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Mark Williams on the Rails

In 2004, Great Britain celebrated its two-hundredth year of railways with a dedicated train enthusiast named Mark Williams. The celebration was commemorated through an exciting new TV series where Mark traveled the length and breadth of Britain to uncover and explore the nation's rich railwa...

Episodes:

Episode 1 Cornish Steam Giant

1. Cornish Steam Giant

Aired: Apr 1, 2004

Mark Williams celebrates two hundred years of trains, charting the developmen...

Episode 2 Rocketmen

2. Rocketmen

Aired: Apr 8, 2004

Mark Williams celebrates two hundred years of trains, tracking the creation o...

Episode 3 Moving Mountains

3. Moving Mountains

Aired: Apr 15, 2004

The creation of the Great Western Railway under the control of a single engin...

Episode 4 The Carriage Kings

4. The Carriage Kings

Aired: Apr 22, 2004

Mark Williams discovers how a curious engine used to transport slate down the...

Episode 5 Brunel

5. Brunel

Aired: Apr 29, 2004

Mark Williams explores how the introduction of railways affected society. He ...

Episode 6 George Stephenson

6. George Stephenson

Aired: May 6, 2004

In this edition, Mark Williams learns how, during the early days of train tra...

Episode 7 Death on the Tracks

7. Death on the Tracks

Aired: May 13, 2004

Mark Williams rides the American railroad to explore how the construction of ...

Episode 8 Big Country

8. Big Country

Aired: May 20, 2004

Mark Williams explains how the race for speed during the 1920s and 1930s led ...

Episode 9 Speed & Power

9. Speed & Power

Aired: May 27, 2004

Mark Williams gets to grips with the oldest subterranean train network in the...

Episode 10 Out of Steam

10. Out of Steam

Aired: Jun 3, 2004

Mark Williams explores the introduction of diesel electric systems in 1953 an...

Appearances

Info about Mark Williams on the Rails

Network: Discovery

Production Countries: United States, United Kingdom

Genres:Documentary, History