The Great Western Railway, the Southern Railway,
the London Midland & Scottish Railway and the London & North Eastern
Railway ruled Britain’s rails between the wars.
Using the best archive material
this film examines the legacy of the Railway Act of 1921.
Cinema newsreel
reports of the time look at some of the iconic locomotives (LMS Royal Scot Class,
LNER B17 Class, LMS Patriot Class, LMS Black 5 Class) and the coming of the
'Streamliners' of the GWR, LNER and LMS.
It all makes for fascinating viewing