Railway Roundabout In Europe - Vol. 2 DVD

In the late 1950s and early 1960s the BBC broadcast a series of television programmes called Railway Roundabout featuring train lines which proved to be on the point of closure and locomotives that were about to disappear forever.Most of the programmes were British but a number dealt with railways in Europe ranging from Finland to Yugoslavia. This fascinating DVD takes in scenes filmed by Patrick Whitehouse in Southern Europe. Featuring the Orient Express' intriguing journey from Paris to Athens; Greece's Volos docks and narrow gauge; the former Yugoslavia's stunning... route from Dubrovnik to Hum; the best of Austrian steam; the narrow gauge Val Gardina in Italy; both the broad and narrow gauge in Spain; and Portugal's Douro Valley and Porto Suburban line. [show more]

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