Name: Railways and Remembrance
Released: 2014-08-08

Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo

S1 · E5 — Railways and Remembrance

S1:E5 · Railways and Remembrance

Episodes

5 episodes in this season

A Railway War Begins

30 min

Railways and Railwaymen Called to Action

30 min

Keeping the War Moving

30 min

On Track to Victory

30 min

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Railways and Remembrance

30 min

Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo

TV Series

201430m7.0

Documentary

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Railways and Remembrance

Season 1 · Episode 5 · Aug 8, 2014

Michael travels through Britain and northern France uncovering railway stories from the Great War. In this final episode, Michael explores the aftermath of this earth-shattering conflict. For four years, the railways had fed the front line with vast numbers of men, munitions and supplies. But even after the Armistice had been signed in a railway carriage, the work of the railways was not done. As Britain continued to mourn its dead, the railways played an important part in their remembrance. Michael hears stories of railway war heroes and encounters a remarkable railway wagon used to honour them. He hears how the railways helped give birth to battlefield tourism and in the cemeteries of Ypres he meets the great grandchildren of some of the fallen.

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Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo

TV Series

201430m7.0

Documentary

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Railways and Remembrance

Season 1 · Episode 5 · Aug 8, 2014

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