I was looking forward to this - steam trains and history - what's not to like? This should have been a winner, but I feel that they missed the opportunity.
Lots of emotive shots of super clean mainly passenger trains on what are clearly present day preserved railways on pleasant sunny days. These offer no context.
The narrators may be historians, but they appear to know little about railways.
The narration is thin - no historical facts/analysis, maps etc. A present-day TV disease is talking on location, in this case the footplate, rather than a voice over. Not only can you not hear due to the noise, you have a cameraperson in an already crowded confined space, along with the driver and fireman.
I watched three episodes and ran out of steam.
Lots of emotive shots of super clean mainly passenger trains on what are clearly present day preserved railways on pleasant sunny days. These offer no context.
The narrators may be historians, but they appear to know little about railways.
The narration is thin - no historical facts/analysis, maps etc. A present-day TV disease is talking on location, in this case the footplate, rather than a voice over. Not only can you not hear due to the noise, you have a cameraperson in an already crowded confined space, along with the driver and fireman.
I watched three episodes and ran out of steam.