overview : Climb up on the footplate and join historian and host Dan Cruickshank for a railway adventure like no other as he investigates how trains helped shape modern Britain. This three-part series resurrects an exhilarating age and kicks off by focusing on the railways' role in defeating Hitler, before unearthing the incredible engineering achievements of Isambard Brunel and embarking on a trip on the earliest steam engines.

First Air Date : Aug 10, 2010

Last Air Date : Aug 24, 2010

Runtime : 1h 0m

Episodes : 3

Seasons : 1

Genre : Documentary,

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Countries : GB

Keywords : train, railroad