The Architecture The Railways Built

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The Architecture The Railways Built

Tim Dunn visits the Royal Albert Bridge and discovers how it was constructed. He also visits Wolverhampton to learn the history of its train stations.

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Series 1
Tim Dunn visits the architecture of the Stockton & Darlington railway, the first passenger steam line in the world and learns how Essex's enormous Chappel Viaduct was built.
Tim Dunn visits the former HQ of London Underground, 55 Broadway, which was the capital's first skyscraper, and sees the timber-framed Barmouth Bridge in north Wales.
Tim Dunn rides up Mt Snowdon's railway to visit the summit station, and discovers how a glass structure envelopes Strasbourg's 19th century station.
Tim Dunn goes behind the scenes at London's Kings Cross station and finds out about the disused funicular railway hidden in the Avon Gorge in Bristol.
Tim Dunn explores disused tube station Down Street in Mayfair that played a crucial tactical role during WWII and tours Rotterdam's new centraal station with its designer.
Series 4
Tim Dunn explores railway ingenuity at Goole swing bridge in Yorkshire and takes in Edinburgh Waverley from roof to underground vaults.
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