Secrets of the Railways
Season 12019
These are the Secrets of the Railways, railroads constructed during turbulent periods and associated with mankind's ugliest deeds.
These are the Secrets of the Railways, railroads constructed during turbulent periods and associated with mankind's ugliest deeds.
6 Episodes
Railroads constructed during turbulent periods and associated with mankind's ugliest deeds. Beginning with the Trans-Pyrenees Railway.
June 18, 2019The Harz Mountain Railway in Germany - Europe's longest rail network - which still uses steam locomotives and has a hidden past.
June 25, 2019The White Pass and Yukon Railroad over the US-Canada border, which began construction after the Klondike Gold Rush in the 19th century.
July 2, 2019The Nordland Line, the longest in Norway. Stretching between Trondheim and Bodo, it was first built to transport the country's iron ore.
July 9, 2019The Liverpool and Manchester Railway, which revolutionised rail travel when it opened in 1830, including introducing the first signalling system.
July 16, 2019The background to the Tablelands Railway Line in Queensland, which changed the face of the state when it was constructed in the late 1800s.
July 23, 2019