Britain's Railway Empire In Colour
Britain's Railway Empire In Colour is a TV show on SBS ONE. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 2 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in December 2025.
Last episode
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46:59Britain's Railway Empire In Colour
This episode explores how the rail compartment fascinated the Victorians as a place of intrigue and romance, and as a new century dawned, how railways continued to expand across the empire. The Trans-Australia Railway was built, uniting the young nation; in South Africa the rail...
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46:58This episode traces how the railways grew from coal trucks in the north-east of England to transforming the lives of almost all Victorians. Trainspotter Francis Bourgeois tells the story of his 19th century equivalent, schoolboy George Tod, who took stunning black and white photographs of his favourite engines. These photo...