The Architecture The Railways Built

20204 series
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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 glass and concrete structures, but he doesn't stop at visiting stations, as he explores every structure which owes its existence to the railway, including viaducts, railway hotels, tunnels, and the less obvious buildings such as homes, swimming pools, and Turkish baths.

Newcastle: Episode Image
Episode 1Newcastle

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.

Wharncliffe: Episode Image
Episode 2Wharncliffe

Tim Dunn explores Brunel's first and last railway projects and looks at a Scottish station with a royal connection.

Charing Cross: Episode Image
Episode 3Charing Cross

Tim Dunn 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.

Bramhope Tunnel: Episode Image
Episode 4Bramhope Tunnel

Tim Dunn heads underground at the magnificent Victorian Bramhope Tunnel in West Yorkshire, one of the longest tunnels in Britain when it was built.

Saltburn: Episode Image
Episode 5Saltburn

Tim Dunn visits the popular Victorian holiday resort Saltburn-by-the-Sea, exploring the North Yorkshire town that owes its very existence to the railways.

Bishopstone: Episode Image
Episode 6Bishopstone

Tim Dunn heads to Bishopstone in Sussex, a seaside station with a difference - it's also a fortress designed to defend the nation from German attack in WWII.

Greenwich: Episode Image
Episode 7Greenwich

Tim Dunn explores London's first passenger railway - the London and Greenwich Railway, on the longest railway viaduct in Britain today.

North Staffordshire: Episode Image
Episode 8North Staffordshire

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

Ramsgate: Episode Image
Episode 9Ramsgate

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

Curzon Street: Episode Image
Episode 10Curzon Street

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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