Walking Britain's Lost Railways
TV Show · Documentary · Travel

For years, railways have linked people across the whole of Great Britain and the charms of the British landscape are best captured through the window of a train as it rolls through the countryside. However, in the 1960s, a significant proportion of the railway network was closed, and these railways lines have since remained lost and forgotten. Rob Bell sets out on a journey to uncover six of these forgotten lines to discover their history and the new life that has been created from their remains as he explores Britain in a uniquely different way.

2018 · 45m
Starring Rob Bell
Director Christopher Bruce

Season 2

  • EPISODE 1
    Derbyshire
    Rob travels along a stretch of what was once part of the London to Manchester express route. From Matlock to the spa town splendour of Buxton, Rob unearths a tale of Victorian ambition, as he travels along a route filled with great engineering.
    44 min
  • EPISODE 2
    The Durham Coalfields
    Rob tells the story of how the 1822 Hetton line began the birth of the steam age in the coal-rich industrial heartlands of the North-East. Rob starts his journey on Wearside, where numerous short horse-drawn wagon ways once hauled coal to the river.
    44 min
  • EPISODE 3
    North Wales
    Rob Bell explores the landscapes of former railway lines. Rob travels to the north west corner of Wales to find the lost railways that powered the world's greatest slate industry.
    43 min
  • EPISODE 4
    Royal Deeside
    Rob journeys through the Scottish Highlands, following a path cut by the world's first global star - Queen Victoria.
    43 min
  • EPISODE 5
    Norfolk
    Rob continues his journey, following the line from King's Lynn to Great Yarmouth.
    44 min
  • EPISODE 6
    Edinburgh
    Rob follows the Waverley Line, which stretches for 100 miles south from Edinburgh.
    44 min

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Cast & Crew

  • Rob Bell
    Host
  • C‌B
    Christopher Bruce
    Director
  • F‌M
    Fintan Maguire
    Producer
  • M‌D
    Melanie Darlaston
    Producer
  • C‌B
    Christopher Bruce
    Producer

About

Walking Britain's Lost Railways

Documentary

For years, railways have linked people across the whole of Great Britain and the charms of the British landscape are best captured through the window of a train as it rolls through the countryside. However, in the 1960s, a significant proportion of the railway network was closed, and these railways lines have since remained lost and forgotten. Rob Bell sets out on a journey to uncover six of these forgotten lines to discover their history and the new life that has been created from their remains as he explores Britain in a uniquely different way.

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Special Broadcasting Service
Released
2018

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English (United Kingdom)
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English (United Kingdom) (SDH)

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