Summary
Documentary series in which Fred Dibnah travels around Britain in his restored traction engine in search of engineering skills and technology from a bygone age.
Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain
- 2005
- Season 1
- 13 episodes
- Documentary and factual
- News and current affairs
Episode 2: Collecting the Coal
Summary
Fred needs to stock up with coal, but it is hard to come by in Bolton. He makes for an opencast mine in Wigan, but soon realises his trip is going to be an uphill struggle when his engine runs out of steam a few miles from his destination. Once he is back on track, he goes to Astley Green Colliery Museum to examine Lancashire boilers and Europe's largest steam-powered winding engine
How to watch
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| channel | time | status |
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Details
- Released on
- 2005-03-15
- Languages
- Formats
- Colour | HD | SUB | WIDE | AD
Credits
Crew
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Fred Dibnah |
| Director | David Hall |
| Producer | David Hall |
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Episode 2
Collecting the Coal
- , ITV4Summary
Fred needs to stock up with coal, but it is hard to come by in Bolton. He makes for an opencast mine in Wigan, but soon realises his trip is going to be an uphill struggle when his engine runs out of steam a few miles from his destination. Once he is back on track, he goes to Astley Green Colliery Museum to examine Lancashire boilers and Europe's largest steam-powered winding engineHow to watch
Next showing
channel time status ITV4
-RepeatITV4HD
-RepeatITV4+1
-RepeatDetails
- Released on
- 2005-03-15
- Languages
- Formats
- Colour | HD | SUB | WIDE | AD
Credits
Crew
role name Presenter Fred Dibnah Director David Hall Producer David Hall
