Trains: Two Centuries of Innovation

Trains: Two Centuries of Innovation

Documentary, History, TV Movie | Feb. 23, 2017

Nearly 200 years ago, the train revolutionized our lives. It redrew the maps of states and nations, and changed concepts of distance and time like no other invention before. What visionaries imagined the development of the railroad? How did we get from the first chugging locomotives to the smooth giants of speed we see today? How does France's extensive rail network keep running smoothly, 24/7?

Trains: Two Centuries of Innovation

Documentary, History, TV Movie | Feb. 23, 2017

Trains: Two Centuries of Innovation
Nearly 200 years ago, the train revolutionized our lives. It redrew the maps of states and nations, and changed concepts of distance and time like no other invention before. What visionaries imagined the development of the railroad? How did we get from the first chugging locomotives to the smooth giants of speed we see today? How does France's extensive rail network keep running smoothly, 24/7?
Producers RMC Découverte, Galaxie Productions
Original title Trains : Deux Siècles d'innovation
Directors Sigrid Clément, Cyrille Massey
Writers Mathurin Ray, Sigrid Clément, Cyrille Massey

Cast

Cédric Allard

as Narrator (voice)

Clive Lamming

as Self - Railway historian

Philippe Hérissé

as Self - Engineer, train transportation expert

Christophe Keseljevic

as Self - Railway expert

Michèle Merger

as Self - Researcher and historian

Philippe Mirville

as Self - President of the French national railway museum

Laurent Quessette

as Self - Jurist, railway expert

Jean-Marie Duthilleul

as Self - Architect, train station expert

Jean-Claude Lustyk

as Self - TGV driver