''Steam Days'' is a 1986

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television documentary series written and presented by

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. Each episode is themed around the history of British

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and

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s, particularly highlighting preserved locomotives operating at the time of its filming. The series consists of six half-hour episodes. It aired on

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stations in the United States under the title ''Great Steam Trains''. Two episodes, "Going Great Western" and "The Fishing Line" are available to watch on the

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website. The whole series subsequently became available to watch on the BBC iPlayer.Episodes
BBC Programmes but until 8 December 2017 and is currently not available.

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