Walking Britain's Lost Railways - Season 2 - Eps 2: The Durham Coalfields
Rob Bell heads to the industrial heartlands of north-east England, beginning on Wearside, where he learns about the world's first railway designed for steam locomotives. Rob also visits the living' museum at Beamish and rides a railway from George Stephenson's day, following an old line into Hartlepool, where a medieval port was turned into a mega-centre of coal, rail and shipping in just one generation.
About Walking Britain's Lost Railways
Title: Walking Britain's Lost Railways
First Air Date: 2018-09-21
Last Air Date: 2021-11-19
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 6.3/10 (from 3 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 4
Total Episodes: 20
Network: 5
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Rumpus Media, Motion Content Group
Synopsis
Rob Bell explores the lost landscapes and infrastructure of some of Britain's former railway lines. From the 1960's the axe fell on 4,000 miles of Britain's rail network. Now, decades later, Rob Bell is going on journey to uncover those lost railway lines. Every week Rob will explore a different line; experiencing the hidden landscapes, lost infrastructure and forgotten worlds that disappeared when the line closed.
Cast
Rob Bell
Self - Presenter
