Ian Hislop's Trains That Changed The World
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50:00Ian Hislop's Trains That Changed The World
Advanced freight trains can haul the weight of 170 Boeing 747s across thousands of miles.
1:00:00The historical impact from the first locomotives during the Industrial Revolution.
1:00:00The steam train reached its zenith in the Old World, and in the New World, trains like the Burlington Zephyr were part of the race for modernity
1:00:00The railroads ended slavery in the USA, but trains can be agents of oppression too. The British Empire built railways to rule the world, enabling it to control the empire.