Railways: The Making of a Nation
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30:00Railways: The Making of a Nation
Documentary series about Britain's railways. This edition charts how, in the 1800s, the trains gradually acted as a great catalyst in mixing the classes.
30:00Series about Britain's railways. How the railways changed culinary tastes in London, as rapid transport enabled people to enjoy food from across the nation.
30:00Documentary series about Britain's railways. Liz McIvor examines how the railways enabled people to live further and further from the places where they worked.
30:00Documentary series about Britain's railways. A look at how the idea of an excursion to distant places became popular from the 1840s onwards.
30:00Series about Britain's railways. Liz McIvor explores how railways stimulated great changes to the nation's economy, including how business was done.
30:00Exploring how Britain's expanding rail network sparked a social revolution. How do you organise a network in a country of separate time zones and no recognised timetables?