Railways: The Making of a Nation

Railways: The Making of a Nation (2016)

September 28th, 2016

Documentary
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Overview

Historian Liz McIvor explores how Britain's expanding rail network was the spark to a social revolution, starting in the 1800s and continuing through to modern times.


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