BBC Documentaries

The Past at Work: Railway Mania (1980x1)

Uitzenddatum: Mei 13, 1980

Anthony Burton travels from York through Leeds and Harrogate to discover more about Britain's industrial past and the role of railway companies in the 19th Century. Along the way, he finds out about the dark and dangerous work of tunnelling, the different classes of passenger coaches and the grandeur of railway hotels.