Philip Rees on GWR

Title

Philip Rees on GWR

Genre

Interview; Documentary; Special

TX Date

May 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:46:42

Description

Dan Damon talks to Philip Rees, retiring Chief Civil Engineer, Great Western Railway, during journeys from Paddington (London) to Oxford, and Oxford to Cholsey. Examines work of Isambard Kingdom Brunel on the region’s railways.

Contributors

Philip Rees; Dan Damon

Keywords

Railways; Railway stations; Engineers; Great Western Railway; Paddington Station; Isambard Kingdom Brunel; Railway engineering

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