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Railway history: everything you wanted to know
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:43:07
Publish Date: 2023-01-29 00:00:21
Description: What was it like to travel on the earliest trains, before open carriages, and even toilets? When was the first rail accident? And how did railways transform nations and continents? Christian Wolmar answers listener questions on the history of the railways. Speaking to Ellie Cawthorne, he touches on industrial innovation, passengers’ experiences on early train journeys, and the role of railways in imperialism.

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