Seasons & Episodes
Down Street
Tim Dunn explores disused tube station Down Street in Mayfair that played a crucial tactical role during WWII and tours
Ffestiniog
Tim Dunn visits the Ffestiniog in Wales originally built to transport slate from mountain to coast and learns about Amst
King's Cross
Tim's behind the scenes at London's King's Cross and learns of Bristol's funicular railway.
Ribblehead
Tim Dunn visits the Ribblehead Viaduct in the Yorkshire Dales, talks to the man who saved it from closure and tours the
Metroland
Tim Dunn follows his family's roots by exploring Metroland, the area around the Metropolitan Railway, and in Great Malve
St Pancras
Tim Dunn explores the ornate St Pancras station in London and its sister hotel - built to show off the might of the Midl
Snowdon
Tim Dunn rides up Mt Snowdon's railway to visit the summit station, and discovers how a glass structure envelopes Strasb
Broadway
Tim Dunn visits the former HQ of London Underground, 55 Broadway, which was the capital's first skyscraper, and sees the
Stockton & Darlington
Tim Dunn visits the architecture of the Stockton & Darlington railway, the first passenger steam line in the world and l
Swindon
Tim Dunn visits Swindon's railway village, which became home to Great Western's enormous works and he also explores the
Wemyss Bay
Tim Dunn visits Weymss Bay Station in Inverclyde - an architectural gem. He also explores the engineering marvel that is
Royal Albert Bridge
Tim Dunn visits the Royal Albert Bridge and finds out how it was constructed. He also visits Wolverhampton to learn abou
Windsor
Tim Dunn is in Windsor to find out how two rail companies fought to be first to get to Queen Victoria. He also explores
Piccadilly Line
Tim Dunn is in London exploring the striking stations of the Piccadilly Line's northern extension. Tim also takes a look
Lynton
Tim Dunn rides on a funicular railway powered by water. Also, how an abandoned Victorian railway tunnel in Northamptonsh
Barrow Hill
Tim explores the last working roundhouse in the UK - Barrow Hill in Derbyshire. Tim also visits Bath, a city renowned fo
Sheffield
Tim visits Sheffield station which been reinvented for the 21st century. He also helps to restore the Bennerley Viaduct
Bristol
Tim Dunn goes behind the scenes at Bristol Temple Meads, a Grade 1 listed station, and is given special access to Brunel
Huddersfield
Tim Dunn explores Huddersfield's Grade I listed station and examines the station's clock, and visits Cologne's magnifice
Wingfield
Tim Dunn explores Wingfield, one of the oldest surviving railways and uncovers the longest brick viaduct in the UK, the
Newcastle
Tim Dunn takes to the tracks in Newcastle, to explore a city rich in railway architecture. He also looks at two recordin
Wharncliffe
Tim Dunn explores Brunel’s first and last railway projects and looks at a Scottish station with a royal connection. La
Charing Cross
Tim uncovers the secrets above, below and inside London’s Charing Cross Station. He also looks at the modern wonder of
Bramhope Tunnel
Tim heads underground at the magnificent Bramhope Tunnel and looks at architectural salvage on a grand scale at Fawley H
Saltburn
Tim explores Saltburn-by-the-Sea, a town built by the railways, and hears the story of the depot at the centre of Bristo
Bishopstone
Tim visits Bishopstone, a seaside station that’s also a WW2 fortress, and looks at the UK’s first ever high-speed li
Greenwich and Deptford
Tim explores London’s first passenger railway, the London and Greenwich, and looks at the disused station that was tra
North Staffordshire
Tim Dunn takes a trip through the history of the North Staffordshire Railway Company, admiring the beautiful Stoke Stati
Ramsgate
Tim Dunn heads to the seaside to find out how the railways changed the fortunes of Margate and Ramsgate, and finds out m
Curzon Street
Tim Dunn visits the historic Grade 1 Curzon Street Station, to be reborn as part of the terminus for HS2, the rail link
Forth Bridge
Tim heads north of the border to scale a Scottish railway icon – the Forth Bridge, without doubt one of the engineerin
Manchester
In Manchester’s Castlefield area, Tim discovers how viaducts still dominate the cityscape. In Reading, a railway stati
Channel Tunnel
Tim goes deep beneath the waves to explore the Channel Tunnel, stopping off at Ashford International to take in this und
London Bridge
Tim gets to grips with his local station – London Bridge, meeting the architects who turned this one-time Frankenstein
Coventry
Tim visits the striking post-war Coventry station. In Scarborough he discovers the birthplace of Britain’s funicular r
Edinburgh
Tim explores railway ingenuity at Goole swing bridge in Yorkshire and takes in Edinburgh Waverley from roof to undergrou
Lincoln
Tim Dunn discovers how two competing Victorian railway companies shaped the city of Lincoln.
South Devon
Tim Dunn revisits his childhood holiday haunts in South Devon, following the route of Brunel's experimental atmospheric
Leeds
Tim Dunn explores the birthplace of British locomotive manufacturing - Leeds, starting at the Round Foundry.
Hull
Tim Dunn explores beautiful Hull Paragon station and finds out how Royal Leamington Spa got a wonderful art deco station
Popular Cast