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S01E02 - "Episode 2"
Emitido el Nov 19, 2012, 8:30 PM
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Railways in Ireland have been around for almost 180 years.When they first arrived they brought Ireland to the forefront of cutting edge technological change. The railways took over from canals as the new means of mass transportation of people and goods.Having once enjoyed a Golden Age, railways were to enter a long period of decline - but today their revival is being championed once again.The early years of the New Millennium witnessed the greatest investment in the Irish rail network since railways first came to Ireland. A sort of renaissance has taken place right across the network and, despite the current recession, is set to continue albeit slowly into the future..bringing the railways out of decades of neglect and into line with 21st Century expectations.
Episodios (1 Temporada · 2 Episodios)
E1
Episode 1
The birth of the railways in Ireland and how they took over from canals as the new means of mass transportation of people and goods and played a major part in connecting the cities and remote towns right across the country. Thus bringing Ireland to the forefront of cutting edge technological change.
Nov 12, 2012
30 min
E2
Episode 2
Having once enjoyed a Golden Age, railways were to enter a long period of decline - but today their revival is being championed once again. What factors led to the recent transformation paralleled with relevant historical references in respect of the growth and decline of railways in Ireland from the 1830s.
Nov 19, 2012
30 min
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