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Speed Merchants

This edition focuses on the Victorian obsession with speed, and the impact of steam power on farming. After visiting the last steam-powered mill in the country, he experiences the legacy of Brunel's Great Western Railway, and sees if a project to build a steam-powered plane can ever get off the ground.

English
  • Originally Aired September 3, 2001
  • Runtime 25 minutes
  • Network BBC
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