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
Release
Original network BBC Two
Original release 12 February 2013 (2013-02-12) – 19 March 2013 (2013-03-19)
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 (2013-02-12)
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 (2013-02-19)
Set at Leeds railway station and the Huddersfield Line
3"Standing Room Only"Rob McCabe26 February 2013 (2013-02-26)
Set on the First Great Western network including Reading, London Paddington and Twyford stations.
4"West Coast Mainline"Rob McCabe5 March 2013 (2013-03-05)
Set along the route linking London to Manchester and Glasgow.
5"Railway On My Doorstep"Rob McCabe12 March 2013 (2013-03-12)
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 (2013-03-19)
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.

External links

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