About this season
These are the Secrets of the Railways, railroads constructed during turbulent periods and associated with mankind's ugliest deeds.
Episodes (6)
1. Nazi Gold Highway
Aired 18 June 2019 • 45 min
Railroads constructed during turbulent periods and associated with mankind's ugliest deeds. Beginning with the Trans-Pyrenees Railway.
2. Dark Side of the Mountain
Aired 25 June 2019 • 45 min
The Harz Mountain Railway in Germany - Europe's longest rail network - which still uses steam locomotives and has a hidden past.
3. Gold Rush
Aired 2 July 2019 • 45 min
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
Aired 9 July 2019 • 45 min
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
Aired 16 July 2019 • 45 min
The Liverpool and Manchester Railway, which revolutionised rail travel when it opened in 1830, including introducing the first signalling system.
6. Rainforest Railway
Aired 23 July 2019 • 45 min
The background to the Tablelands Railway Line in Queensland, which changed the face of the state when it was constructed in the late 1800s.