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Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow

They wanted to while away thelong hours, reading a good book

They wanted to while away the
long hours, reading a good book

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They wanted to while away the long hours, reading a good book.
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5 seconds
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00:18:06
Uploaded
Jun 27, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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Restoration experts restore iconic rail carriages back to their former glory
S01 • E01 This teak panel came from Scotland where we managed to retrieve some. - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:06
This teak panel came from Scotland where we managed to retri...
S01 • E01 In england, they used to cut the coaches in half - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:05
In england, they used to cut the coaches in half
S01 • E04 His name was William Henry Smith, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:07
His name was William Henry Smith,
S01 • E01 And in Scotland, they sold them to the farmers - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:11
And in Scotland, they sold them to the farmers
S01 • E04 His stroke of genius - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:11
His stroke of genius
S01 • E01 But having said that it's unobtainable - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:05
But having said that it's unobtainable
S01 • E04 He opened his first Smith's kiosk on euston station in 1848. - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:05
He opened his first Smith's kiosk on euston station in ...
S01 • E01 In the 1860s nearly all the teak used on the railways - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:08
In the 1860s nearly all the teak used on the railways
S01 • E04 And by the 1860s, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:09
And by the 1860s,
S01 • E01 Almost all of those great trees were cut down long ago. - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:05
Almost all of those great trees were cut down long ago.
S01 • E01 Teak is now one of the worlds' most endangered species of wood. - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:05
Teak is now one of the worlds' most endangered species ...
S01 • E04 But without proper lighting, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:04
But without proper lighting,
S01 • E01 As a result, sustainably produced teak - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:06
As a result, sustainably produced teak
S01 • E04 As soon as the sun went down, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:06
As soon as the sun went down,
S01 • E01 So, rescuing vintage teak panels like this is the team's best option. - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:05
So, rescuing vintage teak panels like this is the team'...
S01 • E04 Now, this is a replica of one of his crab railway reading lamps. - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:06
Now, this is a replica of one of his crab railway reading la...
S01 • E01 What we're going to do next - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:09
What we're going to do next
S01 • E04 (Laughs) - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:10
(Laughs)
S01 • E01 It's important to get the grain inline, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:08
It's important to get the grain inline,
S01 • E04 It was the first to make use of a revolutionary new technology - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:08
It was the first to make use of a revolutionary new technolo...