Episode 1
First Impact
Oct 17, 2018
The stories behind the most important trains in history and their impact on the world, beginning with a look at the first locomotives during the Industrial Revolution.
Episode 2
Age of Freedom
Oct 24, 2018
The railroads ended slavery in the USA, but trains can be agents of oppression too. The British Empire built railways to rule the world, enabling it to control the empire.
Episode 3
Brave New World
Oct 31, 2018
The steam train reached its zenith in the Old World, and in the New World, trains like the Burlington Zephyr were part of the race for modernity
Episode 4
Metal Monsters
Nov 7, 2018
Advanced freight trains can haul the weight of 170 Boeing 747s across thousands of miles. The freight train is the leviathan that keeps the world on track.
Episode 5
World on the Move
Nov 14, 2018
As travelling between cities became easier, crossing them was impossible. The solution was steam train that ran under the city - the London Underground.
Episode 6
The Supertrains
Nov 21, 2018
China is the champion of high-speed rail and 75 million people now live within an hour's commute of Shanghai - more than the entire population of the UK.
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