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Secrets of the Railways

The defences didn't stop there. Once the snow melted, fast-flowingwater became the next...

The defences didn't stop there. Once the snow melted, fast-flowing
water became the next threat

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The defences didn't stop there.
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Once the snow melted, fast-flowing water became the next threat.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:29
Uploaded
Jun 23, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • 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...
S01 • E04 What was meant to be straightforward - explode the Norddal Bridge - Secrets of the Railways 00:09
What was meant to be straightforward - explode the Norddal B...
S01 • E05 At Risley Moss, Ranger Mark Cozens is an expert on this landscape. - Secrets of the Railways 00:27
At Risley Moss, Ranger Mark Cozens is an expert on this land...
S01 • E04 For one thing, there was not enough dynamite in the on-site reserves. - Secrets of the Railways 00:09
For one thing, there was not enough dynamite in the on-site ...