BBC2
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Doncaster Locomotive Works, this BBC film traces the history of the plant, and some of its legendary engines – The Flying Scotsman, Mallard, Green Arrow and many others. Doncaster is a town built on steam.
The Flying Scotsman is now unique – the only engine of its type left in the world. In its day it was just another locomotive coming off the production line at Doncaster. It shared with many others the beautiful and unique designs pioneered by Doncaster, and for a festival to mark the 150th anniversary, it came home.
Telling the story of the development of the railway, and the decision to bring the main works to Doncaster, Steamtown brings together rich archive and the stories of the men who worked with the engines throughout the plant’s history.