During the American Civil War the nature of conflict changed fundamentally. Both Union and Confederate Generals used trains to bring thousands of reinforcements, leading to longer and more frequent battles. It was the North who exploited the railroads the better - through geniuses such as Herman Haupt, who developed techniques of swift railroad construction - and destruction. The episode tells the story of the Great Locomotive Chase - an attempt by Northern spies to steal the locomotive The General. The conflict that divided America helped its unification - the lessons learnt in the war were used to build the Transcontinental Railroad that opened four years after the fighting ceased.
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Show Name....... Combat Trains
Rating.......... N/A
Premiered....... 2015-11-24
Type............ Documentary
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Plot............ Trains have played a crucial role in the war effort in the major conflicts of the past 150 years. These trains were a vital cog in the military machine from carrying troops, to moving hospitals, to being transformed into actual weapons. In this compelling series we tell the stories of these incredible trainsWe combine expert interviews, authentic reconstruction, engineering graphics and archive, highlighting the extraordinary human stories alongside the engineering detail and military perspective. The stories are dramatic, exciting and filled with fascinating historical detail. Each of these incredible stories is set against a backdrop of conflict and we put the events into context. In addition to the stories of the trains we learn more about the military, political and domestic battles happening at the time
Cast............ Gerard Fletcher ... Narrator
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Network......... H2
Country......... United Kingdom
Language........ English
Runtime......... 60 mins
Status.......... To Be Determined
Air Date........ Wednesday 21:00
URL............. http://www.tvmaze.com/shows/9337/combat-trains
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Episode Name.... The First Railroad War
Season.......... 1x04
Plot............ During the American Civil War the nature of conflict changed fundamentally. Both Union and Confederate Generals used trains to bring thousands of reinforcements, leading to longer and more frequent battles. It was the North who exploited the railroads the better - through geniuses such as Herman Haupt, who developed techniques of swift railroad construction - and destruction. The episode tells the story of the Great Locomotive Chase - an attempt by Northern spies to steal the locomotive The General. The conflict that divided America helped its unification - the lessons learnt in the war were used to build the Transcontinental Railroad that opened four years after the fighting ceased
Runtime......... 60 mins
Air Date........ 2015-12-16 Wednesday, 16:00
URL............. http://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/504789/combat-trains-1x04-the-first-railroad-war
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Episode Name.... Precious (or Critical) Cargo
Season.......... 1x05
Plot............ Four railway journeys that changed modern history: 24 year-old Winston Churchill boarded an armoured train during the Boer War hoping for a newspaper scoop. He was captured, but became world famous after escaping. In 1917 Lenin crossed Europe in a sealed train, aided by the Germans who hoped that he would drag Russia out of the war. The infamous Hungarian Gold Train that contained plundered Jewish jewellery and gold was an exercise in naked greed at the end of the Second World War, whilst the Kindertransport saved almost 10,000 Jewish children from certain death. John Fieldsend and Dame Stephanie Shirley give a moving account of their journeys
Runtime......... 60 mins
Air Date........ 2016-01-06 Wednesday, 16:00
URL............. http://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/504790/combat-trains-1x05-precious-or-critical-cargo
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