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Locomotion: Dan Snow's History of Railways

Name: Locomotion: Dan Snow's History of Railways
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 8.0
Cast: Dan Snow

★8.0 2013 1 Season TV-MA

Dan Snow examines the development of the railways from their beginnings as track-ways for coal carts in the early 18th century to the pivotal technology for modern Britain.

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Seasons & episodes

1 season · 3 episodes

Episode 01

Episode 1

Jan 15, 2013 · 60 min

Dan Snow looks at how, from their beginnings as track-ways for coal carts in the early 18th century, railways developed into the pivotal technology for modern Britain.

Episode 02

Episode 2

Jan 22, 2013 · 60 min

Dan Snow traces the development of Britain's railways, from the beginnings of a true national network in the late 1830s through to the end of the 'railway mania' in 1847.

Episode 03

Episode 3

Jan 29, 2013 · 60 min

Dan Snow traces the development of Britain's railways from the late 19th century to the outbreak of World War II. During this time the railways changed the economy profoundly.

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★ 8.0 /10

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Synopsis

Dan Snow examines the development of the railways from their beginnings as track-ways for coal carts in the early 18th century to the pivotal technology for modern Britain.

Documentary

Cast

1 principal cast

Dan Snow

Self - Presenter

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