The Great Railway Cavalcade: Rocket 150 at Rainhill
MovieTitle | The Great Railway Cavalcade: Rocket 150 at Rainhill |
User score | 0 |
Release date | Dec 21, 1980 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Martin L. Bell |
Production country | GB |
Production companies | BBC |
Run time | 60 min. |
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).