Great Railway Adventures with Dan Cruickshank(2010)
Documentary
First Air Date: 2010-08-10
Average Runtime: 1h 0m
Rating: 0.0
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Seasons: 1
Episodes: 3
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.
Keywords
trainrailroad
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 3E01
War Heroes
Air Date: 2010-08-10
Decades after their invention, trains played a vital role in the great conflicts of the 20th century. In this first e...
E02
Brilliant Brunel
Air Date: 2010-08-17
We celebrate one of Britain's most ingenious and prolific engineers - Isambard Kingdom Brunel. A perfectionist intent...
E03
Steam Revolution
Air Date: 2010-08-24
In this final episode Dan travels back to the dawn of the first regular service - built between Manchester and Liverp...
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