Kevin Spink
Narrator
How Trains Changed the World (2018)
Season 1
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.
Released Nov. 26, 2018
Episode 50 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.train, tmdb.railroad
Network: Quest
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Power and Empire: The Great Arteries
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?
Nov. 26, 2018, midnight
S1E2 - The Great Workhorses: Trains That Move Loads
From the Channel Tunnel to carrying iron ore in the Australian Outback, experts discuss the history and the future of freight trains.
Dec. 3, 2018, midnight
S1E3 - Express Trains That Link Cities
Intended as an efficient, economical way of moving freight, the emergence of express trains revolutionised society with the demand for fast travel.
Dec. 10, 2018, midnight
S1E4 - The Commute: Trains That Make Cities
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?
Dec. 17, 2018, midnight
S1E5 - Trains and War: Weapons and Logistics
As weapons and transport, trains transformed the battlefield - from huge railway guns and hospital trains to those taking victims to death camps.
Dec. 24, 2018, midnight
S1E6 - The Love of Trains: Power, Prestige and Romance
Trains have changed the way people see the world - and each other. What is it that makes them so special?
Dec. 31, 2018, midnight
Network: Quest
Episode Runtime: 50 min.
Season Runtime: 50 min.
Released: Nov. 26, 2018
Last Air Date: Dec. 31, 2018, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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