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.
All episodes for series 1 of Railway Murders
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.
