← Walking Britain's Lost Railways

Season 4

4 episodes · 2021

  1. 1Walking Yorkshire's Lost Railways

    15 Oct 2021 · 45 min

    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.

  2. 2Walking Cornwall's Lost Railways

    22 Oct 2021 · 45 min

    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.

  3. 3Walking Kent’s Lost Railways

    29 Oct 2021 · 45 min

    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.

  4. 4Walking Northern Ireland’s Lost Railwaysfinale

    19 Nov 2021 · 45 min

    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.