April 1, 2004 • 23m
Mark Williams celebrates two hundred years of trains, charting the development of the first locomotive by Richard Trevithick in 1804.
April 8, 2004 • 23m
Mark Williams celebrates two hundred years of trains, tracking the creation of railways in the North East by George Stephenson and son.
April 15, 2004 • 23m
The creation of the Great Western Railway under the control of a single engineer I.K. Brunel
April 22, 2004 • 23m
Mark Williams discovers how a curious engine used to transport slate down the Welsh mountains inspired an amazing railway through the Rocky Mountains.
April 29, 2004 • 23m
Mark Williams explores how the introduction of railways affected society. He rides in an old third-class carriage before travellin...Read more
May 6, 2004 • 23m
In this edition, Mark Williams learns how, during the early days of train travel, death on the tracks was tragically common.
May 13, 2004 • 23m
Mark Williams rides the American railroad to explore how the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad linked the east and west coasts of America.
May 20, 2004 • 23m
Mark Williams explains how the race for speed during the 1920s and 1930s led to locomotives setting records that are still a match...Read more
May 27, 2004 • 23m
Mark Williams gets to grips with the oldest subterranean train network in the world, London's Underground, and travels through an ...Read more
June 3, 2004 • 23m
Mark Williams explores the introduction of diesel electric systems in 1953 and drives a Class 31 complete with hot plate, windscre...Read more