E01 · Power and Empire: The Great Arteries
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?
E02 · The Great Workhorses: Trains That Move Loads
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.
E03 · Express Trains That Link Cities
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.
E04 · The Commute: Trains That Make Cities
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?
E05 · Trains and War: Weapons and Logistics
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.
E06 · The Love of Trains: Power, Prestige and Romance
12/31/2018
Trains have changed the way people see the world - and each other. What is it that makes them so special?
