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Welsh Railways

Episode 4: Beating Beeching: Part 2

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

The steam railways of Wales seemed lost forever with the Beeching cuts of the 1960s, but this series celebrates their revival with wonderful colour archive film combined with the memories of passengers and railwaymen from the age of steam.

In this episode we meet the last generation of Welsh steam railwaymen and visit the heritage railway that keeps their glorious past alive. Show less

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