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    The Past at Work
    The Past at Work
    Documentary

    The Past at Work

    The birth and development of the Industrial Revolution is explored by visiting factories, mines, and other industrial relics where the modern world was made -- not by statesmen and philosophers, but by men, women and children with dirt on their hands.

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    Status

    Ended

    Original Name

    The Past at Work

    First Air Date

    March 25, 1980

    Last Air Date

    May 13, 1980

    Seasons

    1

    Episodes

    8

    Language

    English

    Production Companies

    BBC

    Networks

    BBC Two

    Railway Mania
    S01E08

    Railway Mania

    Anthony Burton travels from York through Leeds and Harrogate to discover more about Britain's industrial past and the role of railway companies in the 19th Century. Along the way, he finds out about the dark and dangerous work of tunnelling, the different classes of passenger coaches and the grandeur of railway hotels.

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