Season 1
10 episodes · 2004
1Cornish Steam Giant
Mark Williams celebrates two hundred years of trains, charting the development of the first locomotive by Richard Trevithick in 1804.
2Rocket Men
Mark Williams celebrates two hundred years of trains, tracking the creation of railways in the North East by George Stephenson and son.
3Brunel
The creation of the Great Western Railway under the control of a single engineer I.K. Brunel
4Moving Mountains
Mark Williams discovers how a curious engine used to transport slate down the Welsh mountains inspired an amazing railway through the Rocky Mountains.
5Carriage Kings
Mark Williams explores how the introduction of railways affected society. He rides in an old third-class carriage before travelling in style on the Orient Express
6Death on the Tracks
In this edition, Mark Williams learns how, during the early days of train travel, death on the tracks was tragically common.
7Big Country
Mark Williams rides the American railroad to explore how the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad linked the east and west coasts of America.
8Speed and Power
Mark Williams explains how the race for speed during the 1920s and 1930s led to locomotives setting records that are still a match for modern rail travel.
9Going Undergroundfinale
Mark Williams gets to grips with the oldest subterranean train network in the world, London's Underground, and travels through an early tunnel under the Thames.
10Diesel Generation
Mark Williams explores the introduction of diesel electric systems in 1953 and drives a Class 31 complete with hot plate, windscreen wiper and ashtrays.
