
Climb up on the footplate and join historian and host Dan Cruickshank for a railway adventure like no other as he investigates how trains helped shape modern Britain. This three-part series resurrects an exhilarating age and kicks off by focusing on the railways' role in defeating Hitler, before unearthing the incredible engineering achievements of Isambard Brunel and embarking on a trip on the earliest steam engines.
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Dan Cruickshank
Self - Presenter

The 800 Million Pound Railway Station
The 800 Million Pound Railway Station

Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow
Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow

Great Alaskan Railroad Journeys
Great Alaskan Railroad Journeys

Great Canadian Railway Journeys
Great Canadian Railway Journeys

Ottoman Empire by Train
Ottoman Empire by Train

EKIBEN JAPAN
EKIBEN JAPAN

The Railway: Keeping Britain On Track
The Railway: Keeping Britain On Track

Great Continental Railway Journeys
Great Continental Railway Journeys

How Trains Changed the World
How Trains Changed the World

Around the World by Train With Tony Robinson
Around the World by Train With Tony Robinson

Great British Railway Journeys
Great British Railway Journeys

Ian Hislop's Trains That Changed the World
Ian Hislop's Trains That Changed the World