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Trains that Changed the World

Summary The stories behind some of the most important trains in history and their impacts on the world, starting with the Industrial Revolution to the super-speed rail transport in China. View more details

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Trains that Changed the World

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Joshua Levine Jonathan Glancey Christian Wolmar Stephen Davies

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Oct 16, 2018

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : Wag TV

Summary The stories behind some of the most important trains in history and their impacts on the world, starting with the Industrial Revolution to the super-speed rail transport in China. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Oct 16, 2018

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : Wag TV

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Episode 1 • Oct 16, 2018
First Impact
A look at the origins of rail transport during the Industrial Revolution.
Episode 2 • Oct 23, 2018
Age of Freedom
A look at how the railroad ended slavery in the United States, whilst the British Empire used them to oppress and enslave people under their rule in India and Africa.
Episode 3 • Oct 30, 2018
Brave New World
The steam train reached its zenith in the Old World, and in the New World trains like the Burlington Zephyr were part pf the race for modernity.
Episode 4 • Nov 06, 2018
Metal Monsters
The fast advancement of freight trains, that can haul heavy weights across thousands of miles, and are the leviathan that keep the world on track.
Episode 5 • Nov 13, 2018
World on the Move
Travelling between cities around the world becomes easier, and the solution in the United Kingdom became steam that ran under the city - the London Underground.
Episode 6 • Nov 20, 2018
The Supertrains
The modern supertrains of Mainland China.
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