Massive Engines - Season 1

Massive Engines - Season 1

Season 1

Network
Episodes10
DatesApr 5, 2004 - Apr 16, 2004

Episodes

Diggers
Season 1Episode 124 min

Diggers

Comedy actor and car fanatic Chris Barrie explores the development of digger engines from their invention in the 19th century to the monstrous models used today. Featuring the electrically powered bucket wheel excavator, and a tunneling machine at work under the streets of Dublin
Apr 5, 2004
Racing Cars
Season 1Episode 224 min

Racing Cars

Exploring the evolution of the racing car engine with a visit to the museum at Beaulieu to see some of the most powerful early models
Apr 6, 2004
Rockets
Season 1Episode 324 min

Rockets

The evolution of rocket power, from the fireworks of the ancient Chinese to the monsters of the space race
Apr 7, 2004
Bikes
Season 1Episode 424 min

Bikes

Chris Barrie turns his attention to his favorite type of vehicle - the motorcycle. He takes to the road on a Twenties Brough Superior - the first bike to reach 100mph - and rides through the badlands of Buckinghamshire with his own Harley-Davidson gang
Apr 8, 2004
Airliners
Season 1Episode 524 min

Airliners

Chris Barrie tells the story of how passenger aircraft were developed from First World War bombers through to modern jumbos with huge jet engines
Apr 9, 2004
Pumps
Season 1Episode 624 min

Pumps

Comedy actor and car fanatic Chris Barrie discovers how steam engines evolved during the 1880s to pump an essential clean water supply to the public.
Apr 12, 2004
Ships
Season 1Episode 724 min

Ships

Chris explores the development of engines on ships, from 18th-century steam power to modern diesel vessels. He takes a trip up the Thames in a paddle steamer, goes inside the 2,100 horsepower engine of the last ocean-going paddle steamer PS Waverley and discovers what propelled HMS Belfast
Apr 13, 2004
Trucks
Season 1Episode 824 min

Trucks

Comedy actor and car fanatic Chris Barrie explores the development of truck engines. He examines 19th-century steam-powered machines and the advent of diesel in the 1930s, before turning his attention to Europe's largest modern vehicle - the Caterpillar 789. This monster has a capacity of 69-litre engine and 16 cylinders
Apr 14, 2004
Airships
Season 1Episode 924 min

Airships

The presenter explores the history of airships, from the early hot-air balloons of the Montgolfier Brothers, to the ill-fated transatlantic passenger liners of the 1930s. He also visits the historic hangars at Cardington, where he takes a ride on a sky hopper. Plus, a look at the Zeppelin company, examining its early bombers and new prototype cargo carrier.
Apr 15, 2004
Locomotives
Season 1Episode 1024 min

Locomotives

Comedy actor and car fanatic Chris Barrie explores the development of trains, including the steam locomotive that became a symbol of Thirties luxury and people's never-ending fascination with speed.
Apr 16, 2004

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