The Railway: Keeping Britain On Track

The Railway: Keeping Britain On Track is a British television documentary broadcast on BBC Two and narrated by Kevin Whately. It is about passenger railway operations in Britain.[1]

The Railway: Keeping Britain On Track
Genre	Documentary
Directed by	Jo Hughes
Narrated by	Kevin Whately
Composer	Andy Cowton
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Liesel Evans
Producer	Jo Hughes
Production location	United Kingdom
Editor	John Mister
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	6 x 59 minutes
Production company	Century Films
Release
Original network	BBC Two
Original release	12 February – 19 March 2013
External links
Website

The series, produced by Century Films, comprises six episodes and was first broadcast on 12 February 2013.

Episodes

#	Title	Director	Original air date
1	"King's Cross"	Laura Fairrie	12 February 2013
Set at London King's Cross railway station, featuring East Coast and First Capital Connect staff and the 2012 refurbishment of the station.[2]
2	"Summer Madness"	Jo Hughes	19 February 2013
Set at Leeds railway station and the Huddersfield Line
3	"Standing Room Only"	Rob McCabe	26 February 2013
Set on the First Great Western network including Reading, London Paddington and Twyford stations.
4	"West Coast Mainline"	Rob McCabe	5 March 2013
Set along the route linking London to Manchester and Glasgow.
5	"Railway On My Doorstep"	Rob McCabe	12 March 2013
Set on the Merseyrail network in Liverpool, the Valley Lines network in South Wales, and in Steventon, Oxfordshire.
6	"North of the Border"	Rob McCabe	19 March 2013
Set in Scotland at Edinburgh Waverley, Glasgow Central, Craigentinny depot and elsewhere.

References

1. "The Railway - Keeping Britain On Track". BBC Online. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
2. Farndale, Nigel (13 February 2013). "The Railway: Keeping Britain on Track, BBC Two, review". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2013.

External links

• The Railway: Keeping Britain On Track at BBC Programmes
• The Railway: Keeping Britain On Track at IMDb