Steam Train Britain
Steam Train Britain is a TV show on Yesterday. Behind the scenes of three preserved steam railway lines. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 10 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in March 2025.
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On the Welsh Highland Railway, a newly built Pullman carriage is on its way to Caenarfon Station and a Saddle Tank Loco is being completely restored on the East Lancashire Railway.
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1:00:00Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railway are celebrating their annual Victorian Weekend, while in south Devon, silver service waiter Andy Leech runs the three-course Sunday lunch.
1:00:00At the South Devon Railway, Andy Leech and Liz Turner host afternoon tea for 44 passengers. In East Lancashire, volunteer Chandra Law takes on the new role of Stationmaster.
1:00:00Great Central Railway's Scott Manley takes a rainy busman's holiday working as a guard at Bury, while a team of volunteers in Wales try to keep the line clear of overgrown plants.
1:00:00Meeting the Welsh Highland Railway's oldest volunteer fireman, 80-year-old Cedric Lodge, who has worked on the railways for 60 years. In Devon, there is a look at the Autotrain.
1:00:00At the East Lancashire Railway, the annual Race the Train event gets under way - with athletes of all abilities taking on the 11-mile course from Bury to Rawtenstall.
1:00:00On the Welsh Highland Railway, trainee Claire Oates takes her driving test, while chef Alex and manager Michelle prepare a dinner for 130 people on the East Lancashire railway.
1:00:00At South Devon, Ray Lee is working to bring a loco back in to service. There is a visit to the SS Kingswear paddle steamer In Dartmouth, the oldest vessel of its kind.
1:00:00At the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highlands Railway, manager Stephen Greig is trying to ensure that all goes to plan ahead of the opening of the new station at Caernarfon.
1:00:00Behind the scenes of three preserved steam railway lines - the South Devon Railway heritage line, the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highlands Railway and the Great Central Railway.