The invention of trains transformed everything about how humans lived. From the movement of goods and population, the design of cities, to conquest and warfare, there are few aspects of civilization that were left untouched by these machines.

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

Covering thousands of miles, Sir Tony Robinson takes a whirlwind journey around the globe by train.

David Choe hitchhikes his way across these United States by (other people's) trains, cars, and boats...

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

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

Griff Rhys Jones explores Africa the unhurried way, as he takes to the continent’s railways to immer...

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

The stories behind the iconic structures and engineering feats that have shaped and defined our nati...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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