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201860 Min.Beendet

How Trains Changed the World

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S01E06 - "The Love of Trains: Power, Prestige and Romance"

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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.

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Status
Beendet
Sprache
English
Laufzeit
60 min
Erstausstrahlung
November 26, 2018
Beendet
December 31, 2018
Sendeplan
Monday um 21:00

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Episoden (1 Staffel · 6 Episoden)

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

60 Min.

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

60 Min.

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

60 Min.

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

60 Min.

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

60 Min.

The Love of Trains: Power, Prestige and Romance

Dec 31, 2018

60 Min.

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