TRACKS OF THE YEARS S

The Railways That Built Britain, 9pm, Ch5

CHRIS TARRANT (pictured) explores the role the railways playedp during wartime. As World War I broke out, hundreds of thousands of men were transported to the trenches in France by railroad,r while World WarW II saw trains playing a crucial role in the evacuation of children from the big cities, while also becoming a target for the Luftwaffe.