War Trains
1 Season • 2026 PG
For more than a century, rail power has fueled the rise of the modern world. Its mobilization foretold the reshaping of nations and the rise and fall of great empires. How have trains carved vital pathways towards victory?
S1.E1 - The Gustav Gun, 'Spies Express', Sabotage and the Civil War
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Nov 12 @ 1:00AM
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The Nazi's unleash a gun so huge it can only be moved on rail; a murder on the most luxurious train in Europe creates a mystery still unsolved; and, during the American Civil War, a simple raid becomes the most famous train chase in history.
S1.E2 - The 'Dynamo Special', La Dame Blanche, Churchill's Escape
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Nov 12 @ 1:45AM
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In the haze of war, Allied forces orchestrate a daring rescue from Dunkirk, Belgian civilians spy on German train movements during WWI, and a young Winston Churchill makes a legendary escape by rail during the Boer War.
S1.E3 - The Compiegne Wagon, Armoured Trains of Barbarossa, Crystal City
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Nov 19 @ 2:00AM
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Nazi armoured trains fight on the Soviet front during Operation Barbarossa, a French railcar synonymous with victory is transformed by the Nazis into a symbol of defeat, and in the heart of Texas, trains are used to separate and intern families.
S1.E4 - Plan Vert, Ghost Stations of East Berlin, Codebreakers of Bletchley
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Nov 26 @ 2:00AM
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WWII's most decisive battle depends on railroad sabotage from the French Resistance, the Cold War's fracture of Germany creates ghost stations under East Berlin, and Britain's top secret codebreaking facility relies on the railways.