Full Steam Ahead

Historians Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn bring back to life the golden age of steam and explore how the Victorian railways created modern Britain.

Series 1 | Episode 5

Discover what the South Devon Railway was like before the Beeching cuts of the 1960s and hear how the railways came to the rescue when a fatal disease wiped out London's cattle.

Full Steam Ahead

Series 1 | Episode 3

How did the Victorian-era railways transform the British diet? Find out as our historians reveal how trains improved the quality of our meat and revolutionised beer production.