6 episodes

Abandoned Railways from Above - Season 1

First aired May 17, 2024Season 1

Browse all 6 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.

Episodes

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Episode 1

Somerset

NR
May 17, 202445 min

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

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Episode 2

Oxford

NR
May 24, 202445 min

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

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Episode 3

Scarborough

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May 31, 202446 min

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.

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Episode 4

Wales

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Jun 7, 202445 min

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

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Episode 5

York

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Jun 14, 202444 min

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.

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Episode 6

Scotland

NR
Jun 21, 202446 min

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.