Locomotion: Dan Snow's History of Railways
Season 1 Episode 3 of 3
The historian and broadcaster examines how in just 50 years, Britain's railways grew from a handful of small lines carrying coal to become the nations' biggest industry. The emergence of the rail network changed working conditions for British employees, proved a valuable export across the globe and even changed the way war was waged
Locomotion: Dan Snow's History of Railways airs on U&Yesterday HD at 4:40 PM, Sunday 28 June. (Subtitles, audio description.)
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
General
Dan Snow
Presenter
David Vincent
Producer
Eamon Hardy
Executive Producer
Melanie Archer
Series Producer