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Celebrating the golden age of public transport - when railway stations were cathedrals, journeys were to be enjoyed and inventors sought new ways of getting around. (2000)

Celebrating the golden age of public transport - when railway stations were cathedrals, journeys were to be enjoyed not endured and inventors sought new and better ways of getting around.

Kirsty Wark visits Newcastle's grand Victorian railway station and the barrel-vaulted bus garage at Stockwell in London, Joan Bakewell argues that people have forgotten the thrill of travel, while Dan Cruickshank investigates lost transport visions that were considered too advanced for their time. (2000)

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Mon 8 May 200009:00
BBC Knowledge

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BBC Four Transport Revolutions Collection
Faster, further, sleeker. Take a look at the innovations that have changed the way we travel.

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PresenterKirsty Wark
PresenterJoan Bakewell
PresenterDan Cruickshank
Series ProducerTim Dunn
ProducerIan Leese
DirectorIan Leese
Executive ProducerBasil Comely

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  • Sat 29 Apr 200019:35
    BBC Two
  • Mon 8 May 200009:00
    BBC Knowledge

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