Fred Dibnah's Railway Collection
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30:00Fred Dibnah's Railway Collection
Fred visits the Great Central Railway, the only remaining main line railway in the country which still has steam locomotives, where he takes a footplate ride.
30:00Fred Dibnah drives his own engine to Bridgnorth, Shropshire, to see an engine repair shed and purpose-built boiler shop.
30:00Fred Dibnah visits the Midland Railway Centre in Derbyshire, is given a tour of the sheds and gets to have a go on the hydraulic riveter.
30:00Fred Dibnah explains what happens in railway works, visiting Bo'ness and Kinneil, Scotland, and the Boston Lodge in Ffestiniog, Wales.
30:00Fred Dibnah visits the Bluebell Railway in East Sussex. His first footplate ride of the day is on Fenchurch, where he is pleasantly surprised to meet a fire lady.
30:00Fred Dibnah visits Llangollen Railway, where he reminisces about the past, and is given a chance to fulfil a childhood dream with driver Robert Haslam.
30:00Fred Dibnah visits the Ffestiniog Railway in Gwynedd, Wales, where he talks about restoration work and is taken for a ride down the track by the manager Paul.
30:00Fred Dibnah visits Ravenglass, Cumbria, where he has an opportunity to see an old mill working.
30:00Fred Dibnah examines historic railways and engineering projects undertaken by the likes of Stephenson and Hackworth.
30:00Fred Dibnah explains how diesel-powered locomotives replaced steam trains, leading to the creation of the Railway Preservation Society.
30:00Fred Dibnah explores the creation of the stream train and new speed records that were set in the 1920s.
30:00Fred Dibnah learns more about the work of one of his heroes, engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel and his plans for a wide gauge railway system.
30:00Fred Dibnah explores how railways changed Britain and follows the growth in popularity of the locomotive. Plus, a visit to a rope haulage railway in Derbyshire.
30:00Fred Dibnah examines the work of the Stephenson family, and how it influenced the railways.
30:00Fred Dibnah shares his passion for the railways by visiting workshops, museums and lines devoted to their past, starting with a look at early rail pioneers.
30:00Fred Dibnah visits the Ffestiniog Railway in Gwynedd, Wales, where he talks about restoration work and is taken for a ride down the track by the manager Paul.
30:00Fred Dibnah visits one of his favourite railway lines at Ravenglass near the Lake District, and calls in at Muncaster Mill, where wheat is ground into flour.