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  Power and Empire: The Great Arteries

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/26/2018

  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?

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  The Great Workhorses: Trains That Move Loads

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 12/3/2018

  From the Channel Tunnel to carrying iron ore in the Australian Outback, experts discuss the history and the future of freight trains.

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  Express Trains That Link Cities

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 12/10/2018

  Intended as an efficient, economical way of moving freight, the emergence of express trains revolutionised society with the demand for fast travel.

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  The Commute: Trains That Make Cities

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/17/2018

  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?

  Director: Unknown

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  Trains and War: Weapons and Logistics

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/24/2018

  As weapons and transport, trains transformed the battlefield - from huge railway guns and hospital trains to those taking victims to death camps.

  Director: Unknown

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  The Love of Trains: Power, Prestige and Romance

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/31/2018

  Trains have changed the way people see the world - and each other. What is it that makes them so special?

  Director: Unknown

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