The Way Trains Changed Victorian Fortunes | Full Steam Ahead | Absolute History

In this episode, the team head to the South Devon Railway to explore the life of the branch line before the 1960s Beeching cuts. Ruth discovers how the railways came to the rescue when a deadly disease wiped out almost the entire stock of London cattle.

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