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Industry

The Industrial Revolution was the single most important event in the development of the modern railway and one train from that era came to symbolize the new age of steam, Stephenson's Rocket. Cameras reveal the revolutionary design of the Rocket, and how it transformed Britain's economy, from localized rural industries to the global networks we recognize today.

English
  • Originally Aired August 27, 2021
  • Runtime 42 minutes
  • Network Channel 5
  • Created September 22, 2021 by
    daveoxford
  • Modified June 5, 2024 by
    reubot