BuildingontheglobalsuccessofImpossibleEngineering,thisuniquenewscienceandhistoryseriesshowcasessomeoftheworld’smostextraordinaryengineeringachievementsoftherailways.Sincetheirmeteoricriseinthe19thCentury,railwayshavebeenattheforefrontofmodernengineeringandtransport.Theyhaveconquereddizzyingaltitudes,wilderness,seasandcities.Withamazingaccessandusingatrademarkcombinationofexcitinggraphics,stunningfootageandexpertanalysis,theseriescapturesthedesignbreakthroughsandheraldsthepioneerswhohaveembracednatureandphysicalchallenges,tocreateatrulyremarkableglobalrailwaynetwork.
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