The Architecture the Railways Built
8.6
2020
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.
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- Tim Dunn
Episode 10 : Swindon
June. 30,2020
Tim Dunn visits Swindon's railway village, which became home to Great Western's enormous works and he also explores the dark and secret past of Milan's monumental station.
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Episode 9 : Stockton & Darlington
June. 23,2020
Tim Dunn visits the architecture of the Stockton & Darlington railway, the first passenger steam line in the world and learns how Essex's enormous Chappel Viaduct was built.
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Episode 8 : Broadway
June. 16,2020
Tim Dunn visits the former HQ of London Underground, 55 Broadway, which was the capital's first skyscraper, and sees the timber-framed Barmouth Bridge in north Wales.
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Episode 7 : Snowdon
June. 09,2020
Tim Dunn rides up Mt Snowdon's railway to visit the summit station, and discovers how a glass structure envelopes Strasbourg's 19th century station.
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Episode 6 : St Pancras
June. 02,2020
Tim Dunn explores the ornate St Pancras station in London and its sister hotel - built to show off the might of the Midlands, and learns about Castle Howard station in North Yorkshire.
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Episode 5 : Metroland
May. 26,2020
Tim Dunn follows his family's roots by exploring Metroland, the area around the Metropolitan Railway, and in Great Malvern learns about the woman behind the decorative 1860s station.
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Episode 4 : Ribblehead
May. 19,2020
Tim Dunn visits the Ribblehead Viaduct in the Yorkshire Dales, talks to the man who saved it from closure and tours the breathtaking stations of the Hungerbergbahn in Innsbruck.
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Episode 3 : King's Cross
May. 12,2020
Tim's behind the scenes at London's King's Cross and learns of Bristol's funicular railway.
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Seasons
Season 4
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.
