List of episodes of the series «How Trains Changed the World»

Power and Empire: The Great Arteries

• Episode number: 1
• Episode description:
  One of the great advances of the 19th Century, the railways were a tool of empire. How did the Victorians use them to expand their influence?

The Great Workhorses: Trains That Move Loads

• Episode number: 2
• Episode description:
  From the Channel Tunnel to carrying iron ore in the Australian Outback, experts discuss the history and the future of freight trains.

Express Trains That Link Cities

• Episode number: 3
• Episode description:
  Intended as an efficient, economical way of moving freight, the emergence of express trains revolutionised society with the demand for fast travel.

The Commute: Trains That Make Cities

• Episode number: 4
• Episode description:
  The world's 10 busiest metro systems carry more than 22 billion passengers every year. How has the train shaped cities - and changed the world?

Trains and War: Weapons and Logistics

• Episode number: 5
• Episode description:
  As weapons and transport, trains transformed the battlefield - from huge railway guns and hospital trains to those taking victims to death camps.

The Love of Trains: Power, Prestige and Romance

• Episode number: 6
• Episode description:
  Trains have changed the way people see the world - and each other. What is it that makes them so special?