Episode #1.3
- Episode aired Jan 29, 2013
- 59m
Between 1870 and the First World War, it was the golden age of railways. Britain was industrialising, her cities were expanding and railways were indispensable. But railway maintenance and m... Read allBetween 1870 and the First World War, it was the golden age of railways. Britain was industrialising, her cities were expanding and railways were indispensable. But railway maintenance and management left a lot to be desrired and it would take a serious accident to bring the issu... Read allBetween 1870 and the First World War, it was the golden age of railways. Britain was industrialising, her cities were expanding and railways were indispensable. But railway maintenance and management left a lot to be desrired and it would take a serious accident to bring the issue to the fore. Dan Snow reveals how Britain's railways were transformed into something saf... Read all