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Factual | James May's Toy Stories Special - The Great Train Race
James May's Toy Stories Special - The Great Train Race
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In 2009, the series 'James May's Toy Stories' went on a quest to show what is possible with old-fashioned toys by using them on a scale never seen before. Five toys were successful but one failed - model trains.

In 'James May's Toy Stories':The... Great Train Race James and his team revisit the doomed challenge and make another attempt at building the longest ever model railway track - nearly ten miles long.

Linking two Devon towns, Barnstaple and Bideford, the last attempt saw no trains reach their destination and James' cherished childhood toy, the Flying Scotsman, failed to even make it out of the carpark. This time the feat is bigger than ever before, as James challenges the two German proprietors of the world's largest toy railway museum to a race along the near ten mile track.

The locals of both towns are galvanised once again and James' old friend and railway enthusiast Oz Clarke turns up to lend a hand. So will the people of Devon ensure for the first time in a generation, a train (however small) makes the journey between the two towns?

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Starring: James May
Produced By: Plum Pictures
Broadcaster: UK: BBC Two | Year of Production: 2011
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