Walking Britain's Lost Railways Season 2 Episodes

Episode 1

Derbyshire

Rob Bell follows the old London-Manchester main line through the scenic hills and steep valleys of the Peak District by steam train, bicycle and Shanks' pony, discovering how the railway helped develop industry, farming and tourism.

Episode 2

The Durham Coalfields

Rob Bell explores the industrial heartlands of the North-East. Visiting former collieries, living museums and meeting former miners, he tells the story of the 1822 Hetton line, the world's first railway designed for steam locomotives.

Episode 3

North Wales

Rob Bell travels to Bangor, where he explores a lost line that was built in 1801 to transport Welsh slate from the local quarry, down to the sea.

Episode 4

Royal Deeside

60 mins

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

Episode 5

Norfolk

Rob heads to Norfolk to follow a lost railway through some of the quietest - yet wealthiest - parts of the country. This railway built in the 1880s and it threatened to rudely thrust the region into the industrial age.

Episode 6

Scottish Border

Rob explores the Waverley Route, which ran south from Edinburgh for 100 miles through the Scottish Borders to Carlisle, connecting with what is now known as the West Coast Main Line.