Trains That Changed the World

The Flying Scotsman was the first train to break the 100mph barrier and revolutionized travel within the UK and inspired the world to use trains for high-speed transport.

The London Underground – first operating in 1863 – changed the way we get around cities forever, driving people deep underground to clear congested streets.

The Industrial Revolution led to the development of the modern railway and one train from that era came to symbolize the new age of steam: Stephenson’s Rocket.

In this episode, we travel aboard the GWR to experience a journey of a by-gone age.