Abandoned Railways from Above - Season 1

Abandoned Railways from Above

Season 1

2024 • 6 Episodes

Episodes

Somerset - Abandoned Railways from Above

1. Somerset

May 17, 2024

Explores a lost line that was known for its holiday trains and crosses some of Britain's most picturesque countryside in Somerset and Dorset.

Oxford - Abandoned Railways from Above

2. Oxford

May 24, 2024

Explores a route that connected two of Britain's most prestigious universities and acted as a secret weapon for the country during WWII.

Scarborough - Abandoned Railways from Above

3. Scarborough

May 31, 2024

Explores a line that ran between two of Britain's most popular resort towns, Scarborough and Whitby, to see how railways transformed them into tourist destinations.

Wales - Abandoned Railways from Above

4. Wales

June 7, 2024

Explores a route in Wales from Aberystwyth to Carmarthen that helped rural communities thrive and brought with it an industrial boom in the region.

York - Abandoned Railways from Above

5. York

June 14, 2024

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.

Scotland - Abandoned Railways from Above

6. Scotland

June 21, 2024

Follows an abandoned line from Carlise 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.