Locomotion: Dan Snow's History of Railways
Locomotion: Dan Snow's History of Railways
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Locomotion: Dan Snow's History of Railways

8.0 / 10
2013
1 season
3 episodes
Documentary

Dan Snow examines the development of the railways from their beginnings as track-ways for coal carts in the early 18th century to the pivotal technology for modern Britain.

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  • Episode 1

    1.Episode 1

    15-01-201360m

    Dan Snow looks at how, from their beginnings as track-ways for coal carts in the early 18th century, railways developed into the pivotal technology for modern Britain.

  • Episode 2

    2.Episode 2

    22-01-201360m

    Dan Snow traces the development of Britain's railways, from the beginnings of a true national network in the late 1830s through to the end of the 'railway mania' in 1847.

  • Episode 3

    3.Episode 3

    29-01-201360m

    Dan Snow traces the development of Britain's railways from the late 19th century to the outbreak of World War II. During this time the railways changed the economy profoundly.

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