Trains are great and we need more of them. But you know what's not? Railway scandals! Diana and Adel learn about the Strousberg affair, a 19th century railway scandal that acted as a catalyst for a major financial crisis and signaled the less than auspicious birth of the Romanian railways.

Trigger warning for Bismarck and the Long Depression (cries in Millennial tears). Monarchy fanboys/girls/nbs might also want to proceed with caution.

Sources:

Lessons from the Long Depression, by Steve Davies, Institute of Economic Affairs