The Railways That Built Britain with Chris Tarrant

Episode 2

How the Railways Won the War

Chris examines the role the railways played during the two global conflicts of the 20th century. As well as keeping vital supply lines open they evacuated children and provided underground air raid shelters.

Episode 3

Steam Is Dead, Long Live the Railways

The series concludes by examining the devastating impact of the Beeching report, which led to half of all stations and nearly a third of lines in Britain closing and at the reinvention of the railways for the modern age.