How Innovative Victorian Railways Shaped Britain

Railway Mania ripped through Victorian Britain in 1840's. The revolution completely transformed Britain and gave rise to some of the most innovative machines the world has ever seen.

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00:00 Intro
02:10 Stephenson Rocket
05:40 World’s Oldest Railway
09:57 Gauge War
14:50 Iron Duke
16:24 Telegraph Network
19:10 Mail By Rail
23:25 Queen Victoria’s Carriage
25:10 Double Fairlie
28:38 Necropolis
32:40 Electric Railway
34:20 Daddy Long Legs
36:05 Mount Snowdon "