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Broadcast date

2015-11-25 • 8 episodes

Episodes of this season

1. Nazi Railways

event 2015-11-25 • schedule 44m

From a mobile command headquarters for Hitler to the trains that carried out mass murder, track the history of the Nazi railway.

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2. The Death Railway

event 2015-12-02 • schedule 44m

Discover the shocking story of the construction of WWII's Death Railway from some of the Allied POWs forced to build it.

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3. Ambulance Trains

event 2015-12-09 • schedule 44m

From ambulance train to cutting-edge mobile hospital, see how the railway industry saved lives for over a century of war.

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4. The First Railroad War

event 2015-12-16 • schedule 44m

From Bull Run to the Petersburg Campaign, see how trains affected and defined the American Civil War.

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5. Precious Cargo

event 2016-01-06 • schedule 44m

Hop aboard and hear the stories of four rail journeys that changed the course of WWII, the Russian Revolution, and more.

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6. Secrets & Lies

event 2016-01-13 • schedule 44m

From Lawrence of Arabia to Winston Churchill, discover stories of railway espionage and sabotage in times of war.

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7. World War One

event 2016-01-20 • schedule 44m

See how the efficiency of railways in WWI led not to a speedy victory but to the interminable horror of trench warfare.

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8. World War Two: The Home Front

End of season • event 2016-01-27 • schedule 44m

Track the vital role British trains played during World War II, through firsthand accounts and rarely seen footage.

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