Mark Williams on the Rails

2004 NR 5h 00m 9

The year 2004 saw two hundred years of railways in Great Britain and to celebrate this historic landmark year, dedicated train enthusiast Mark Williams traveled the length and breadth of Britain in an exciting new TV series. Travelling the length and breadth of Britain, Mark tracks down the nation's fascinating railway heritage and gets to grips with locos such as the magnificent 160 ton Duchess of Sutherland. From the earliest designs of Richard Trevithick and George and Robert Stephens...

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Cornish Steam Giant

1. Cornish Steam Giant

Aired: Apr 1, 2004

Mark Williams celebrates two hundred years of trains, charting the developmen...

Episode 2 Rocketmen

2. Rocketmen

Aired: Apr 8, 2004

Mark Williams celebrates two hundred years of trains, tracking the creation o...

Episode 3 Moving Mountains

3. Moving Mountains

Aired: Apr 15, 2004

The creation of the Great Western Railway under the control of a single engin...

Episode 4 The Carriage Kings

4. The Carriage Kings

Aired: Apr 22, 2004

Mark Williams discovers how a curious engine used to transport slate down the...

Episode 5 Brunel

5. Brunel

Aired: Apr 29, 2004

Mark Williams explores how the introduction of railways affected society. He ...

Episode 6 George Stephenson

6. George Stephenson

Aired: May 6, 2004

In this edition, Mark Williams learns how, during the early days of train tra...

Episode 7 Death on the Tracks

7. Death on the Tracks

Aired: May 13, 2004

Mark Williams rides the American railroad to explore how the construction of ...

Episode 8 Big Country

8. Big Country

Aired: May 20, 2004

Mark Williams explains how the race for speed during the 1920s and 1930s led ...

Episode 9 Speed & Power

9. Speed & Power

Aired: May 27, 2004

Mark Williams gets to grips with the oldest subterranean train network in the...

Episode 10 Out of Steam

10. Out of Steam

Aired: Jun 3, 2004

Mark Williams explores the introduction of diesel electric systems in 1953 an...


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Info about Mark Williams on the Rails

Network: Discovery

Production Countries: United States, United Kingdom

Genres: Documentary, History