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Mark Williams on the Rails

Season 1 Episode 10: Out of Steam

Mark Williams explores the introduction of diesel electric systems in 1953 and drives a Class 31 complete with hot plate, windscreen wiper and ashtrays.

Season 1 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...

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Info about Mark Williams on the Rails

Network: Discovery

Production Countries: United States, United Kingdom

Genres:Documentary, History