Movies
TV Shows
People
01/04/2004 Documentary 0h 23m
80
User score

Overview

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 Stephenson to the advent of Class 31s, and from the development of London's Underground to the evolution of railway coaches, he reveals how our railways have changed over 200 years of history.

Top billed cast

  1. Mark Williams

    Self - Presenter

  2. View more

Full Cast & Crew

Current Season

Season 1

2004 | 10 Episodes

View All Seasons

Recommendations

  1. Doctor Who Confidential81%
  2. The Story of Film: An Odyssey77%
  3. Prop Culture77%
  4. Antiques Roadshow74%
  5. Prehistoric Planet83%
  6. The Reluctant Traveller with Eugene Levy74%
  7. Baseball75%
  8. How It's Made75%
  9. 30 for 3075%
  10. Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days75%
  11. How Do They Do It?76%
  12. Animal80%
  13. Biography67%
  14. Seconds from Disaster71%
  15. Modern Marvels81%
  16. Through the Wormhole76%
  17. Horizon73%
  18. The Secret Life of Our Pets74%
  19. The Dinosaurs79%
  20. Grand Designs71%

Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
Mark Williams on the Rails

Keywords