Locomotion: Dan Snow's History of Railways

Dan Snow looks at the driving force behind the Industrial Revolution. Rapid industrial growth during the early 19th century, coupled with the prospect of vast profits, drove inventors and entrepreneurs to develop steam locomotives, metal tracks and an array of daring tunnels, cuttings and bridges that created a nationwide system of railways in just 30 years.

Category

Documentary / History

Original air date

15/01/2013