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Secrets of the Railways

It seemed an impossible project. And from day one,there were problems

It seemed an impossible project. And from day one,
there were problems

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It seemed an impossible project.
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And from day one, there were problems.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:27
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 • E04 Hitler entrusted the building of the Polarbahnen - Secrets of the Railways 00:16
Hitler entrusted the building of the Polarbahnen
S01 • E05 Multifarious schemes were proposed - locomotives where the friction - Secrets of the Railways 00:27
Multifarious schemes were proposed - locomotives where the f...
S01 • E02 Tim Dunn has been invited to the Wernigerode Depot, - Secrets of the Railways 00:39
Tim Dunn has been invited to the Wernigerode Depot,
S01 • E01 This secret trade was made particularly easy by the station's - Secrets of the Railways 00:42
This secret trade was made particularly easy by the station&...
S01 • E03 Heney was once quoted as saying, "Give me enough dynamite - Secrets of the Railways 00:27
Heney was once quoted as saying, "Give me enough dynami...
S01 • E06 Now a museum, there is very little clue to the pivotal role it played - Secrets of the Railways 00:46
Now a museum, there is very little clue to the pivotal role ...
S01 • E01 {\an5}TRANSLATION: I can remember the Nazi flag flying outside the station, - Secrets of the Railways 00:10
{\an5}TRANSLATION: I can remember the Nazi flag flying outsi...
S01 • E02 Keeping the locomotives maintained and operational - Secrets of the Railways 00:24
Keeping the locomotives maintained and operational
S01 • E06 But Tolga station hides another secret. - Secrets of the Railways 00:12
But Tolga station hides another secret.
S01 • E01 But right under the Germans' nose, - Secrets of the Railways 00:06
But right under the Germans' nose,
S01 • E01 All sorts of people, all sorts of things came through - - Secrets of the Railways 00:41
All sorts of people, all sorts of things came through -
S01 • E02 {\an1}HE SPEAKS GERMAN - Secrets of the Railways 00:32
{\an1}HE SPEAKS GERMAN
S01 • E06 So today what you can see at Rocky Creek is but a shadow - Secrets of the Railways 00:37
So today what you can see at Rocky Creek is but a shadow
S01 • E02 The majority of the steam locomotives in use here are 2-10-2's - Secrets of the Railways 00:20
The majority of the steam locomotives in use here are 2-10-2...
S01 • E06 The huge hospital complex built out of the bush, - Secrets of the Railways 00:33
The huge hospital complex built out of the bush,
S01 • E05 When it was Rocket's turn to perform, it reached just over - Secrets of the Railways 00:35
When it was Rocket's turn to perform, it reached just o...
S01 • E03 But accidents weren't the only thing that Heney had to contend with... - Secrets of the Railways 00:08
But accidents weren't the only thing that Heney had to ...
S01 • E02 Operating these powerful machines safely and effectively means - Secrets of the Railways 00:09
Operating these powerful machines safely and effectively mea...
S01 • E04 But this line was not the only grandiose project - Secrets of the Railways 00:16
But this line was not the only grandiose project
S01 • E01 The children were travelling as passengers, or hidden in the - Secrets of the Railways 00:06
The children were travelling as passengers, or hidden in the