Tag: INDUSTRY

EP027 Pt2 “made it run”

2020-03-14 age-of-victoria EPISODES, INDUSTRY & TRANSPORT 00:50:28 1 Comment

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Railways were one of the great achievements of the Victorian Era, but they are complicated and hard to build. This show covers the process and the people involved in building these incredible pieces of engineering. Pt 2 of this episode covers;

  • The navigators; hard work for hard men.

  • Drink hard, play hard, fight hard.

  • The riots.

  • Individual lives.

  • The great railway tunnels.

  • The miners – life and death in the dark.

  • Monuments to sacrifice.

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EP026 The railway is coming!

2020-02-01 age-of-victoria EPISODES, INDUSTRY & TRANSPORT 01:04:06 0 Comments

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The railway is here. What a change Britain was about to see! A herald of a new age, and new way of life. Something new in human history. This episode covers;

  • The English landscape and the train 1820-1840.

  • Early trains & popular .

  • Economic impacts.

  • Canal and coach monopolies.

  • Slum clearance & Agar Town.

  • A riot in Basingstoke.

  • Triumph of the railways.

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