The Railway: Keeping Britain On Track
| The Railway: Keeping Britain On Track | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Directed by | Jo Hughes |
| Narrated by | Kevin Whately |
| Composer(s) | Andy Cowton |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Liesel Evans |
| Producer(s) | Jo Hughes |
| Location(s) | United Kingdom |
| Editor(s) | John Mister |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 6 x 59 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Century Films |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC Two |
| Original release | 12 February – 19 March 2013 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The Railway: Keeping Britain On Track is a British television documentary broadcast on BBC Two and narrated by Kevin Whately. It is about passenger railway operations in Britain.[1]
The series, produced by Century Films, comprises six episodes and was first broadcast on 12 February 2013.
Episodes
| # | Title | Director | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "King's Cross" | Laura Fairrie | 12 February 2013 |
| Set at London King's Cross railway station, featuring East Coast and First Capital Connect staff and the 2012 refurbishment of the station.[2] | |||
| 2 | "Summer Madness" | Jo Hughes | 19 February 2013 |
| Set at Leeds railway station and the Huddersfield Line | |||
| 3 | "Standing Room Only" | Rob McCabe | 26 February 2013 |
| Set on the First Great Western network including Reading, London Paddington and Twyford stations. | |||
| 4 | "West Coast Mainline" | Rob McCabe | 5 March 2013 |
| Set along the route linking London to Manchester and Glasgow. | |||
| 5 | "Railway On My Doorstep" | Rob McCabe | 12 March 2013 |
| Set on the Merseyrail network in Liverpool, the Valley Lines network in South Wales, and in Steventon, Oxfordshire. | |||
| 6 | "North of the Border" | Rob McCabe | 19 March 2013 |
| Set in Scotland at Edinburgh Waverley, Glasgow Central, Craigentinny depot and elsewhere. | |||
References
- ↑ "The Railway - Keeping Britain On Track". BBC Online. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ↑ Farndale, Nigel (13 February 2013). "The Railway: Keeping Britain on Track, BBC Two, review". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
External links
- The Railway: Keeping Britain On Track at BBC Programmes
- The Railway: Keeping Britain On Track at the Internet Movie Database
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