Combat Trains, First World War

New. Nazi Railways: Series exploring the role of trains in the major conflicts of the past 150 years. Auschwitz survivors explore the railways' part in the Nazis' mass murder.

Death Railway: Veterans and historians tell the story of the Thai-Burma railway and the countless prisoners of war and slave labourers who lost their lives building it. (S1, ep 2)

Ambulance Trains: From the trench to the home front hospital, a medical historian retraces the train journey made by wounded soldiers during World War I. (S1, ep 3)

The First Railroad War: The story of the Great Locomotive Chase - an attempt by Northern spies to steal steam locomotive The General during the American Civil War. (S1, ep 4)

Precious Cargo: The astonishing accounts of four railway journeys that changed history, including the perilous expedition that made a young Winston Churchill world famous. (S1, ep 5)

Secrets And Lies: Learn how Lawrence of Arabia used guerilla warfare against the Ottoman Empire's railways. Also, what secrets lie under New York's Grand Central Station? (S1, ep 6)

First World War: A look into how the efficiency of the rail networks on both sides helped cause the stalemate of the First World War. (S1, ep 7)

Second World War: Homefront: Eyewitness accounts of how trains were able to bring back troops from Dunkirk, and evacuate hundreds of children to safety during World War 2. (S1, ep 8)