For over a century, locomotives played a vital role in wartime. We explore some of the trains and railways, from the American Civil War through World War II, that turned the tides of battles and changed history. Rarely seen archival footage and accounts from vets who were there highlight these thrilling stories of engineering genius and extraordinary bravery.

How four iconic British-built trains revolutionised rail travel and inspired incredible railway proj...

Intercity 125 – Britain's own original high-speed train – rules the rails today, but this national i...

Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. P...

In this five-part series, comedy legend Sir David Jason hits the West Coast of the USA. He’s on a re...

A major political, historical, human and economic fact of the 20th century, the Gulag, the extremely...

British comedian and travel enthusiast Griff Rhys Jones hops on some of Australia's most impressive ...

A enjoyable low budget variety program about female railroad enthusiasts ("tetsu ota"). The girls wh...

Professor Alice Roberts travels across Greece and thousands of years back to our collective past, tr...

A 4-part documentary series capturing the compelling story of James J. Hill and the Great Northern R...

Michael Portillo is in Southeast Asia, armed with his 1913 Bradshaw's Handbook. It will lead him on ...

Criss-cross Japan by rail. Enjoy an amazing diversity of nature and scenery across the four seasons,...

Filmed on location across the UK, the one-time owner of the Flying Scotsman presents a four-part ser...

Michael Portillo examines the role of the railways in World War I and travels through Britain and Eu...

The railway age in the Austrian Empire began with the construction of the horse-drawn railway from L...

The mere mention of the Orient Express brings to mind evocative images of opulent carriages, stylish...

Series about striking railways in the world. Each episode travels along a number of special location...