Abandoned Railways from Above

Name: Abandoned Railways from Above
Released: 2024-05-17T00:00:00.000Z

Émission télé · Documentaire · Histoire

Explores different lost railway lines with their own unique histories, revealing the vibrant industries that once dotted their routes and how they transformed the lives of people who lived along them.

2024 · 46m

Réalisateur Steven Perring

ÉPISODE 1

Somerset

Journey along a lost railway famous for holiday trains through Britain's stunning Somerset and Dorset countryside, uncovering the rich heritage of a beloved vintage travel route.
ÉPISODE 2

Oxford

Follow the route of an abandoned line that connected England's two university cities and became Britain's secret weapon during World War II.
ÉPISODE 3

Scarborough

Cameras travel the Yorkshire coast, the line that connected Scarborough and Whitby, taking in Hayburn Wyke, Robin Hood's Bay and the Larpool Viaduct.
ÉPISODE 4

Wales

We travel along a line in Wales that connected rural communities and helped industries boom, from Aberystwyth to Carmarthen, via the eerie ruins of a once-thriving milk factory.
ÉPISODE 5

York

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.
ÉPISODE 6

Scotland

Follows an abandoned line from Carlisle 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.