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.

Season 3 Episode 1 - Newcastle

Tim Dunn takes to the tracks in Newcastle, to explore a city rich in railway architecture. He also looks at two recording-breaking structures in Scotland and marvels at the quirky design of a funicular in the German highlands. Air Date : 13th-Sep-2021  Read More

Season 3 Episode 2 - Wharncliffe

Tim Dunn explores Brunel’s first and last railway projects and looks at a Scottish station with a royal connection. Later he takes in the delights of a Portuguese station which looks more like a palace than a railway terminus. Air Date : 20th-Sep-2021  Read More

Season 3 Episode 3 - Charing Cross

Tim uncovers the secrets above, below and inside London’s Charing Cross Station. He also looks at the modern wonder of the Ordsall Chord in Manchester and tells the tale of two stations in the Swedish town of Boras. Air Date : 27th-Sep-2021  Read More

Season 3 Episode 4 - Bramhope Tunnel

Tim heads underground at the magnificent Bramhope Tunnel and looks at architectural salvage on a grand scale at Fawley Hill. In Germany, Tim finds out how Dresden Station finally rose from the ashes after WW2. Air Date : 4th-Oct-2021  Read More

Season 3 Episode 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 Bristol’s tram revolution. Tim also looks at the Polish border station which welcomed Russian Royalty. Air Date : 11th-Oct-2021  Read More

Season 3 Episode 6 - Bishopstone

Tim visits Bishopstone, a seaside station that’s also a WW2 fortress, and looks at the UK’s first ever high-speed line – the Selby Diversion. He also finds out how the Swedes built a station in a city made up of 14 islands. Air Date : 18th-Oct-2021  Read More

Season 3 Episode 7 - Greenwich and Deptford

Tim explores London’s first passenger railway, the London and Greenwich, and looks at the disused station that was transformed into a huge bookshop. Tim also takes in the record-breaking viaduct in the Czech Republic. Air Date : 25th-Oct-2021  Read More

Season 3 Episode 8 - North Staffordshire

Tim Dunn takes a trip through the history of the North Staffordshire Railway Company, admiring the beautiful Stoke Station. Air Date : 1st-Nov-2021  Read More

Season 3 Episode 9 - Ramsgate

Tim Dunn heads to the seaside to find out how the railways changed the fortunes of Margate and Ramsgate, and finds out more about 19th-century Dom Luiz Bridge in Porto Air Date : 8th-Nov-2021  Read More

Season 3 Episode 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 between London and Birmingham Air Date : 15th-Nov-2021  Read More