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, travelling along a route filled with great engineering.

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.

Rob travels to the north west corner of Wales to find the lost railways that powered the world's greatest slate industry.

Rob journeys through the Scottish Highlands, following a path cut by the world's first global star, Queen Victoria.

Rob continues his journey, following the line from King's Lynn to Great Yarmouth and learning the history there.

Rob follows the Waverly Line, a track which stretches for 100 miles south from the city of Edinburgh.