The DVD Book of Steam

The DVD Book of Steam tells the evocative story of steam railways. It begins at the end of the 18th century, when an early pioneer built a small, three-wheeled steam powered machine, that was mistaken by the locals as a manifestation of the devil! Soon after a simple steam engine was pulling coal wagons in Wales, and this book charts the start of a revolution that was to change the world. A Story of Steam is a 110-minute program charting the story of steam railways, from Brunel's development of the steam engine through to their dominance as one of the major modes of transport in Victorian Britain.