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Combat Trains

Season 1 2015 - 2016

  • 2015-11-25T21:00:00Z on H2
  • 44m
  • 5h 52m (8 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary
For over a century, locomotives played a vital role in wartime. We explore some of the trains and railways, from the American Civil War through World War II, that turned the tides of battles and changed history. Rarely seen archival footage and accounts from vets who were there highlight these thrilling stories of engineering genius and extraordinary bravery.

8 episodes

Series Premiere

2015-11-25T21:00:00Z

1x01 Nazi Railways

Series Premiere

1x01 Nazi Railways

  • 2015-11-25T21:00:00Z44m

From a mobile command headquarters for Hitler to the trains that carried out mass murder, track the history of the Nazi railway.

2015-12-02T21:00:00Z

1x02 The Death Railway

1x02 The Death Railway

  • 2015-12-02T21:00:00Z44m

Discover the shocking story of the construction of WWII's Death Railway from some of the Allied POWs forced to build it.

2015-12-09T21:00:00Z

1x03 Ambulance Trains

1x03 Ambulance Trains

  • 2015-12-09T21:00:00Z44m

From ambulance train to cutting-edge mobile hospital, see how the railway industry saved lives for over a century of war.

2015-12-16T21:00:00Z

1x04 The First Railroad War

1x04 The First Railroad War

  • 2015-12-16T21:00:00Z44m

From Bull Run to the Petersburg Campaign, see how trains affected and defined the American Civil War.

2016-01-06T21:00:00Z

1x05 Precious Cargo

1x05 Precious Cargo

  • 2016-01-06T21:00:00Z44m

Hop aboard and hear the stories of four rail journeys that changed the course of WWII, the Russian Revolution, and more.

2016-01-13T21:00:00Z

1x06 Secrets & Lies

1x06 Secrets & Lies

  • 2016-01-13T21:00:00Z44m

From Lawrence of Arabia to Winston Churchill, discover stories of railway espionage and sabotage in times of war.

2016-01-20T21:00:00Z

1x07 World War One

1x07 World War One

  • 2016-01-20T21:00:00Z44m

See how the efficiency of railways in WWI led not to a speedy victory but to the interminable horror of trench warfare.

Season Finale

2016-01-27T21:00:00Z

1x08 World War Two: The Home Front

Season Finale

1x08 World War Two: The Home Front

  • 2016-01-27T21:00:00Z44m

Track the vital role British trains played during World War II, through firsthand accounts and rarely seen footage.

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