Railways Of The Great War
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In this final episode, Michael explores the aftermath of this earth-shattering conflict. For four years, the railways had fed the front line with vast numbers of men, munitions and supplies. But even after the Armistice had been signed in a railway carriage, the work of the railways was not done. As Britain continued to mo... 26:00 Expired
Michael travels to Bristol Temple Meads to hear a first-hand account from the front line, then in Yorkshire he discovers how women took over railwaymen?s roles and literally began to wear the trousers. He finds out about the extraordinary exploits of Belgian trainspotters who spied on enemy rail movements and hears how the... 26:00 Expired
In this episode Michael travels through Britain uncovering railway stories from the Great War. In this third episode, Michael gets hands on experience of the miniature tracks and trains that kept supplies flowing to the front line and visits North Eastern Railway Headquarters in York to find out about the Great War’s forg... 26:00 Expired
Michael travels to the north east to find out about the brave railwaymen who paid the ultimate sacrifice. Then it?s on to Banbury where the railways? manufacturing expertise turned a crisis into a victory. In Hampshire, Michael meets the proud son of a railwayman who, as a Royal Engineer, taught soldiers to be railwaymen a... 26:00 Expired
Michael Portillo travels through Britain and northern Europe uncovering railway stories from the Great War. In this first episode, Michael begins his quest in Metz on European tracks built with war in mind, charts the birth of the railway war at a small station in Luxembourg and discovers how Britain?s railways coped with ...