21st Century Railways: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Railways in Ireland have been around for almost 180 years.

When they first arrived they brought Ireland to the forefront of cutting edge technological change. The railways took over from canals as the new means of mass transportation of people and goods.

Having once enjoyed a Golden Age, railways were to enter a long period of decline - but today their revival is being championed once again.

The early years of the New Millennium witnessed the greatest investment in the Irish rail network since railways first came to Ireland. A sort of renaissance has taken place right across the network and, despite the current recession, is set to continue albeit slowly into the future..bringing the railways out of decades of neglect and into line with 21st Century expectations.

Series details

• Title: 21st Century Railways
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Travel, History
• Premiere date: 2012-11-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-11-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: RTÉ ONE
• Network country: Ireland
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 6644
• TVDB ID: 311334

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-11-12; final listed air date 2012-11-19; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from 21st Century Railways on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.