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Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow

Queen Victoria firsthopped on a train in 1842, at the very dawnof the railway age

Queen Victoria first
hopped on a train in 1842, at the very dawn
of the railway age

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Queen Victoria first hopped on a train in 1842,
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at the very dawn of the railway age.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:15
Uploaded
Jun 26, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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Movie Summary

Restoration experts restore iconic rail carriages back to their former glory
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
S01 • E01 The driving force is Peter lund, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:08
The driving force is Peter lund,
S01 • E04 The owner of the carriage and chief restorer is Stephen middleton - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:09
The owner of the carriage and chief restorer is Stephen midd...
S01 • E01 You know, I'm retired I could spend my life playing golf. - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:04
You know, I'm retired I could spend my life playing gol...
S01 • E01 But it's an awful big thing - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:04
But it's an awful big thing