Abandoned Railways from Above Season 1

Season 1

Air date: 2024-05-17
Episodes: 6

Episodes


E1: Somerset

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

Air date: 2024-05-17
E2: Oxford

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

Air date: 2024-05-24
E3: Scarborough

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.

Air date: 2024-05-31
E4: Wales

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

Air date: 2024-06-07
E5: York

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.

Air date: 2024-06-14
E6: Scotland

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.

Air date: 2024-06-21
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