The Steam Classics series looks at the power and majesty of some of Britain’s most famous steam locomotives. Each programme covers an individual named locomotive or class and looks into its history, restoration and more recent workings. The 2000th locomotive to be built at the famous Swindon Works of the Great Western Railway was always going to be something special And it was! GWR No. 3440 was the immortal 'City of Truro', the first man-made machine anywhere to be recorded at a speed of 100mph.The programme is a tribute to the graceful Edwardian locomotive, at work... on the railways of Great Britain, on both main and preserved lines between 1985 and 1992, after she was restored to full working order by Severn Valley Railway. [show more]
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Documentary tribute to the Edwardian locomotive the 'City of Truro', the first man-made machine to be recorded at a speed in excess of 100 mph. The film shows the locomotive at work on the railways of Great Britain, on both main and preserved lines, between 1985 and 1992 after she was restored to full working order by the Severn Valley Railway.
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