Quainton in days of steam

Title

Quainton in days of steam

Genre

Interview; Documentary; Vox pop

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:23:09

Description

Programme documenting the history of steam railways, particularly at Quainton station in Buckinghamshire. On the background and history of the station, which used to be part of the main line up to Leicester. Quainton was an outpost of the busy Metropolitan railway, and was even used by Granada TV as a set for India in the production of The Jewel in the Crown.

Contributors

Tony Lister; Norman Dicker

Keywords

Railways; Railway stations; Films; Cultural heritage; Railway services; Quainton; Buckinghamshire; Local history; Steam locomotives; Jewel in the Crown

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