How Trains Changed the World
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Play S1 E1The invention of trains transformed everything about how humans lived. From the movement of goods and population, the design of cities, to conquest and warfare, there are few aspects of civilization that were left untouched by these machines.
Cast: Kevin Spink
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Season 1
6 episodes
1. Power and Empire: The Great ArteriesOne 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?CCNov 26, 2018
2. The Great Workhorses: Trains That Move LoadsFrom the Channel Tunnel to carrying iron ore in the Australian Outback, experts discuss the history and the future of freight trains.CCDec 3, 2018
3. Express Trains That Link CitiesIntended as an efficient, economical way of moving freight, the emergence of express trains revolutionised society with the demand for fast travel.CCDec 10, 2018
4. The Commute: Trains That Make CitiesThe world's 10 busiest metro systems carry more than 22 billion passengers every year. How has the train shaped cities - and changed the world?CCDec 17, 2018
5. Trains and War: Weapons and LogisticsAs weapons and transport, trains transformed the battlefield - from huge railway guns and hospital trains to those taking victims to death camps.CCDec 24, 2018
6. The Love of Trains: Power, Prestige and RomanceTrains have changed the way people see the world - and each other. What is it that makes them so special?CCDec 31, 2018
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The invention of trains transformed everything about how humans lived. From the movement of goods and population, the design of cities, to conquest and warfare, there are few aspects of civilization that were left untouched by these machines.
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- Kevin Spink
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