Elizabethan Express (1954)
• January 1st, 1954 • 0h 20min
Documentary
Overview
Originally intended as an advertising short, this film follows The Elizabethan, a non-stop British Railways service from London to Edinburgh along the East Coast Main Line. A nostalgic record of the halcyon years of steam on British Railways and the ex-LNER Class A4.
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