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Secrets of the Transport Museum

Season 1

2021 · 10 episodes

  1. 1. Frazer Nash

    2021-03-30 · 44m

    A historic Frazer Nash car must be fixed before a big race. Plus, the first car ever to go round the track is brought back to life but will the museum director pass her test in order to drive it? And a Harrier jump jet is feeling deflated.

  2. 2. Abbie Eaton

    2021-04-06 · 44m

    A Delage V12 famous for early women's records on the track returns to be driven by a modern‐day legend. Concorde's wings need some urgent TLC. A Route Master is given a makeover. And two generations fix an extremely rare motorcycle.

  3. 3. Vintage Planes

    2021-04-13 · 44m

    There's a battle against the elements for vintage aircraft to grace the skies of Brooklands once again. A rare Triumph motorcycle is rescued from a barn and brought back to life. And a wooden car is being eaten alive by woodworm.

  4. 4. Formula E Car

    2021-04-20 · 44m

    An F1 racer goes on a perilous journey and there's a new addition to the exhibit – a Formula E car. It takes teamwork to fix the snapped gearstick on the Railton Terraplane, and a dynamic duo tackle a dented wing in the Aero‐Minx.

  5. 5. 87 Year Old Napier Railton

    2021-04-27 · 44m

    A legendary racing car is put through its paces, when it meets an old rival. There's an eight‐year mission to restore a Wellington Bomber and time is short for the team preparing to commemorate a devastating WWII bombing.

  6. 6. Concorde

    2021-05-04 · 44m

    Brookland's Concorde 'Delta Golf' has a makeover, in time for a visit from Concorde royalty. The race track's old Finishing Straight plays host to Motoball, a WWI sport invented by bored dispatch riders. And three volunteers are determined to fix a neglected aerodrome fire engine in time for the parade.

  7. 7. Le Mans

    2021-05-11 · 44m

    A volunteer is tasked with waking a legendary Le Mans racer from its exhibit slumber. A decommissioned bomb proves a slippery customer, and can the experts bring to life the dormant engines of a transatlantic flyer?

  8. 8. Morris 8

    2021-05-18 · 43m

    Racing driver Billy Monger gives a fellow double amputee a driving lesson. Also, a mighty Morris 8 receives an engine overhaul, a Bentley Le Man's seats are restored and a fire engine gets pumping for the first time in years.

  9. 9. 100 Year Old Bike

    2021-05-25 · 44m

    An aviation obsessive recovers from a near fatal crash by testing one of his homemade planes; The legendary Napier-Railton has a service; some treasure is found in the museum tower, and a hundred‐year‐old push bike gets a wooden wheel built.

  10. 10. Barnes Wallis

    2021-06-01 · 44m

    A Barnes Wallis catapult is fixed by volunteers, but will they be able to bounce bombs on water like the dambusters? A Triumph car is put through its paces in a road test. And a classic motorbike requires more than just a push start.

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