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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.

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S1 E1 · The First Railway Murderer

In 1864 wealthy banker Thomas Briggs was the first murder victim on a British railway.

S1 E2 · The Body In The Tunnel

In 1881 Percy Lefroy Mapleton, a young writer became fixated on a beautiful stage actress.

S1 E3 · The Police Killer

The first time a railway police officer was murdered in the line of duty.

S1 E4 · The Newcastle Train Murder

In 1910 the city of Newcastle was transfixed by a murder trial.

S1 E5 · The Guardsman

In 1952 Jimmy Alcott staked out a railway station and plotted a theft ending in murder.

S1 E6 · Death on the Underground

In 1957 an elderly Polish Countess was attacked at Gloucester Road Tube station.

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