Walking Britain's Lost Railways

Season 4

2021 · 4 episodes · 3h 0m in all

Episodes

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   1. Walking 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.

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   2. Walking 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.

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   3. Walking 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.

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   4. Walking Northern Ireland’s Lost Railways

   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.