Railway Murders
Investigating the most notorious murders ever to take place on the British railways. The cases start from 1864 with the the first murder on a British railway.
Overview
Investigating the most notorious murders ever to take place on the British railways. The cases start from 1864 with the the first murder on a British railway.
Ashley Hall
Producer
Episodes
1. The First Railway Murderer
The first ever murder on a British train. 70-year-old Thomas Briggs was murdered on the 9.45pm train from Fenchurch Street to Hackney Wick on 9 July 1864 by Franz Muller.
2. The Body In The Tunnel
The murder of coin dealer 64-year-old Isaac Frederick Gold on the 2.00pm express train travelling from London Bridge to Brighton on 27 June 1881 by 22-year-old Percy LeFroy Mapleton.
3. The Police Killer
The first time a railway police officer was murdered in the line of duty. 37-year-old Detective Sergeant Robert Kidd was murdered in Sepember 1895, while investigating a spate of thefts from goods wagons in a yard at Wigan railway station.
Cast & Crew
Alan Moss
Self. Contributor
Judith Rowbotham
Self. Contributor
Matthew Green
Self. Contributor
Andrzej Suchcitz
Self. Contributor
Nicholas Day
Self. Presenter
Donald Rumbelow
Self. Contributor
