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Stephenson had found an effective way to drain and cross Chat Moss
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Secrets of the Railways

Stephenson had found an effectiveway to drain and cross Chat Moss, but people were still...

Stephenson had found an effective
way to drain and cross Chat Moss, but people were still sceptical
that this marsh railway was safe

Full Transcript

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Stephenson had found an effective way to drain and cross Chat Moss,
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but people were still sceptical that this marsh railway was safe.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:14
Uploaded
Jun 23, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
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 • E01 As if to announce the problems to come, the station suffered a fire - Secrets of the Railways 00:07
As if to announce the problems to come, the station suffered...
S01 • E04 The surviving German officers escaped the wreck - Secrets of the Railways 00:07
The surviving German officers escaped the wreck
S01 • E05 In order to prove his critics wrong, on New Year's Day, 1830, - Secrets of the Railways 00:14
In order to prove his critics wrong, on New Year's Day,...
S01 • E01 And in 1936, Spain found itself in the throes of a civil war - Secrets of the Railways 00:08
And in 1936, Spain found itself in the throes of a civil war
S01 • E04 It was a victory for the Allies. - Secrets of the Railways 00:48
It was a victory for the Allies.
S01 • E01 After three years of ferocious conflict, General Franco's - Secrets of the Railways 00:06
After three years of ferocious conflict, General Franco'...
S01 • E05 And the same track is still floating today. - Secrets of the Railways 00:30
And the same track is still floating today.
S01 • E05 Against the odds and the naysayers, Stephenson had found a way - Secrets of the Railways 00:18
Against the odds and the naysayers, Stephenson had found a w...
S01 • E04 Only a few days after construction was completed, - Secrets of the Railways 00:09
Only a few days after construction was completed,
S01 • E06 People died. - Secrets of the Railways 00:26
People died.
S01 • E05 The altered route had to cross the 68-feet deep Sankey Valley - Secrets of the Railways 00:22
The altered route had to cross the 68-feet deep Sankey Valle...
S01 • E04 Now the tables were turned - Secrets of the Railways 00:10
Now the tables were turned
S01 • E01 The key to this mystery lies in a meeting between Hitler and Franco - Secrets of the Railways 00:08
The key to this mystery lies in a meeting between Hitler and...
S01 • E04 The fighting around Narvik continued until June 1940. - Secrets of the Railways 00:19
The fighting around Narvik continued until June 1940.
S01 • E05 {\an8}Now, this is the Sankey viaduct, which was built to carry - Secrets of the Railways 00:55
{\an8}Now, this is the Sankey viaduct, which was built to ca...
S01 • E03 With Soapy's demise, - Secrets of the Railways 00:15
With Soapy's demise,
S01 • E04 So, ultimately, it was a German victory. - Secrets of the Railways 00:06
So, ultimately, it was a German victory.
S01 • E02 An estimated 60,000 prisoners were used in the construction - Secrets of the Railways 00:14
An estimated 60,000 prisoners were used in the construction
S01 • E03 Carl Mulvihill is a descendent of a pioneering family - Secrets of the Railways 00:45
Carl Mulvihill is a descendent of a pioneering family
S01 • E04 In the long-term history of the war, it probably made the invasion - Secrets of the Railways 00:36
In the long-term history of the war, it probably made the in...