Synopsis

On an 84-acre site in Derby, Alstom assembles colossal five-carriage electric trains, each weighing 187 tonnes. The trains’ aluminium components are forged at Scotland's sole remaining smelter. Meanwhile, deep within the hills, tunnel boring machines excavate a ten-mile stretch for the new HS2 line. This modern endeavor echoes a pioneering past: the story of Britain’s first electric train, a Brighton seafront attraction still in operation, and the subsequent global adoption of its technology in