All Episodes of How Trains Changed the World
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Season 1
N/A/100 votesPower 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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N/A/100 votesThe 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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N/A/100 votesExpress 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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N/A/100 votesThe 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?
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N/A/100 votesTrains 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.
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N/A/100 votesThe 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?
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