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Secrets of the Railways

The solution was to build a bridgewith an explosive secret

The solution was to build a bridge
with an explosive secret

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The solution was to build a bridge with an explosive secret.
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6 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:10:45
Uploaded
Jun 23, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
Genres
documentary

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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 The spiral tunnel was ingenious, but labour-intensive. - Secrets of the Railways 00:12
The spiral tunnel was ingenious, but labour-intensive.
S01 • E04 The Norddal Bridge... - Secrets of the Railways 00:34
The Norddal Bridge...
S01 • E01 But the crown jewel of the trans-Pyrenean's construction - Secrets of the Railways 00:07
But the crown jewel of the trans-Pyrenean's constructio...
S01 • E06 {\an8}There are two histories to the land in that part of Australia. - Secrets of the Railways 00:13
{\an8}There are two histories to the land in that part of Au...
S01 • E01 However, there was a problem from the beginning. - Secrets of the Railways 00:26
However, there was a problem from the beginning.
S01 • E05 In the end, Parliament rejected the bill. - Secrets of the Railways 00:27
In the end, Parliament rejected the bill.
S01 • E02 The painting takes inspiration from Faust, - Secrets of the Railways 00:30
The painting takes inspiration from Faust,
S01 • E06 The authorities were going to need help. - Secrets of the Railways 00:13
The authorities were going to need help.
S01 • E04 The Norddal Bridge goes over a bit of water - Secrets of the Railways 00:24
The Norddal Bridge goes over a bit of water
S01 • E01 Despite knowledge of the French gauge, the Spanish had built their - Secrets of the Railways 00:11
Despite knowledge of the French gauge, the Spanish had built...
S01 • E06 A secretive character with unknown origins - Secrets of the Railways 00:07
A secretive character with unknown origins
S01 • E03 It was a place of opportunities, and people of all professions came - Secrets of the Railways 00:44
It was a place of opportunities, and people of all professio...
S01 • E06 {\an8}Now, Christie Palmerston was a very important character. - Secrets of the Railways 00:15
{\an8}Now, Christie Palmerston was a very important characte...
S01 • E05 To have a chance of getting the bill through Parliament, - Secrets of the Railways 00:38
To have a chance of getting the bill through Parliament,
S01 • E02 The Brocken Mountain itself is steeped in mysteries. - Secrets of the Railways 00:17
The Brocken Mountain itself is steeped in mysteries.
S01 • E01 In peacetime, railways are mainly used for leisure, - Secrets of the Railways 00:12
In peacetime, railways are mainly used for leisure,
S01 • E04 Not many people now, today, looking at it, realise that this great big - Secrets of the Railways 00:41
Not many people now, today, looking at it, realise that this...
S01 • E06 Pompo was a local Aboriginal, who could guide Palmerston - Secrets of the Railways 00:09
Pompo was a local Aboriginal, who could guide Palmerston
S01 • E01 In fact, the truth is that the Spanish started building - Secrets of the Railways 00:27
In fact, the truth is that the Spanish started building
S01 • E02 Visiting the Brocken became a cultural pilgrimage for many Germans - Secrets of the Railways 00:09
Visiting the Brocken became a cultural pilgrimage for many G...