

Engines Must Not Enter the Potato Siding
First transmitted in 1969, this film looks at a handful of the 280,000 railwaymen who work in Britain, especially the men who worked on the former Midland and Great Central routes, as they reflect on their changing industry. Inside Sheffield Railway Men's Club former steam locomotive crew discuss the transition from steam to electric and diesel engines, and heatedly debate their respective merits. Meanwhile, on the Manchester-Sheffield line a former steam locomotive driver remembers what it was like to go through the Woodhead Tunnel, where driver and fireman had to crouch down to avoid the fumes and get breathable air. Signalman Michael Gatonby reveals life inside the signal box, one of the loneliest and busiest jobs on the railway line.
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- Released
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- Language
- English
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Release dates
United KingdomGB
- TV4 Nov 1969
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- When was Engines Must Not Enter the Potato Siding released?
- Engines Must Not Enter the Potato Siding was released on 4 November 1969.
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- Who directed Engines Must Not Enter the Potato Siding?
- Engines Must Not Enter the Potato Siding (1969) was directed by Malcolm Brown.
- How long is Engines Must Not Enter the Potato Siding?
- Engines Must Not Enter the Potato Siding runs for 47m.












