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Walking Britain's Lost Railways

Rating:3.8 of 5Total number of episodes:89
Last broadcast:04/03/2021 at 09:05
Series 1
1:05:00

Series 1, Episode 4 - Lake District

4.0 18 x
Clues that the old track through the Lake District even existed are not clear, but Rob learns that it once served mainly miners, and sustained the entire region with hard industry before becoming more of a tourist draw.
1:00:00

Series 1, Episode 4 - Lake District

3.0 12 x
Clues that the old track through the Lake District even existed are not clear, but Rob learns that it once served mainly miners, and sustained the entire region with hard industry before becoming more of a tourist draw.
Series 3
1:05:00

Series 3, Episode 1 - North Devon

3.0 4 x
Rob Bell discovers the lines that unlocked the wild coastline of North Devon, starting in Ilfracombe where rolling green hills and spectacular cliffs kept this lovely fishing town a well-kept secret for centuries.
1:00:00

Series 3, Episode 1 - North Devon

4.0 8 x
Rob Bell discovers the lines that unlocked the wild coastline of North Devon, starting in Ilfracombe where rolling green hills and spectacular cliffs kept this lovely fishing town a well-kept secret for centuries.
Series 2
1:00:00

Series 2, Episode 3 - North Wales

4.3 23 x
Rob Bell travels to Bangor, where he explores a lost line that was built in 1801 to transport Welsh slate from the local quarry, down to the sea.
1:00:00

Series 2, Episode 3 - North Wales

4.0 11 x
Rob Bell travels to Bangor, where he explores a lost line that was built in 1801 to transport Welsh slate from the local quarry, down to the sea.
1:00:00

Series 2, Episode 2 - The Durham Coalfields

3.0 10 x
Rob Bell explores the era when our modern railways were born in the industrial heartlands of the North-East, where for over 150 years coal was king. Visiting former collieries, living museums and meeting former miners, he tells the story of the 1822 Hetton line, the world's first railway designed for steam locomotives.
1:00:00

Series 2, Episode 2 - The Durham Coalfields

3.0 15 x
Rob Bell explores the era when our modern railways were born in the industrial heartlands of the North-East, where for over 150 years coal was king. Visiting former collieries, living museums and meeting former miners, he tells the story of the 1822 Hetton line, the world's first railway designed for steam locomotives.
55:00

Series 2, Episode 1 - Derbyshire

3.0 9 x
In Derbyshire, Rob travels along a stretch of what was once part of the London to Manchester express route, through the glorious countryside of Derbyshire and the Peak District National Park.
1:00:00

Series 2, Episode 1 - Derbyshire

4.0 11 x
In Derbyshire, Rob travels along a stretch of what was once part of the London to Manchester express route, through the glorious countryside of Derbyshire and the Peak District National Park.
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