A celebration of the best of the British Steam railway movement. The highlights of the galas, events, anniversaries and personalities of the steam preservation movement. See all your favourite events, and the events you missed, professionally filmed with exciting footplate action, stunning lineside shots and informative in-depth interviews which impart the major steam scene developments of the year. Lines from all over the UK are featured including the Ffestiniog, the Gloucester & Warwickshire and the North Yorkshire Moors. We visit the Bluebell Railway on a Victorian evening in this, their 40th anniversary year. We also visit the Severn Valley Railway celebrating their 30th year in preservation and join in the festivities of the 21st Anniversary weekend of the West Somerset Railway. Steam Galas featured include the Swanage Railway, the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, the Midland Railway Centre's Goods 2000 event, the Crewe Works Open Day, Doncaster Steam and Speed on the Didcot Steam 2000 week with visiting locos Blue Peter and Flying Scotsman. British Steam 2000 also includes news reports on the East Lancashire Railway's 1940's Weekend, The Flying Scotsman on the mainline, the working replica of Trevithick's locomotive, the amazing sale of the Shropshire Loco Collection of industrial engines, the remaining Marazion Pullman coaches, a visit to the Gainsborough Model Railway and a visit to the all new STEAM Museum in Swindon. Interviewees include Alan Pegler (the saviour of the Flying Scotsman), Tim Bryan (the curator of STEAM - the Great Western Museum) and renowned artist and railway enthusiast David Shepherd. If you love and care about British Steam at its best, then this DVD is a must.