Season 1

01 Diving Deep Episode 126th April 1997 All About Submersibles 02 Hovercrafts Episode 326th April 1997 All About Hovercraft 03 Image Impossible Episode 426th April 1997 04 Fatest Man on Earth Episode 526th April 1997 05 Race Cars Episode 626th April 1997 All About Race Cars 06 Rockets Episode 726th April 1997 Featuring Rocket Tech: Space Shuttle, Energia/Buran, Long March 3B, Ariane 5, V-2 Rocket, R-16/SS-7 Saddler, R-7 Semyorka/SS-6 Sapwood, Vostok, Mercury, Saturn V, DC-XA 07 Roller Coasters Episode 826th April 1997 All About Roller Coasters 08 Space Planes Episode 926th April 1997 Featuring: Space Shuttle, DC-XA, VentureStar, Energia/Buran, HOPE-X, Hermes 09 Speed Freaks Episode 1026th April 1997 Going Fast... 10 Wheels of Steel Episode 1126th April 1997 This program focuses on the fastest, largest, and tallest trains. We take a brief look at the steam era -- at the Mallard and the huge Big Boys of the Union Pacific railways and a more detailed look at the trains of today -- in particular the French TGV with its top speed of 320 mph. We investigate breaking systems, on-board computer systems and the latest in hi-tech tracks. We show some of the spectacular train crashes and disasters across time and take the audience on a time-lapse trip from London to Paris. Finally, we look at plans for the future with NASA's Maglifter concept -- a launch lift for tomorrow's space train.