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Episode 4: Beating Beeching: Part 2

BBC Two - Welsh Railways, Beating Beeching: Part 2

We meet the last generation of Welsh steam railwaymen and visit a heritage railway.

Wales's steam railways seemed lost forever with the Beeching cuts of the 60s. In this episode we meet the last generation of Welsh steam railwaymen and visit a heritage railway.

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.

Documentary series about the resurgence of steam power on the Welsh railways.

Documentary series about the resurgence of steam power on the Welsh railways, including the ambitious Welsh Highland Railway in Snowdonia.

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