Name: Trains That Changed The World
Released: 2018-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Liz McIvor, Christian Wolmar, Andy Robertshaw

TV Show · Documentary · History

Explores the iconic trains that have done the most to change history. Each one an engineering marvel, a leap forward in the history of trains, helping to shape the modern world.

2018 · 42m

Starring Liz McIvor, Christian Wolmar, Andy Robertshaw

Director Sam Miller

EPISODE 1

Speed

In both Europe and the United States of America, trains changed daily life for a lot of people; an exploration of the first locomotives during the Industrial Revolution, such as Stephenson's Rocket in 1829.
EPISODE 2

Leisure

Explores how the British Empire built railways to rule the world and control the empire with less than half a million workers; the emergence of railroads in the USA and Soviet Russia.
EPISODE 3

Industry

In both Europe and the United States of America, trains changed daily life for a lot of people; an exploration of the first locomotives during the Industrial Revolution, such as Stephenson's Rocket in 1829.
EPISODE 5

Cities

The London Underground made it easier to travel around cities by transporting people deep underground, thereby avoiding congested streets.