(The Great Railway Cavalcade: Rocket 150 at Rainhill)

Content: Brian Redhead reports from the 'Rocket 150' event held at Rainhill, Lancashire to mark the 150th anniversary of the world's first inter-city railway and the Stephensons' legendary Rocket locomotive. On display are 'celebrity' engines from across the country, including the 'Green Arrow', the 'Flying Scotsman' and the record-breaking Mallard-class train that bore its designer's name, 'Sir Nigel Gresley', as well as the king of the modern electric railway, the Advanced Passenger Train (APT).

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Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

60 minutes

Year:

1980

Directors:

Martin L. Bell

Production companies:

BBC

Actors:

Self - Narrator

Self - Narrator

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Director