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What The First Passenger Train Looked Like | Full Steam Ahead EP2

Historians Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn visit Beamish in County Durham to examine how railway companies began to develop ways of moving people, rather than just stone, coal and iron, around the country. The comfort of the early passenger wagons is put to the test on one of the earliest steam trains, and Ruth finds out how people were moving further than ever before.

English
  • Originally Aired August 6, 2020
  • Runtime 58 minutes
  • Created March 14, 2024 by
    Jaydee61
  • Modified March 15, 2024 by
    Jaydee61