About this season
Fred at Britain's railway workshops, museums and preservation lines. Features The Story of Britain's Railways; Great Little Steam Railways; and Made in Britain: Railway Yards and Workshops, taking one from the earliest wood wagon ways in the 18th century to the last great days of steam and the birth of the railways preservation movement. Locations include the National Railway Museum; the Bluebell Railway; Didcot Railway Centre; Birmingham Railway Museum; Llangollen, Middleton, Ravenglass and Eskdale, South Tynedale, Tanfield and East Lancs Railways; the Bo ness and Kinneil Railway; Midland Railway Centre; Great Central Railway; Severn Valley Railway and Ffestiniog Railway.
Episodes (14)
1. The Early Pioneers
Aired 8 August 2008
The Early Pioneers
2. George Stephenson and The Rainhill Trials
Aired 15 August 2008
George Stephenson and The Rainhill Trials
3. Robert Stephenson and Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Aired 22 August 2008
Robert Stephenson and Isambard Kingdom Brunel
4. Great Locomotive Engineers
Aired 29 August 2008
Great Locomotive Engineers
5. The Record Breaking Years
Aired 5 September 2008
The Record Breaking Years
6. Branch Lines and Industrial Railways
Aired 12 September 2008
Branch Lines and Industrial Railways
7. Railway Preservation
Aired 19 September 2008
Railway Preservation
8. Narrow Gauge Railways
Aired 26 September 2008
Narrow Gauge Railways
9. Standard Gauge
Aired 3 October 2008
Standard Gauge
10. Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway
Aired 10 October 2008
Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway
11. Midland Railway Centre
Aired 17 October 2008
Midland Railway Centre
12. Severn Valley Railway
Aired 24 October 2008
Severn Valley Railway
13. Ffestiniog Railway
Aired 31 October 2008
Ffestiniog Railway
14. Great Central Railway
Aired 7 November 2008
Great Central Railway