Secrets of the Railways
Season 1
2019 • 6 Episodes
Episodes
1. Nazi Gold Highway
June 18, 2019
Railroads constructed during turbulent periods and associated with mankind's ugliest deeds. Beginning with the Trans-Pyrenees Railway.
2. Dark Side of the Mountain
June 25, 2019
The Harz Mountain Railway in Germany - Europe's longest rail network - which still uses steam locomotives and has a hidden past.
3. Gold Rush
July 2, 2019
The White Pass and Yukon Railroad over the US-Canada border, which began construction after the Klondike Gold Rush in the 19th century.
4. Hitler's Arctic Railway
July 9, 2019
The Nordland Line, the longest in Norway. Stretching between Trondheim and Bodo, it was first built to transport the country's iron ore.
5. The Liverpool to Manchester Line
July 16, 2019
The Liverpool and Manchester Railway, which revolutionised rail travel when it opened in 1830, including introducing the first signalling system.
6. Rainforest Railway
July 23, 2019
The background to the Tablelands Railway Line in Queensland, which changed the face of the state when it was constructed in the late 1800s.