Steam Days

Steam Days
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StarringMiles Kington
ComposerRoger Limb
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producersNeil Cameron
Peter Walton
Running time30 min
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release8 July (1986-07-08) –
12 August 1986 (1986-08-12)
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Steam Days is a 1986 BBC Two television documentary series written and presented by Miles Kington. Each episode is themed around the history of British steam locomotives and railways, particularly highlighting preserved locomotives operating at the time of its filming.[1] The series consists of six half-hour episodes. It aired on Public Television stations in the United States under the title Great Steam Trains. Two episodes, "Going Great Western" and "The Fishing Line" are available to watch on the BBC Archives website.[2][3] The whole series subsequently became available to watch on the BBC iPlayer.[4] but until 8 December 2017 and is currently not available.