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Miles Kington looks at freight trains - the workhorses of Britain's railways - and the pattern of their usage before motorways.

2022
First transmitted in 1986, Miles Kington looks at three locomotives which played a part in keeping Britain on the tracks towards the world speed record.
First transmitted in 1986, Miles Kington explores the line laid from Bristol to Exeter by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and then travels through south Devon in all its glory.
First transmitted in 1986, Miles Kington travels across the western Highlands on one of the most picturesque railways in Britain, from Fort William to Mallaig.
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