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Abandoned Railways from Above

  • 2024
  • Returning Series
  • Documentary
  • ~45m / ep
  • 1 season

Docuseries exploring lost railway lines, each with their own unique history revealing the vibrant industries that were once dotted along their routes and the ingenious engineering involved

Latest: Season 1 · 2024

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  1. E1. Somerset

    May 17, 2024 · 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. E2. Oxford

    May 24, 2024 · 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. E3. Scarborough

    May 31, 2024 · 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. E4. Wales

    Jun 7, 2024 · 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. E5. York

    Jun 14, 2024 · 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. E6. Scotland

    Jun 21, 2024 · 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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