In the first of two films Peter Brown traces the history of the Great Western Railway up to nationalisation and explores the remaining spirit of the old GWR. Of Coppersmiths and Kings
Swindon was a railway town. It made kings and castles, manors and halls - the historic locomotives of Brunei's Great Western. With copper-capped chimneys and brass nameplates they symbolised the best of British engineering. But times have changed, and these famous railway workshops closed in 1986. Before the closure Peter Brown visited Swindon. Producer Andrew Johnston (R)
('A Job for Life' tomorrow at 9. 00am)