Railway History Movies

Following a winding 96 km route, the Vouga line emerged in 1908 with the promise of boosting the region's economic development. 100 years later, the...

Follows a group of navvies as they work on completing the last great railway through the Swedish wilderness.

When the first railroads were built some two hundred years ago, they brought about a revolutionary change for mankind, linking cities and...

In this travelogue, actor David Suchet journeys across Europe aboard the world famous Orient Express train, as he prepares to play Poirot in an...

This program featuring rarely seen archive footage offers a glimpse into British Railways and Britain's Railways as it recalls how things have...

The History of American Railroads: The Years of Steam traces the rise and decline of American steam railroading, following classic steam trains from...

Tracing the heritage of Indian railways, this documentary explores the evolution of train travel and its lasting impact on people, culture, memory...

First transmitted in 1979, this programme looks at the Rainhill Locomotive Trials in Rainhill, Lancashire (now Merseyside) in 1829, a competition to...

This fascinating program visits the LMS, the largest railway company in the British Isles that served the heartlands of industry of the Midlands, the...

This superb programme looks at the GWR God s Wonderful Railway as it was in the 1950s and 1960s and more recently. Archive scenes capture the true...