Locomotion: Dan Snow's History of Railways (Documentary, English)
Genres: Travel, History
Status: Ended
Premiered: 2013-01-15
Ended: 2013-01-29
Network: BBC Two
Country: GB
Airs on: Tuesday
Air time: 21:00
Runtime: 60 minutes
Dan Snow presents this three-part documentary series on the history of railways. Snow explores how Britain's railway has developed over the years from track-ways used for coal carts in the early 18th century to metal tracks, steam locomotives and the complex system of tunnels, bridges and cuttings.