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Walking Britain's Lost Railways

Season 1 Episode 5: Somerset & Dorset

The story of the Somerset and Dorset line is one of investors, certain of the wealth they would generate, overcoming tremendous difficulties to build the line, only to find the landscape too punishing to avoid financial ruin.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Elgin to Portsoy

1. Elgin to Portsoy

Aired: Sep 21, 2018

Rob Bell seeks out the lost railway from Elgin to Portsoy, a line which serve...

Episode 2 Sheffield

Aired: Sep 28, 2018

Rob starts his journey in the famous steel town of Sheffield, where he’ll be ...

Episode 3 Dartmoor

Aired: Oct 5, 2018

Rob’s journey through Dartmoor from Plymouth to Exeter begins in unlikely sur...

Episode 4 Lake District

4. Lake District

Aired: Oct 12, 2018

This is the story of a freight line, built to traverse the tricky landscape o...

Episode 5 Somerset & Dorset

5. Somerset & Dorset

Aired: Oct 19, 2018

The story of the Somerset and Dorset line is one of investors, certain of the...

Episode 6 Wales

Aired: Oct 26, 2018

Rob Bell visits Wales to examine the story of a lost line between Ruabon and ...

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Info about Walking Britain's Lost Railways

Seasons: 4

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: Channel 5

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Documentary