Many of the world's most spectacular railways are surrounded by mysterious stories, tales and sagas. The fact is that what is often seen as beautiful today sometimes has a very dark and chilling past. Many railroads were constructed and used during history's most turbulent periods and have long-buried associations with some of mankind's ugliest deeds. But a great many of these back stories have been lost to the passing years and are now unknown, even to those that work or travel on them every day. These are the Secrets of the Railways...
Show Info
Network: Yesterday
(2019 -
now)
Schedule: Tuesdays at 20:00
(60 min)
Status: To Be Determined
Show Type:
Documentary
Episodes ordered: 6 episodes
Official site: yesterday.uktv.co.uk
(waiting for more votes)
Previous Episode
The Tablelands Railway Line: Rainforest Railway
Episode 1x06; Jul 23, 2019
A line originally built, with incredible difficulty, to support tin mining operations in Queensland. It eventually went on to provide vital support in Australia's vital, if not well-known, WWII defence against the threat of invasion from Japan.
Previous Episodes
Episode Name | Airdate | Trailer |
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1x06: The Tablelands Railway Line: Rainforest Railway | Jul 23, 2019 | |
1x05: Liverpool to Manchester: The First Modern Railway | Jul 16, 2019 | |
1x04: Kiruna to Narvick: Hitler's Arctic Railway Line | Jul 9, 2019 |