Railways of the Great War: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

World War I was a railway war. Michael Portillo finds out how the railways helped to precipitate a mechanised war, shaped how it was fought, conveyed millions to the trenches and bore witness to its end. He takes to historic tracks to rediscover the locomotives and wagons of the war that was supposed to end all war and hears the stories of the gallant men and women who used them in life and in death.

Series details

• Title: Railways of the Great War
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: War, Travel, History
• Premiere date: 2014-08-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-08-08
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 6982
• TVDB ID: 284342

Cast and credited roles

• Michael Portillo — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-08-04; final listed air date 2014-08-08; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

Adapted from Railways of the Great War 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.