The Long Journey of Trains - Into the Carriage!

• Documentary

Episode overview

It is one of the creations of human ingenuity that has completely transformed the way we move, work, travel, see, and experience the places we live in. And ultimately, even our lives. A machine so powerful that it can transport things and people in previously unimaginable quantities. It is the train. In this episode of Ulysses, the pleasure of discovery, we will take a journey along the tracks with Alberto Angela to discover this marvelous means of transport. We will climb aboard a working steam locomotive and discover the royal carriage used by the House of Savoy at the beginning of the last century. From the first steam trains to futuristic magnetic levitation trains, we will recount the train's unstoppable progress and its impact on every corner of the world and on distant and diverse cultures. We will show you unusual and true behind-the-scenes aspects of the train in our lives today. From the subway we take to work in the morning to the projects for new futuristic railway lines.

117 minutes