The Architecture the Railways Built

Series 1

Railway expert and train enthusiast Tim Dunn explores the stunning architecture that lines the railway network. Celebrating the radical design and often challenging construction of many station buildings across the UK and Europe: from grand edifices in major cities to tiny rural stations serving small communities.

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10 Episodes

Down Street
E1
Down StreetTim Dunn explores disused tube station Down Street in Mayfair that played a crucial tactical role during WWII and tours Rotterdam's new centraal station with the man who designed it.
Ffestiniog
E2
FfestiniogTim Dunn visits the Ffestiniog in Wales originally built to transport slate from mountain to coast and learns about Amsterdam Centraal - controversially built across the waterfront.
King's Cross
E3
King's CrossTim's behind the scenes at London's King's Cross and learns of Bristol's funicular railway.
Ribblehead
E4
RibbleheadTim 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.
Metroland
E5
MetrolandTim 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.
St Pancras
E6
St PancrasTim 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.
Snowdon
E7
SnowdonTim Dunn rides up Mt Snowdon's railway to visit the summit station, and discovers how a glass structure envelopes Strasbourg's 19th century station.
Broadway
E8
BroadwayTim 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.
Stockton & Darlington
E9
Stockton & DarlingtonTim 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.
Swindon
E10
SwindonTim 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.