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BBC One 1989 1 season 6 eps Returning series

Railwatch

1989 1 season 6 eps

Season 1

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Season 1

45 min

S1 · E1 · Feb 13, 1989

Day 1 Episode 1

All year round, 24 hours a day, British Rail is part of the nation's life blood. It is used, abused, tolerated, criticised, appreciated and even sometimes praised by all of us at some time or other. With a turnover exceeding £2,000 million a year, and more than 130,000 staff, it is one of the country's major industries. Railwatch is live from York, historic railway city and headquarters of BR's Eastern Region, the midpoint of the prestigious East Coast main line that links London with the north of England and Edinburgh. Every day this week, the programme goes behind the scenes to find out by whom and how the network is run.

45 min

S1 · E2 · Feb 14, 1989

Day 2 Episode 2

Edinburgh Inter-City 125 heads north, behind the scenes its progress is monitored and controlled by many an unseen hand. From signalling centres, operations centres and Eastern Region Control in York, Railwatch reports on the men who do run the railway.

45 min

S1 · E3 · Feb 15, 1989

Day 3 Episode 3

Twenty-four hours a day, the 'merry-go-rounds' - coal trains that never stop - run from colliery to power station. Elsewhere on the railway other commodities are being moved, often in whole train loads. And in the small hours of the morning, the passenger train-sets are being prepared for another day's work. Railwatch reports on the railway the public never sees.

45 min

S1 · E4 · Feb 16, 1989

Day 4 Episode 4

They used to be passengers; now they're called customers: a constant stream of people across the concourse, onto the platforms and away by train. With them goes their luggage, parcels and post, to destinations near and far assuming all goes well. On a typical weekday, Railwatch looks behind the scenes at a big city station in Leeds.

45 min

S1 · E5 · Feb 17, 1989

Day 5 Episode 5

British Rail's East Coast main line is a railway in the throes of change. From London to Edinburgh the overhead wires are going up, and the new high-speed electric trains are being tested. Today's Railwatch looks ahead to the evolving railway, and talks to the people who are working on tomorrow's technology.

S1 · E6 · Feb 18, 1989

Day 6 Episode 6

Omnibus edition comprising highlights of the previous episodes

6 episodes in Season 1

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For five days in February 1989 the BBC Railwatch camera team followed British Rail staff in a live to air broadcast on the occasion of the electrification of the Eastern Coast Main Line from London to York.

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Cast

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Mike Smith

Presenter

Known for

Ghostwatch

Bob Wild Director

Director

Bob Wild

Total runtime 4h 30m · Episode length 45 min · Country United Kingdom

Show info

Premiered

February 13, 1989

Final episode

February 18, 1989

Status

Returning series

Network

BBC One

Country

United Kingdom

Type

Scripted

Episode length

45 min

Total runtime

4h 30m

Original language

English

Production

B

BBC One

Production

Languages

Spoken on screen

English

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