Railway Murders
1 Series ∙ 6 Episodes ∙ History
Investigating the most notorious murders ever to take place on the British railways. Nicholas Day narrates the history of blood on the tracks of Britain.
Investigating the most notorious murders ever to take place on the British railways. Nicholas Day narrates the history of blood on the tracks of Britain.
In 1864 wealthy banker Thomas Briggs was the first murder victim on a British railway.
In 1881 Percy Lefroy Mapleton, a young writer became fixated on a beautiful stage actress.
The first time a railway police officer was murdered in the line of duty.
In 1910 the city of Newcastle was transfixed by a murder trial.
In 1952 Jimmy Alcott staked out a railway station and plotted a theft ending in murder.
In 1957 an elderly Polish Countess was attacked at Gloucester Road Tube station.
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