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Secrets of the Railways

Who could predict the mine would getso huge? It's spread out underneath the town and now...

Who could predict the mine would get
so huge? It's spread out underneath the town and now what was
a safe place to be is, actually,
being, literally, undermined

Full Transcript

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Who could predict the mine would get so huge?
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It's spread out underneath the town
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and now what was a safe place to be
00:00:10.008 --> 00:00:12.048
is, actually, being, literally, undermined.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:49
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 • E01 Clinton declassified around one million pages for the report. - Secrets of the Railways 00:14
Clinton declassified around one million pages for the report...
S01 • E04 Already, huge swathes of land have collapsed - Secrets of the Railways 00:59
Already, huge swathes of land have collapsed
S01 • E01 After much negotiation, Spain had agreed to return just over - Secrets of the Railways 00:16
After much negotiation, Spain had agreed to return just over
S01 • E01 TRANSLATION: When I understood that the papers were important, - Secrets of the Railways 00:17
TRANSLATION: When I understood that the papers were importan...
S01 • E01 But now, they acknowledge me. - Secrets of the Railways 00:05
But now, they acknowledge me.
S01 • E01 When France closed its side of the railway line, - Secrets of the Railways 00:11
When France closed its side of the railway line,
S01 • E05 Time is a function of geography and longitude. - Secrets of the Railways 00:55
Time is a function of geography and longitude.
S01 • E02 Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall. - Secrets of the Railways 00:05
Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall.
S01 • E04 Rasmus Norling explains. - Secrets of the Railways 00:48
Rasmus Norling explains.
S01 • E01 {\an1}SPEAKING PORTUGUESE - Secrets of the Railways 00:10
{\an1}SPEAKING PORTUGUESE
S01 • E02 As the East German government started to falter - Secrets of the Railways 00:33
As the East German government started to falter
S01 • E01 In 1908, they started building the international tunnel. - Secrets of the Railways 00:18
In 1908, they started building the international tunnel.
S01 • E01 Unwittingly, the railway builders of the early 20th century dug a tunnel - Secrets of the Railways 00:10
Unwittingly, the railway builders of the early 20th century ...
S01 • E02 But the fall of the government in the East had its consequences. - Secrets of the Railways 00:35
But the fall of the government in the East had its consequen...
S01 • E04 The historic station has been replaced by a temporary one - Secrets of the Railways 00:41
The historic station has been replaced by a temporary one
S01 • E01 This has got to be the best reinvention ever. - Secrets of the Railways 00:15
This has got to be the best reinvention ever.
S01 • E01 Scientists have used the railway tunnel as a ready-made access - Secrets of the Railways 00:14
Scientists have used the railway tunnel as a ready-made acce...
S01 • E02 But in 1991 the people united once again, - Secrets of the Railways 00:34
But in 1991 the people united once again,
S01 • E04 The construction team are literally moving the town's houses - Secrets of the Railways 00:41
The construction team are literally moving the town's h...
S01 • E02 In 1993 they took over the running of the steam railway itself, - Secrets of the Railways 00:55
In 1993 they took over the running of the steam railway itse...