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and this called for building works
on a massive scale. They had to think about how they
were going to get it out. How were they going to transport it
worldwide? So, the railway is the first step. But, actually, it's not just for
transportation, it's about processing the ore,
providing support for the workers wherever they're
going to live. What were they going to do? The whole system
they created from nothing. The iron ore mines, the railway and
the harbour together are actually one giant mega system. They're one piece of infrastructure
- they're one and the same
on a massive scale. They had to think about how they
were going to get it out. How were they going to transport it
worldwide? So, the railway is the first step. But, actually, it's not just for
transportation, it's about processing the ore,
providing support for the workers wherever they're
going to live. What were they going to do? The whole system
they created from nothing. The iron ore mines, the railway and
the harbour together are actually one giant mega system. They're one piece of infrastructure
- they're one and the same
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..and this called for building works
on a massive scale.
00:00:06.012 --> 00:00:08.064
They had to think about how they
were going to get it out.
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How were they going to transport it
worldwide?
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So, the railway is the first step.
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But, actually, it's not just for
transportation,
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it's about processing the ore,
providing support
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for the workers wherever they're
going to live.
00:00:23.998 --> 00:00:24.004
What were they going to do?
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The whole system
they created from nothing.
00:00:30.998 --> 00:00:33.048
The iron ore mines, the railway and
the harbour together are actually
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one giant mega system.
00:00:35.024 --> 00:00:38.004
They're one piece of infrastructure
- they're one and the same.
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Movie Summary
Many of the world's most spectacular railways are surrounded by mysterious stories, tales and sagas. But these back stories have been lost to the passing years and are now unknown even to those using the railways daily.