Story of Trains takes you on a whistle stop tour of Britain's railways through a century of great change, with the world-famous wildlife artist and engine owner, David Shepherd as the guide.

This fascinating programme includes unprecedented access to the footplate on many of the famous engines, along with commentary from their drivers and firemen.

From the humble Victorian tank engines and narrow gauge industrial engines right through to Eurostar and the latest giant freight engines, The Story of Trains is a journey through time with wonderful archive footage that brings each decade vividly to life and shows trains at war and the railways wider role in a changing society.

Story of Trains is testimony to just how much the railway locomotive really has been an engine of change.