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Nov 1, 2018 · The railway played a vital role during WWI. When Britain declared war on Germany in 1914, trains efficiently moved huge numbers of troops and equipment between the Home Front and France.
All episodes of Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo.
Aug 4, 2014 · Michael Portillo: World War I was a railway war. I'm going to find out how that railways helped to precipitate a mechanised war, defined how it was fought, conveyed millions to the trenches and bore witness to its end.
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- 2014-08-04
- History
- Michael Portillo
Michael Portillo examines the role of the railways in World War I and travels through Britain and Europe uncovering stories from the Great War.
Snapshots from Michael Portillo's journey along the vital railways of World War One.
Jul 24, 2014 · In Railways of the Great War, Michael Portillo and Colette Hooper tell the forgotten story of the war on the tracks and explore the numerous ways in which Britain’s locomotives, railway companies and skilled railway workforce moulded the course of the conflict.
- Colette Hooper
In this five part series, Michael Portillo marks the centenary of the First World War by discovering the central role that the railways played.
