Secrets of the Transport Museum

Season 1

10 episodes · Mar 30, 2021

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  • Frazer Nash
    S1E1

    Frazer Nash

    Mar 30, 202160m

    A historic Frazer Nash car must be fixed before a big race. Plus, the first car ever to go round the track is brought back to life but will the museum director pass her test in order to drive it? And a Harrier jump jet is feeling deflated.

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  • Abbie Eaton
    S1E2

    Abbie Eaton

    Apr 6, 202160m

    A Delage V12 famous for early women’s records on the track returns to be driven by a modern‐day legend. Concorde’s wings need some urgent TLC. A Route Master is given a makeover. And two generations fix an extremely rare motorcycle.

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  • Vintage Planes
    S1E3

    Vintage Planes

    Apr 13, 202160m

    There’s a battle against the elements for vintage aircraft to grace the skies of Brooklands once again. A rare Triumph motorcycle is rescued from a barn and brought back to life. And a wooden car is being eaten alive by woodworm.

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  • Formula E Car
    S1E4

    Formula E Car

    Apr 20, 202160m

    An F1 racer goes on a perilous journey and there’s a new addition to the exhibit – a Formula E car. It takes teamwork to fix the snapped gearstick on the Railton Terraplane, and a dynamic duo tackle a dented wing in the Aero‐Minx.

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  • 87 Year Old Napier Railton
    S1E5

    87 Year Old Napier Railton

    Apr 27, 202160m

    A legendary racing car is put through its paces, when it meets an old rival. There’s an eight‐year mission to restore a Wellington Bomber and time is short for the team preparing to commemorate a devastating WWII bombing.

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  • Concorde
    S1E6

    Concorde

    May 4, 202160m

    Brookland’s Concorde ‘Delta Golf’ has a makeover, in time for a visit from Concorde royalty. The race track’s old Finishing Straight plays host to Motoball, a WWI sport invented by bored dispatch riders. And three volunteers are determined to fix a neglected aerodrome fire engine in time for the parade.

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  • Le Mans
    S1E7

    Le Mans

    May 11, 202160m

    A volunteer is tasked with waking a legendary Le Mans racer from its exhibit slumber. A decommissioned bomb proves a slippery customer, and can the experts bring to life the dormant engines of a transatlantic flyer?

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  • Morris 8
    S1E8

    Morris 8

    May 18, 202160m

    Racing driver Billy Monger gives a fellow double amputee a driving lesson. Also, a mighty Morris 8 receives an engine overhaul, a Bentley Le Man’s seats are restored and a fire engine gets pumping for the first time in years.

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  • 100 Year Old Bike
    S1E9

    100 Year Old Bike

    May 25, 202160m

    An aviation obsessive recovers from a near fatal crash by testing one of his homemade planes; The legendary Napier-Railton has a service; some treasure is found in the museum tower, and a hundred‐year‐old push bike gets a wooden wheel built.

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  • Barnes Wallis
    S1E10

    Barnes Wallis

    Jun 1, 202160m

    A Barnes Wallis catapult is fixed by volunteers, but will they be able to bounce bombs on water like the dambusters? A Triumph car is put through its paces in a road test. And a classic motorbike requires more than just a push start.

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