The Architecture the Railways Built

TV Series

2020 TMDB 4.3

EN 4 Seasons

Documentary

Railway expert and train enthusiast Tim Dunn explores the stunning architecture that lines the railway network in `The Architecture the Railways Built'. He visits stations made up of simple stone buildings, decorative Victorian grandeur, and striking...

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TV Series

The Architecture the Railways Built

2020 TMDB 4.3

EN 4 Seasons

Documentary

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2020-04-28

The Architecture the Railways Built

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Episode 1: Down Street

Tim Dunn explores disused tube station Down Street in Mayfair that played a crucial tactical role du...

2020-04-28

Episode 2: Ffestiniog

Tim Dunn visits the Ffestiniog in Wales originally built to transport slate from mountain to coast a...

2020-05-05

Episode 3: King's Cross

Tim's behind the scenes at London's King's Cross and learns of Bristol's funicular railway.

2020-05-12

Episode 4: Ribblehead

Tim Dunn visits the Ribblehead Viaduct in the Yorkshire Dales, talks to the man who saved it from cl...

2020-05-19

Episode 5: Metroland

Tim Dunn follows his family's roots by exploring Metroland, the area around the Metropolitan Railway...

2020-05-26

Episode 6: St Pancras

Tim Dunn explores the ornate St Pancras station in London and its sister hotel - built to show off t...

2020-06-02

Episode 7: Snowdon

Tim Dunn rides up Mt Snowdon's railway to visit the summit station, and discovers how a glass struct...

2020-06-09

Episode 8: Broadway

Tim Dunn visits the former HQ of London Underground, 55 Broadway, which was the capital's first skys...

2020-06-16

Episode 9: Stockton & Darlington

Tim Dunn visits the architecture of the Stockton & Darlington railway, the first passenger steam lin...

2020-06-23

Episode 10: Swindon

Tim Dunn visits Swindon's railway village, which became home to Great Western's enormous works and h...

2020-06-30

Episode 1: Wemyss Bay

Tim Dunn visits Weymss Bay Station in Inverclyde - an architectural gem. He also explores the engine...

2021-01-19

Episode 2: Royal Albert Bridge

Tim Dunn visits the Royal Albert Bridge and finds out how it was constructed. He also visits Wolverh...

2021-01-26

Episode 3: Windsor

Tim Dunn is in Windsor to find out how two rail companies fought to be first to get to Queen Victori...

2021-02-02

Episode 4: Piccadilly Line

Tim Dunn is in London exploring the striking stations of the Piccadilly Line's northern extension. T...

2021-02-09

Episode 5: Lynton

Tim Dunn rides on a funicular railway powered by water. Also, how an abandoned Victorian railway tun...

2021-02-16

Episode 6: Barrow Hill

Tim explores the last working roundhouse in the UK - Barrow Hill in Derbyshire. Tim also visits Bath...

2021-02-23

Episode 7: Sheffield

Tim visits Sheffield station which been reinvented for the 21st century. He also helps to restore th...

2021-03-02

Episode 8: Bristol

Tim Dunn goes behind the scenes at Bristol Temple Meads, a Grade 1 listed station, and is given spec...

2021-03-09

Episode 9: Huddersfield

Tim Dunn explores Huddersfield's Grade I listed station and examines the station's clock, and visits...

2021-03-16

Episode 10: Wingfield

Tim Dunn explores Wingfield, one of the oldest surviving railways and uncovers the longest brick via...

2021-03-23

Episode 1: Newcastle

Tim Dunn takes to the tracks in Newcastle, to explore a city rich in railway architecture. He also l...

2021-09-13

Episode 2: Wharncliffe

Tim Dunn explores Brunel’s first and last railway projects and looks at a Scottish station with a ro...

2021-09-20

Episode 3: Charing Cross

Tim uncovers the secrets above, below and inside London’s Charing Cross Station. He also looks at th...

2021-09-27

Episode 4: Bramhope Tunnel

Tim heads underground at the magnificent Bramhope Tunnel and looks at architectural salvage on a gra...

2021-10-04

Episode 5: Saltburn

Tim explores Saltburn-by-the-Sea, a town built by the railways, and hears the story of the depot at...

2021-10-11

Episode 6: Bishopstone

Tim visits Bishopstone, a seaside station that’s also a WW2 fortress, and looks at the UK’s first ev...

2021-10-18

Episode 7: Greenwich and Deptford

Tim explores London’s first passenger railway, the London and Greenwich, and looks at the disused st...

2021-10-25

Episode 8: North Staffordshire

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

2021-11-01

Episode 9: Ramsgate

Tim Dunn heads to the seaside to find out how the railways changed the fortunes of Margate and Ramsg...

2021-11-08

Episode 10: Curzon Street

Tim Dunn visits the historic Grade 1 Curzon Street Station, to be reborn as part of the terminus for...

2021-11-15

In the fourth series, Tim also explores the history of railway design with special access to the Network Rail archives – the first time this repository of railway history has been featured on TV – and the archives of the National Railway Museum, a treasure trove full of architects’ plans, drawings and rare artefacts, containing the untold histories of railway buildings.