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Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo - Season 1 Episode 1 A Railway War Begins

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Michael travels through Britain and northern Europe uncovering railway stories from the Great War. He begins his quest in the French city of Metz on European tracks built with war in mind, charts the birth of the railway war at a small station in Luxembourg and discovers how Britain's railways coped with the challenge of sending thousands of troops to join the conflict from Southampton. Finally, he returns to France to learn how the early war of movement gave way to the stalemate of the trenches.

First Air Date: Aug 04, 2014

Last Air date: Aug 08, 2014

Season: 1 Season

Episode: 5 Episode

Runtime: 30 minutes

IMDb: 6.00/10 by 1.00 users

Popularity: 1.918

Language: English