The End of the Line(1959)

movie - first aired/released 1959-01-01 - audience 10.0

Directed by Terence Macartney-Filgate

This documentary short offers a nostalgic look at the steam locomotive as it passes from reality to history. In its heyday, the big smoke-belching steam engine seemed immortal. Now, powerful and efficient diesels are pushing the old coal-burning locomotives to the sidelines, and the lonely echo of their whistles may soon be a thing of the past.