Walking Britain's Lost Railways - Season 3 - Eps 4: East Midlands
Rob Bell follows traces the course of the Great Central Railway, the final great line of the Victorian era and the last main line built before the Channel Tunnel rail link more than a century later. Starting near Nottingham, Rob is taken aback by the scale of demolition and excavation needed to build this line through the city. Around Loughborough, Rob catches up with the major project that is now rebuilding bridges and 500 yards of track in order to link two heritage lines and restore a 20-mile section of the old route. He also visits Leicester Central station - once derelict but now set for a new life as a bowling alley.
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
