Guy Martin: The British Train That Changed the World

Oct 26, 2025

1h 8m

★ 0.0

Overview

Celebrating 200 years of rail, Guy helps to rebuild, and learns to drive, the world’s most important train for a recreation of the journey that changed history: the Stockton to Darlington Railway

Genres

Documentary

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Cast

Self

Guy Martin

Self - Narrator (voice)

Shaun Dooley

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10.0

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0.0

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0.0

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6.2

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Guy Martin: The British Train That Changed the World

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