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Episodes (6)
Ep 1
Power and Empire: The Great Arteries
2018-11-26•N/A
One of the great advances of the 19th Century, the railways were a tool of empire. How did the Victorians use them to expand their influence?
Ep 2
The Great Workhorses: Trains That Move Loads
2018-12-03•N/A
From the Channel Tunnel to carrying iron ore in the Australian Outback, experts discuss the history and the future of freight trains.
Ep 3
Express Trains That Link Cities
2018-12-10•N/A
Intended as an efficient, economical way of moving freight, the emergence of express trains revolutionised society with the demand for fast travel.
Ep 4
The Commute: Trains That Make Cities
2018-12-17•N/A
The world's 10 busiest metro systems carry more than 22 billion passengers every year. How has the train shaped cities - and changed the world?
Ep 5
Trains and War: Weapons and Logistics
2018-12-24•N/A
As weapons and transport, trains transformed the battlefield - from huge railway guns and hospital trains to those taking victims to death camps.
Ep 6
The Love of Trains: Power, Prestige and Romance
2018-12-31•N/A
Trains have changed the way people see the world - and each other. What is it that makes them so special?