Season 1
6 episodes · Nov 26, 2018
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S1E1Power and Empire: The Great Arteries
Nov 26, 2018One 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?
S1E2The Great Workhorses: Trains That Move Loads
Dec 3, 2018From the Channel Tunnel to carrying iron ore in the Australian Outback, experts discuss the history and the future of freight trains.
S1E3Express Trains That Link Cities
Dec 10, 2018Intended as an efficient, economical way of moving freight, the emergence of express trains revolutionised society with the demand for fast travel.
S1E4The Commute: Trains That Make Cities
Dec 17, 2018The world's 10 busiest metro systems carry more than 22 billion passengers every year. How has the train shaped cities - and changed the world?
S1E5Trains and War: Weapons and Logistics
Dec 24, 2018As weapons and transport, trains transformed the battlefield - from huge railway guns and hospital trains to those taking victims to death camps.
S1E6The Love of Trains: Power, Prestige and Romance
Dec 31, 2018Trains have changed the way people see the world - and each other. What is it that makes them so special?