The story of the trench warfare of the First World War is well known. What is less well known is that the efficiency of the railway networks of both sides helped cause that stalemate. The programme describes the German Schlieffen Plan to use rail networks to invade France, and in the city of Liege how the Belgian railway workers resisted that invasion. On a light railway that still operates in the fields of the Somme, their extraordinary power and versatility is revealed. The programme looks at the remarkable work in France of the British Railway Operating Division and the bravery of its crews.
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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.... World War One
Season.......... 1x07
Plot............ The story of the trench warfare of the First World War is well known. What is less well known is that the efficiency of the railway networks of both sides helped cause that stalemate. The programme describes the German Schlieffen Plan to use rail networks to invade France, and in the city of Liege how the Belgian railway workers resisted that invasion. On a light railway that still operates in the fields of the Somme, their extraordinary power and versatility is revealed. The programme looks at the remarkable work in France of the British Railway Operating Division and the bravery of its crews
Runtime......... 60 mins
Air Date........ 2016-01-20 Wednesday, 16:00
URL............. http://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/504792/combat-trains-1x07-world-war-one
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Episode Name.... World War Two: The Homefront
Season.......... 1x08
Plot............ Between 1939 and 1945 war came to Britain's railways. By now an established technology, in the Second World War trains operating in Britain came into their own - bringing troops back home after the humiliation of Dunkirk, as well as taking hundreds of thousands of city children to safety. The programme interviews eye-witnesses to both railway adventures, and discovers the disused Tube station where the evacuations were coordinated. There are tales of the heroism of the railway staff during the Blitz, and how a small siding in a Hampshire railway station played its part in the preparations for D-Day
Runtime......... 60 mins
Air Date........ 2016-01-27 Wednesday, 16:00
URL............. http://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/504793/combat-trains-1x08-world-war-two-the-homefront
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