The Train Now Departing (Documentary, English)
Genres: Travel
Status: Ended
Premiered: 1988-11-15
Ended: 1988-12-20
Network: BBC One
Country: GB
Runtime: 30 minutes
Despite being phased-out by British rail networks in 1968, the steam train has resisted its bleak fate of becoming a mere museum exhibit, and fading into obscurity. This series charts their re-emergence over the subsequent twenty year period following the end of the age of steam.