How Trains Changed the World

Released: 2018-11-26

Runtime: None minutes

Episode Overview

One of the great advances of the 19th Century, the railways were a tool of empire. How did the Victorians use them to expand their influence?

Series Overview

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.