Trains That Changed The World

The Flying Scotsman built in 1923 revolutionized travel within the U.K., becoming the first train to break the 100 mph barrier and inspiring the world to use trains for high-speed transport.

The Great Western Railway; luxury railway travel, from the Orient Express and the 900-mile Blue Train of South Africa to the Trans-Siberian Railway.

The Industrial Revolution was the single most important event in the development of the modern railway, and one train from that era came to symbolise the new age of steam: Stephenson's Rocket.

The London Underground made it easier to travel around cities by transporting people deep underground, thereby avoiding congested streets.

Документальный сериал расскажет историю легендарных поездов, которые стали настоящим чудом инженерной мысли и изменили представление человека о путешествии.