Walking Britain's Lost Railways
Season 4
20214 episodes
Episodes
- E1
Walking Yorkshire's Lost Railways
2021-10-15 · 45m
Rob is in Yorkshire on the trail of a man once known as the ‘Railway King’. George Hudson rose from farming origins to become Lord Mayor of York.
E2Walking Cornwall's Lost Railways
2021-10-22 · 45m
Rob explores the copper mining that once dominated Cornwall, following the first two railways as he discovers how the deep mines prompted the invention of the steam engine.
- E3
Walking Kent’s Lost Railways
2021-10-29 · 45m
Rob checks out a railway line in rural Kent that became extremely prominent during the world wars, The Elham Valley Railway, which once connected Folkestone to Canterbury.
- E4
Walking Northern Ireland’s Lost Railways
2021-11-19 · 45m
Rob explores the lost railways of Northern Ireland - and there are many to choose from. Northern Island is only a little larger than the counties of Yorkshire.