— "People were scared to death.... they couldn't understand that a human being could go as fast on earth and not lose parts of themselves, says railway author Jim Ward In the first of a six-part history of railways and their impact.
When the engine Locomotion pulled the first fare-paying passengers between Stockton and Darlington in 1825, It was an event as epic as man landing on the moon. With archive material, interviews and contemporary film, the series shows how railways have subsequently helped shape the modern world. Producer Peter Bate
Executive producer Peter Grimsdale
The British invention that sparked a global revolution
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