Summary By the 1840s, the benefit of railways is apparent to many people. The period of "Railway Mania" begins, in which there is a free-for-all with different companies building lines (sometimes in competition with each other), with little central government planning. Fortunes are made - but for some, life savings are lost when companies go bankrupt.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Dan Snow Chris Miller Daphne Weir Lucy Newton
Genres : History Documentary
Release date : Jan 21, 2013
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Summary By the 1840s, the benefit of railways is apparent to many people. The period of "Railway Mania" begins, in which there is a free-for-all with different companies building lines (sometimes in competition with each other), with little central government planning. Fortunes are made - but for some, life savings are lost when companies go bankrupt.
Genres : History Documentary
Release date : Jan 21, 2013
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
