Riding Britain's Railways: Story, Cast and Series Facts
Riding Britain's Railways (2010): History. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
Climb up on the footplate and join historian and host Dan Cruickshank for a railway adventure like no other as he investigates how trains helped shape modern Britain. This three-part series resurrects an exhilarating age and kicks off by focusing on the railways' role in defeating Hitler, before unearthing the incredible engineering achievements of Isambard Brunel and embarking on a trip on the earliest steam engines.
Series details
- Title: Riding Britain's Railways
- Format: Documentary
- Language: English
- Genres: History
- Premiere date: 2010-05-05
- Final broadcast date listed: 2010-05-19
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: National Geographic
- Network country: United Kingdom
- Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
- TVMaze ID: 73674
- TVDB ID: 249131
Cast and credited roles
- Dan Cruickshank — Presenter
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 2010-05-05; final listed air date 2010-05-19; episode order: 3.
Source and licence
Adapted from Riding Britain's 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.
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