Mark Williams on the Rails
预告片: Mark Williams on the Rails
运行: 23:14 分钟
质量: HD
第一次约会: Apr 01, 2004
上次播出日期: Jun 03, 2004
插曲: 10 插曲
季节: 1 季节

Cornish Steam Giant
Mark Williams celebrates two hundred years of trains, charting the development of the first locomotive by Richard Trevithick in 1804.

Rocket Men
Mark Williams celebrates two hundred years of trains, tracking the creation of railways in the North East by George Stephenson and son.

Brunel
The creation of the Great Western Railway under the control of a single engineer I.K. Brunel

Moving Mountains
Mark Williams discovers how a curious engine used to transport slate down the Welsh mountains inspired an amazing railway through the Rocky Mountains.

Carriage 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...

Death on the Tracks
In this edition, Mark Williams learns how, during the early days of train travel, death on the tracks was tragically common.

Big Country
Mark Williams rides the American railroad to explore how the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad linked the east and west coasts of America.

Speed 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...

Going Underground
Mark Williams gets to grips with the oldest subterranean train network in the world, London's Underground, and travels through an early tunnel under...

Diesel Generation
Mark Williams explores the introduction of diesel electric systems in 1953 and drives a Class 31 complete with hot plate, windscreen wiper and...

All Aboard! Scotland's Poshest Train (2024)
From picturesque scenery and rich history to sumptuous spa rooms and culinary artistry, Alan Cumming revels in the Royal Scotsman's splendour on an...

The Titans That Built America (2021)
Out of the ashes of World War I, a new generation of titan rises…Pierre Du Pont, Walter Chrysler, J.P. Morgan Jr., Henry Ford, and William...

Around the World by Train With Tony Robinson (2019)
Covering thousands of miles, Sir Tony Robinson takes a whirlwind journey around the globe by train.

The 800 Million Pound Railway Station (2007)
Series telling the story of the architects, engineers and spin doctors who entered a frantic two year race to make the Royal Opening of St Pancras on...

Great Continental Railway Journeys (2012)
Michael Portillo travels on the great train routes of Europe, as he retraces the journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway...