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What was meant to be straightforward - explode the Norddal Bridge
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Secrets of the Railways

What was meant to be straightforward- explode the Norddal Bridge that had been built to be...

What was meant to be straightforward
- explode the Norddal Bridge that had been built to be blown
up in the first place - turned out to be a fiasco

Full Transcript

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What was meant to be straightforward - explode the Norddal Bridge
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that had been built to be blown up in the first place -
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turned out to be a fiasco.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:27
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 • 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 ...
S01 • E06 These railways linked his mining empire in the west - Secrets of the Railways 00:06
These railways linked his mining empire in the west
S01 • E01 You don't have to be an expert to see the Cenarbe Viaduct - Secrets of the Railways 00:25
You don't have to be an expert to see the Cenarbe Viadu...
S01 • E06 The original route had been completely diverted - Secrets of the Railways 00:05
The original route had been completely diverted
S01 • E06 One of those lines led to the town of Irvinebank. - Secrets of the Railways 00:05
One of those lines led to the town of Irvinebank.
S01 • E04 Blowing up the Norddal Bridge may have been a failure - Secrets of the Railways 00:08
Blowing up the Norddal Bridge may have been a failure
S01 • E05 Peat bogs are unstable marshy landscapes covered - Secrets of the Railways 00:32
Peat bogs are unstable marshy landscapes covered
S01 • E06 {\an8}This is the old, original railway formation. - Secrets of the Railways 00:25
{\an8}This is the old, original railway formation.
S01 • E04 The railway line was badly damaged - Secrets of the Railways 00:22
The railway line was badly damaged
S01 • E02 These devastating rocket-launched missiles were originally being - Secrets of the Railways 00:24
These devastating rocket-launched missiles were originally b...
S01 • E04 These wrecks are still there in the waters and the fjords - Secrets of the Railways 00:08
These wrecks are still there in the waters and the fjords
S01 • E06 This is the old railway station here. - Secrets of the Railways 00:20
This is the old railway station here.
S01 • E02 Being rich in natural minerals, the Harz was littered with mines that - Secrets of the Railways 00:12
Being rich in natural minerals, the Harz was littered with m...
S01 • E06 One of Moffat's most lucrative deposits was based - Secrets of the Railways 00:27
One of Moffat's most lucrative deposits was based
S01 • E04 Shipwrecks are like gold for historians, they tell you so much. - Secrets of the Railways 00:31
Shipwrecks are like gold for historians, they tell you so mu...
S01 • E02 Kohnstein Hill in Nordhausen was chosen as the location for - Secrets of the Railways 00:54
Kohnstein Hill in Nordhausen was chosen as the location for
S01 • E01 A fancy meal was thrown for the dignitaries. - Secrets of the Railways 00:09
A fancy meal was thrown for the dignitaries.
S01 • E06 Despite a strong union and left-leaning policies, - Secrets of the Railways 00:08
Despite a strong union and left-leaning policies,
S01 • E01 And then, they actually went on up into France for - Secrets of the Railways 00:09
And then, they actually went on up into France for