Secrets of the Railways

Many of the worlds most spectacular railways are surrounded by mysterious stories, tales and sagas. But these back stories have been lost to the passing years and are now unknown even to those using the railways daily.

2019 HD 45min United Kingdom English

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S1E1 - Nazi Gold Highway 2019-06-18

Railroads constructed during turbulent periods and associated with mankinds ugliest deeds. Beginning with the Trans-Pyrenees Railway.

S1E2 - Dark Side of the Mountain 2019-06-25

The Harz Mountain Railway in Germany - Europes longest rail network - which still uses steam locomotives and has a hidden past.

S1E3 - Gold Rush 2019-07-02

The White Pass and Yukon Railroad over the US-Canada border, which began construction after the Klondike Gold Rush in the 19th century.

S1E4 - Hitler's Arctic Railway 2019-07-09

The Nordland Line, the longest in Norway. Stretching between Trondheim and Bodo, it was first built to transport the countrys iron ore.

S1E5 - The Liverpool to Manchester Line 2019-07-16

The Liverpool and Manchester Railway, which revolutionised rail travel when it opened in 1830, including introducing the first signalling system.

S1E6 - Rainforest Railway 2019-07-23

The background to the Tablelands Railway Line in Queensland, which changed the face of the state when it was constructed in the late 1800s.

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