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Secrets of the Railways

But any jubilation was to beshort-lived. What they had done was to firethe opening shots...

But any jubilation was to be
short-lived. What they had done was to fire
the opening shots in what were to be two major
naval battles. Five British warships descended
on Narvik

Full Transcript

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But any jubilation was to be short-lived.
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What they had done was to fire the opening shots
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in what were to be two major naval battles.
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Five British warships descended on Narvik.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:17
Uploaded
Jun 23, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
Genres
documentary

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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.
S01 • E06 But using the river was not enough to keep the costs down. - Secrets of the Railways 00:05
But using the river was not enough to keep the costs down.
S01 • E06 Monsoon season, mudslides and multiple route changes - Secrets of the Railways 00:07
Monsoon season, mudslides and multiple route changes
S01 • E01 The defences didn't stop there. - Secrets of the Railways 00:07
The defences didn't stop there.
S01 • E02 TRANSLATION: Construction on the hammer Taliban started - Secrets of the Railways 00:16
TRANSLATION: Construction on the hammer Taliban started
S01 • E05 Just west of Manchester, as a train passes, is an inexplicable sight. - Secrets of the Railways 00:09
Just west of Manchester, as a train passes, is an inexplicab...
S01 • E04 The battles that followed on April 10th and April 13th, 1940, - Secrets of the Railways 00:10
The battles that followed on April 10th and April 13th, 1940...
S01 • E01 The river that ran through this, the River Aragon, was diverted away - Secrets of the Railways 00:24
The river that ran through this, the River Aragon, was diver...
S01 • E06 In the end, building the first 32 miles cost the equivalent - Secrets of the Railways 00:09
In the end, building the first 32 miles cost the equivalent
S01 • E05 Much of the north-west in the 1800s was made up of wet mosslands, - Secrets of the Railways 00:09
Much of the north-west in the 1800s was made up of wet mossl...
S01 • E06 It was an incredible achievement, - Secrets of the Railways 00:08
It was an incredible achievement,
S01 • E02 There was a regular Reichsbahn line which was seriously overburdened - Secrets of the Railways 00:08
There was a regular Reichsbahn line which was seriously over...
S01 • E04 Meanwhile, a group of Norwegian soldiers boarded a train. - Secrets of the Railways 00:12
Meanwhile, a group of Norwegian soldiers boarded a train.
S01 • E05 One section, Chat Moss, lies directly on the route between the - Secrets of the Railways 00:36
One section, Chat Moss, lies directly on the route between t...
S01 • E06 The funds for the line to Herberton were pulled out - Secrets of the Railways 00:11
The funds for the line to Herberton were pulled out
S01 • E02 The route to Nordhausen on the Southern Harz railway line - Secrets of the Railways 00:17
The route to Nordhausen on the Southern Harz railway line
S01 • E01 Crossing the mountain's gaping valleys also needed - Secrets of the Railways 00:05
Crossing the mountain's gaping valleys also needed
S01 • E04 {\an5}Norwegian saboteurs attempted to destroy the bridge. - Secrets of the Railways 00:10
{\an5}Norwegian saboteurs attempted to destroy the bridge.
S01 • E01 {\an8}Spanish historian and railway worker - Secrets of the Railways 00:09
{\an8}Spanish historian and railway worker
S01 • E06 A gentleman by the name of John Moffat, - Secrets of the Railways 00:23
A gentleman by the name of John Moffat,
S01 • E02 The V-2 rocket, in Hitler's mind, was going to be a game changer. - Secrets of the Railways 00:53
The V-2 rocket, in Hitler's mind, was going to be a gam...