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Thursday 20 January 2022 | 52m 48s

| The Birth of the Railways

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The Birth of the Railways

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Today Tom and Dominic are joined by historian Dan Jackson to talk about one of the greatest inventions known to man - the railways.

Where were they first created? When did they arrive in England? And how did they relate to the standardisation of GMT in Britain?

From Eric Hobsbawm to cucumber straighteners, this pod has it all!

Producer: Dom Johnson
Exec Producer: Tony Pastor

Twitter:
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@holland_tom
@dcsandbrook

Email: restishistorypod@gmail.com

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