Two-hundred years of trains
The anniversary of the first passenger steam train has us examining the science of trains
Unexpected Elements · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
This week marks 200 years since the first steam train pulled passengers over 26 miles of north-east England’s countryside, and started a revolution. Jump on board for show filled with train tales.
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Presenter: Marnie Chesterton Producers: Margaret Sessa-Hawkins with Alice Lipscombe-Southwell, Robbie Wojciechowski, Lucy Davies