The Architecture the Railways Built

Series 3

10 episodes · Sep 13, 2021

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  • Newcastle
    S3E1

    Newcastle

    Sep 13, 2021

    Tim Dunn takes to the tracks in Newcastle, to explore a city rich in railway architecture. He also looks at two recording-breaking structures in Scotland and marvels at the quirky design of a funicular in the German highlands.

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  • Wharncliffe
    S3E2

    Wharncliffe

    Sep 20, 2021

    Tim Dunn explores Brunel’s first and last railway projects and looks at a Scottish station with a royal connection. Later he takes in the delights of a Portuguese station which looks more like a palace than a railway terminus.

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  • Charing Cross
    S3E3

    Charing Cross

    Sep 27, 2021

    Tim uncovers the secrets above, below and inside London’s Charing Cross Station. He also looks at the modern wonder of the Ordsall Chord in Manchester and tells the tale of two stations in the Swedish town of Boras.

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  • Bramhope Tunnel
    S3E4

    Bramhope Tunnel

    Oct 4, 2021

    Tim heads underground at the magnificent Bramhope Tunnel and looks at architectural salvage on a grand scale at Fawley Hill. In Germany, Tim finds out how Dresden Station finally rose from the ashes after WW2.

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  • Saltburn
    S3E5

    Saltburn

    Oct 11, 2021

    Tim explores Saltburn-by-the-Sea, a town built by the railways, and hears the story of the depot at the centre of Bristol’s tram revolution. Tim also looks at the Polish border station which welcomed Russian Royalty.

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  • Bishopstone
    S3E6

    Bishopstone

    Oct 18, 2021

    Tim visits Bishopstone, a seaside station that’s also a WW2 fortress, and looks at the UK’s first ever high-speed line – the Selby Diversion. He also finds out how the Swedes built a station in a city made up of 14 islands.

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  • S3E7

    Greenwich and Deptford

    Oct 25, 2021

    Tim explores London’s first passenger railway, the London and Greenwich, and looks at the disused station that was transformed into a huge bookshop. Tim also takes in the record-breaking viaduct in the Czech Republic.

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  • North Staffordshire
    S3E8

    North Staffordshire

    Nov 1, 2021

    Tim Dunn takes a trip through the history of the North Staffordshire Railway Company, admiring the beautiful Stoke Station.

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  • S3E9

    Ramsgate

    Nov 8, 2021

    Tim Dunn heads to the seaside to find out how the railways changed the fortunes of Margate and Ramsgate, and finds out more about 19th-century Dom Luiz Bridge in Porto

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  • S3E10

    Curzon Street

    Nov 15, 2021

    Tim Dunn visits the historic Grade 1 Curzon Street Station, to be reborn as part of the terminus for HS2, the rail link between London and Birmingham

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