How Trains Changed the World
The invention of trains transformed everything about how humans lived. From the movement of goods and population, the design of cities, to conquest and warfare, there are few aspects of civilization that were left untouched by these machines.
Seasons
1. Power and Empire: The Great Arteries
Air Date: 2018-11-26
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?
2. The Great Workhorses: Trains That Move Loads
Air Date: 2018-12-03
From the Channel Tunnel to carrying iron ore in the Australian Outback, experts discuss the history and the future of freight trains.
3. Express Trains That Link Cities
Air Date: 2018-12-10
Intended as an efficient, economical way of moving freight, the emergence of express trains revolutionised society with the demand for fast travel.
4. The Commute: Trains That Make Cities
Air Date: 2018-12-17
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?
5. Trains and War: Weapons and Logistics
Air Date: 2018-12-24
As weapons and transport, trains transformed the battlefield - from huge railway guns and hospital trains to those taking victims to death camps.
6. The Love of Trains: Power, Prestige and Romance
Air Date: 2018-12-31
Trains have changed the way people see the world - and each other. What is it that makes them so special?
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Rating
8.0/10
Release Date
2018-11-26
Episodes
6 (1 seasons)
Status
Returning Series
