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This wonderful eight-part BBC drama follows three generations of the Grant family as they work on the Great Western Railway, from its construction in the Victorian era to WWII. The location filming was done on and around the Severn Valley Railway at the start of the 1980s. Gordon Kaye and June Brown star. Extras include a Blue Peter feature and a 25 minute location report.

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Eight-part BBC drama starring John Barrett, Dale Bayford and June Brown. The programme follows three generations of the Grant family as they work on the Great Western Railway, from its construction in the Victorian era to the Second World War. The episodes are: ‘The Permanent Way: Part 1’, ‘The Permanent Way: Part 2’, ‘Clear Ahead: Part 1’, ‘Clear Ahead: Part 2’, ‘Clear Ahead: Part 3’, ‘Fire On the Line: Part 1’, ‘Fire On the Line: Part 2’ and ‘Fire On the Line: Part 3’.

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