Secrets of the Railways
Episodes
Episodes
EP 10· 45m

Nazi Gold Highway

Railroads constructed during turbulent periods and associated with mankind's ugliest deeds. Beginning with the Trans-Pyrenees Railway.

EP 20· 45m

Dark Side of the Mountain

The Harz Mountain Railway in Germany - Europe's longest rail network - which still uses steam locomotives and has a hidden past.

EP 30· 45m

Gold Rush

The White Pass and Yukon Railroad over the US-Canada border, which began construction after the Klondike Gold Rush in the 19th century.

EP 40· 45m

Hitler's Arctic Railway

The Nordland Line, the longest in Norway. Stretching between Trondheim and Bodo, it was first built to transport the country's iron ore.

EP 50· 45m

The Liverpool to Manchester Line

The Liverpool and Manchester Railway, which revolutionised rail travel when it opened in 1830, including introducing the first signalling system.

EP 60· 45m

Rainforest Railway

The background to the Tablelands Railway Line in Queensland, which changed the face of the state when it was constructed in the late 1800s.