Name: Secrets of the Railways
Released: 2019-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: David Seddon

TV Show · Documentary · History

A look at the railroads which were constructed during history's most turbulent periods, and are now associated with some of mankind's ugliest deeds.

2019 · 44m

EPISODE 1

Nazi Gold Highway

The story of a luxurious station in the Pyrenees that was once the second largest in Europe and now lies abandoned at the border between France and Spain.
EPISODE 2

Mystery of the Mountain

Europe's longest rail network, the Harz Mountain Railway in Germany, still uses steam locomotives and has a hidden past.
EPISODE 3

Gold Rush

The story of the construction of the White Pass and Yukon Railroad, which began after the Klondike Gold Rush.
EPISODE 4

Hitler's Arctic Railway

The story of the Nordland Line, which is the longest rail line in Norway and stretches between Trondheim and Bodo.
EPISODE 5

The First Modern Railway

The story of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, which revolutionised rail travel when it opened in 1830.
EPISODE 6

Rainforest Railway

The story of the Tablelands Railway Line in Queensland, that changed the face of the state when it was constructed in the late 1800s.