Episode #1.2
- Episode aired Jan 22, 2013
- 58m
By the 1840s, the benefit of railways is apparent to many people. The period of "Railway Mania" begins, in which there is a free-for-all with different companies building lines (sometimes in... Read allBy the 1840s, the benefit of railways is apparent to many people. The period of "Railway Mania" begins, in which there is a free-for-all with different companies building lines (sometimes in competition with each other), with little central government planning. Fortunes are made ... Read allBy the 1840s, the benefit of railways is apparent to many people. The period of "Railway Mania" begins, in which there is a free-for-all with different companies building lines (sometimes in competition with each other), with little central government planning. Fortunes are made - but for some, life savings are lost when companies go bankrupt.