The Train Now Departing (1988)

First Air Date: 1988-11-15
Last Air Date: 1988-12-20
Total Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 6
Network: BBC Two

Despite being phased-out by British rail networks in 1968, the steam train has resisted its bleak fate of becoming a mere museum exhibit, and fading into obscurity. This series charts their re-emergence over the subsequent twenty year period following the end of the age of steam.