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But once the service started,
an unexpected turn of events took place. Initially, the railway was designed
for freight, but suddenly, people start to realise you
could take people. And the demand for that
went through the roof. There's a demand by people to say,
"Well, if a piece of goods "could go along it, why can't
I go along it and visit my "aunt in Manchester?" And indeed, why not? And the railway realised very early
on this railway was going to make its money not from freight,
but from people
an unexpected turn of events took place. Initially, the railway was designed
for freight, but suddenly, people start to realise you
could take people. And the demand for that
went through the roof. There's a demand by people to say,
"Well, if a piece of goods "could go along it, why can't
I go along it and visit my "aunt in Manchester?" And indeed, why not? And the railway realised very early
on this railway was going to make its money not from freight,
but from people
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But once the service started,
an unexpected turn
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of events took place.
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Initially, the railway was designed
for freight, but suddenly,
00:00:11.048 --> 00:00:14.032
people start to realise you
could take people.
00:00:14.036 --> 00:00:18.012
And the demand for that
went through the roof.
00:00:18.016 --> 00:00:21.052
There's a demand by people to say,
"Well, if a piece of goods
00:00:21.056 --> 00:00:24.004
"could go along it, why can't
I go along it and visit my
00:00:24.044 --> 00:00:25.064
"aunt in Manchester?"
00:00:25.068 --> 00:00:27.088
And indeed, why not?
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And the railway realised very early
on this railway was going to make
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its money not from freight,
but from people.
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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.
