Rob Bell explores the lost landscapes and infrastructure of some of Britain's former railway lines. From the 1960's the axe fell on 4,000 miles of Britain's rail network. Now, decades later, Rob Bell is going on journey to uncover those lost railway lines. Every week Rob will explore a different line; experiencing the hidden landscapes, lost infrastructure and forgotten worlds that disappeared when the line closed.
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Air Date: 2018-09-21
Rob Bell seeks out the lost railway from Elgin to Portsoy, a line which served the fishing and whisky industries so v...
Air Date: 2018-09-28
Rob starts his journey in the famous steel town of Sheffield, where he’ll be following the old Woodhead Line, through...
Air Date: 2018-10-05
Rob’s journey through Dartmoor from Plymouth to Exeter begins in unlikely surrounds: in the garage of model railway e...
Air Date: 2018-10-12
This is the story of a freight line, built to traverse the tricky landscape of the Lake District to transport mineral...
Air Date: 2018-10-19
The story of the Somerset and Dorset line is one of investors, certain of the wealth they would generate, overcoming ...
Air Date: 2018-10-26
Rob Bell visits Wales to examine the story of a lost line between Ruabon and Barmouth. The route represented a sea-ch...