Locomotion: Dan Snow's History of Railways: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Dan Snow presents this three-part documentary series on the history of railways. Snow explores how Britain's railway has developed over the years from track-ways used for coal carts in the early 18th century to metal tracks, steam locomotives and the complex system of tunnels, bridges and cuttings.

Series details

• Title: Locomotion: Dan Snow's History of Railways
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Travel, History
• Premiere date: 2013-01-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-01-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 24320
• TVDB ID: 265883

Cast and credited roles

• Dan Snow — Dan Snow

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-01-15; final listed air date 2013-01-29; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

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