The Past at Work
Season 1 • Episode 8: Railway Mania • Watch with subtitles
Episode 8: Railway Mania
May 13, 1980 • 25 min
Anthony Burton travels from York through Leeds and Harrogate to discover more about Britain's industrial past and the role of railway companies in the 19th Century. Along the way, he finds out about the dark and dangerous work of tunnelling, the different classes of passenger coaches and the grandeur of railway hotels.
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