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How Britain Worked - Season 1 Episode 1

How Britain Worked 2012 -

Title: How Britain Worked - Season 1 Episode 1
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States of America
Studio: Channel 4
Cast: Guy Martin
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Alternative Titles: Guy Martin's Industrial Wonders
Keyword: engineering

Overview:Guy helps to overhaul a steam locomotive used on the popular Severn Valley Railway, a 16-mile stretch of track in Shropshire preserved to look just as it did in the 19th century. He joins a team of volunteers, some as young as 17, to help repair its boiler, safety valves and one of its two-tonne wheels. He also lays some track using exactly the same methods as the notorious 'navvies' - the hard-drinking, hard-living labourers who laid Britain's railway infrastructure by hand. Guy learns the dying arts of the Victorian blacksmith to make a coal shovel out of wrought iron, and repairs a century-old train driver's pocket watch using washers just 1mm wide. If everything can be made to work then Guy will get the chance to try his hand at every young boy's dream job: steam train driver.

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First Air Date: Oct 21, 2012 Last Air date: Nov 25, 2012 Season: 1 Season Episode: 6 Episode Runtime: 45:14 minutes Quality: HD IMDb: 1 / 10 by 1 users Popularity: 0.8895 Language: en

Season 1

1. Severn Valley Railway2012-10-21
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2. Yorkshire Saw Mill2012-10-28
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3. Victorian Seaside Resort2012-11-04
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4. Newcomen Beam Engine2012-11-11
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5. Brixham Sailing Trawler2012-11-18
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6. Birmingham Botanical Gardens2012-11-25
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