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
Editor(s) John Mister
Location(s) United Kingdom
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 6 x 59 minutes
Production company(s) Century Films
Broadcast
Original channel BBC Two
Original run 12 February 2013 – 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 Fairrie12 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 Hughes19 February 2013
Set at Leeds railway station and the Huddersfield Line
3"Standing Room Only"Rob McCabe26 February 2013
Set on the First Great Western network including Reading, London Paddington and Twyford stations.
4"West Coast Mainline"Rob McCabe5 March 2013
Set along the route linking London to Manchester and Glasgow.
5"Railway On My Doorstep"Rob McCabe12 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 McCabe19 March 2013
Set in Scotland at Edinburgh Waverley, Glasgow Central, Craigentinny depot and elsewhere.

References

  1. ↑ "The Railway - Keeping Britain On Track". BBC Online. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  2. ↑ Farndale, Nigel (13 February 2013). "The Railway: Keeping Britain on Track, BBC Two, review". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2013.

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