Uploaded
Jun 26, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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Movie Summary

Restoration experts restore iconic rail carriages back to their former glory
S01 • E04 Before bogies, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:09
Before bogies,
S01 • E01 Originally, there were no toilets onboard the carriages. - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:05
Originally, there were no toilets onboard the carriages.
S01 • E04 Our coach was one of the earliest to have four sets of wheels - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:08
Our coach was one of the earliest to have four sets of wheel...
S01 • E01 Everyone was crammed into these compartments - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:06
Everyone was crammed into these compartments
S01 • E04 That frame is then attached to the carriage by a single pivot - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:07
That frame is then attached to the carriage by a single pivo...
S01 • E01 Even in the late 19th century, toilets were a rarity, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:10
Even in the late 19th century, toilets were a rarity,
S01 • E04 Not only does that make for a smoother ride, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:10
Not only does that make for a smoother ride,
S01 • E01 Can you imagine 300 people getting off the train, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:08
Can you imagine 300 people getting off the train,
S01 • E04 The advantages were so great - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:08
The advantages were so great
S01 • E04 By the late 19th century, when our carriage was built, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:09
By the late 19th century, when our carriage was built,
S01 • E01 Now, the times was filled with classified adverts - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:07
Now, the times was filled with classified adverts
S01 • E01 Like, for instance, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:07
Like, for instance,
S01 • E04 Allowing trains to reach an excess of 70 miles an hour. - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:05
Allowing trains to reach an excess of 70 miles an hour.
S01 • E04 (Dramatic orchestral music) - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:15
(Dramatic orchestral music)
S01 • E01 Now, that, I think, was a balloon that you strapped to your leg, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:07
Now, that, I think, was a balloon that you strapped to your ...
S01 • E01 For the people who didn't want to be discreet, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:08
For the people who didn't want to be discreet,
S01 • E04 So these bogies, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:07
So these bogies,
S01 • E04 Stephen has brought in a specialist team of engineers - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:06
Stephen has brought in a specialist team of engineers
S01 • E01 There was something much more flowery and that was... - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:05
There was something much more flowery and that was...
S01 • E01 Today you can thank this chap - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:07
Today you can thank this chap