Episode
Horizon: Rail Crash
Overview
Horizon reviews the history of train accidents and the new safety precautions to prevent them.
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 9
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 1972-05-08
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Rail Crash is Episode 16 in 1972 of Horizon. It aired on 1972-05-08. The runtime is 60 min.
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