The Great Railway Cavalcade: Rocket 150 at Rainhill (1980)

The Great Railway Cavalcade: Rocket 150 at Rainhill

1980

Documentary

Synopsis

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).

Credits

Director

Martin L. Bell

Cast

Brian Redhead as Self - Narrator

David Jenkinson as Self - Narrator