The Architecture the Railways Built
The Architecture the Railways Built

The Architecture the Railways Built

2020 4 Seasons 40 Episodes ⭐ 4.3 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 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.

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.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Down Street

Tim Dunn explores disused tube station Down Street in Mayfair that played a crucial tactical role during WWII and tours

EP 2

Ffestiniog

Tim Dunn visits the Ffestiniog in Wales originally built to transport slate from mountain to coast and learns about Amst

EP 3

King's Cross

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

EP 4

Ribblehead

Tim Dunn visits the Ribblehead Viaduct in the Yorkshire Dales, talks to the man who saved it from closure and tours the

EP 5

Metroland

Tim Dunn follows his family's roots by exploring Metroland, the area around the Metropolitan Railway, and in Great Malve

EP 6

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

EP 7

Snowdon

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

EP 8

Broadway

Tim Dunn visits the former HQ of London Underground, 55 Broadway, which was the capital's first skyscraper, and sees the

EP 9

Stockton & Darlington

Tim Dunn visits the architecture of the Stockton & Darlington railway, the first passenger steam line in the world and l

EP 10

Swindon

Tim Dunn visits Swindon's railway village, which became home to Great Western's enormous works and he also explores the

EP 1

Wemyss Bay

Tim Dunn visits Weymss Bay Station in Inverclyde - an architectural gem. He also explores the engineering marvel that is

EP 2

Royal Albert Bridge

Tim Dunn visits the Royal Albert Bridge and finds out how it was constructed. He also visits Wolverhampton to learn abou

EP 3

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

EP 4

Piccadilly Line

Tim Dunn is in London exploring the striking stations of the Piccadilly Line's northern extension. Tim also takes a look

EP 5

Lynton

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

EP 6

Barrow Hill

Tim explores the last working roundhouse in the UK - Barrow Hill in Derbyshire. Tim also visits Bath, a city renowned fo

EP 7

Sheffield

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

EP 8

Bristol

Tim Dunn goes behind the scenes at Bristol Temple Meads, a Grade 1 listed station, and is given special access to Brunel

EP 9

Huddersfield

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

EP 10

Wingfield

Tim Dunn explores Wingfield, one of the oldest surviving railways and uncovers the longest brick viaduct in the UK, the

EP 1

Newcastle

Tim Dunn takes to the tracks in Newcastle, to explore a city rich in railway architecture. He also looks at two recordin

EP 2

Wharncliffe

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

EP 3

Charing Cross

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

EP 4

Bramhope Tunnel

Tim heads underground at the magnificent Bramhope Tunnel and looks at architectural salvage on a grand scale at Fawley H

EP 5

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

EP 6

Bishopstone

Tim visits Bishopstone, a seaside station that’s also a WW2 fortress, and looks at the UK’s first ever high-speed li

EP 7

Greenwich and Deptford

Tim explores London’s first passenger railway, the London and Greenwich, and looks at the disused station that was tra

EP 8

North Staffordshire

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

EP 9

Ramsgate

Tim Dunn heads to the seaside to find out how the railways changed the fortunes of Margate and Ramsgate, and finds out m

EP 10

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

EP 1

Forth Bridge

Tim heads north of the border to scale a Scottish railway icon – the Forth Bridge, without doubt one of the engineerin

EP 2

Manchester

In Manchester’s Castlefield area, Tim discovers how viaducts still dominate the cityscape. In Reading, a railway stati

EP 3

Channel Tunnel

Tim goes deep beneath the waves to explore the Channel Tunnel, stopping off at Ashford International to take in this und

EP 4

London Bridge

Tim gets to grips with his local station – London Bridge, meeting the architects who turned this one-time Frankenstein

EP 5

Coventry

Tim visits the striking post-war Coventry station. In Scarborough he discovers the birthplace of Britain’s funicular r

EP 6

Edinburgh

Tim explores railway ingenuity at Goole swing bridge in Yorkshire and takes in Edinburgh Waverley from roof to undergrou

EP 7

Lincoln

Tim Dunn discovers how two competing Victorian railway companies shaped the city of Lincoln.

EP 8

South Devon

Tim Dunn revisits his childhood holiday haunts in South Devon, following the route of Brunel's experimental atmospheric

EP 9

Leeds

Tim Dunn explores the birthplace of British locomotive manufacturing - Leeds, starting at the Round Foundry.

EP 10

Hull

Tim Dunn explores beautiful Hull Paragon station and finds out how Royal Leamington Spa got a wonderful art deco station

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