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Abandoned Railways from Above - Episode Guide

Season 1

Somerset

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: May 17, 2024

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Explores a lost line that was known for its holiday trains and crosses some of Britain's most picturesque countryside in Somerset and Dorset.

Oxford

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: May 24, 2024

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Explores a route that connected two of Britain's most prestigious universities and acted as a secret weapon for the country during WWII.

Scarborough

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: May 31, 2024

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Explores a line that ran between two of Britain's most popular resort towns, Scarborough and Whitby, to see how railways transformed them into tourist destinations.

Wales

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Jun 7, 2024

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Explores a route in Wales from Aberystwyth to Carmarthen that helped rural communities thrive and brought with it an industrial boom in the region.

York

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Jun 14, 2024

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Explores a line that intertwines with the fortune of the Railway King, George Hudson. The journey starts at York's first permanent railway station, then moves to the 12,000-acre estate in Londesborough and finally to Hull.

Scotland

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Jun 21, 2024

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Follows an abandoned line from Carlise to Edinburgh, which connects communities in this remote area of the country, as well as England with Scotland; explores the site of what used to be the largest factory in the world, north of Gretna.

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