← Secrets of the Railways

Season 1

6 episodes · 2019

  1. 1Nazi Gold Highway

    18 Jun 2019 · 45 min

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

  2. 2Dark Side of the Mountain

    25 Jun 2019 · 45 min

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

  3. 3Gold Rush

    02 Jul 2019 · 45 min

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

  4. 4Hitler's Arctic Railway

    09 Jul 2019 · 45 min

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

  5. 5The Liverpool to Manchester Line

    16 Jul 2019 · 45 min

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

  6. 6Rainforest Railwayfinale

    23 Jul 2019 · 45 min

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