How Trains Changed the World

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  • Premiered: Nov 2018
  • Episodes: 6
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Season 1
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Power and Empire: The Great Arteries
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 26, 2018
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?
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The Great Workhorses: Trains That Move Loads
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Air date
Dec 03, 2018
From the Channel Tunnel to carrying iron ore in the Australian Outback, experts discuss the history and the future of freight trains.
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Express Trains That Link Cities
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Air date
Dec 10, 2018
Intended as an efficient, economical way of moving freight, the emergence of express trains revolutionised society with the demand for fast travel.
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The Commute: Trains That Make Cities
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Air date
Dec 17, 2018
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?
1x5
Trains and War: Weapons and Logistics
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Air date
Dec 24, 2018
As weapons and transport, trains transformed the battlefield - from huge railway guns and hospital trains to those taking victims to death camps.
1x6 Show finale
The Love of Trains: Power, Prestige and Romance
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Air date
Dec 31, 2018
Trains have changed the way people see the world - and each other. What is it that makes them so special?

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