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Abandoned Railways from Above

Season 1

2024 · 6 episodes

  1. 1. Somerset

    2024-05-17 · 45m

    Explores a lost line that was known for its holiday trains and crosses some of Britain's most picturesque countryside in Somerset and Dorset.

  2. 2. Oxford

    2024-05-24 · 45m

    Explores a route that connected two of Britain's most prestigious universities and acted as a secret weapon for the country during WWII.

  3. 3. Scarborough

    2024-05-31 · 46m

    Explores a line that ran between two of Britain's most popular resort towns, Scarborough and Whitby, to see how railways transformed them into tourist destinations.

  4. 4. Wales

    2024-06-07 · 45m

    Explores a route in Wales from Aberystwyth to Carmarthen that helped rural communities thrive and brought with it an industrial boom in the region.

  5. 5. York

    2024-06-14 · 44m

    Explores a line that intertwines with the fortune of the Railway King, George Hudson. The journey starts at York's first permanent railway station, then moves to the 12,000-acre estate in Londesborough and finally to Hull.

  6. 6. Scotland

    2024-06-21 · 46m

    Follows an abandoned line from Carlise to Edinburgh, which connects communities in this remote area of the country, as well as England with Scotland; explores the site of what used to be the largest factory in the world, north of Gretna.

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