Steven Perring
Director
Abandoned Railways from Above (2024)
Season 1
Docuseries exploring lost railway lines, each with their own unique history revealing the vibrant industries that were once dotted along their routes and the ingenious engineering involved
Released May 17, 2024
Episode 45 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.abandoned, tmdb.railway, tmdb.british-rail
Watch Providers: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Production Companies: Banijay Rights, Banijay UK
Network: SBS
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Somerset
Explores a lost line that was known for its holiday trains and crosses some of Britain's most picturesque countryside in Somerset and Dorset.
May 17, 2024, midnight
S1E2 - Oxford
Explores a route that connected two of Britain's most prestigious universities and acted as a secret weapon for the country during WWII.
May 24, 2024, midnight
S1E3 - Scarborough
Explores a line that ran between two of Britain's most popular resort towns, Scarborough and Whitby, to see how railways transformed them into tourist destinations.
May 31, 2024, midnight
S1E4 - Wales
Explores a route in Wales from Aberystwyth to Carmarthen that helped rural communities thrive and brought with it an industrial boom in the region.
June 7, 2024, midnight
S1E5 - York
Explores a line that intertwines with the fortune of the Railway King, George Hudson. The journey starts at York's first permanent railway station, then moves to the 12,000-acre estate in Londesborough and finally to Hull.
June 14, 2024, midnight
S1E6 - Scotland
Follows an abandoned line from Carlise to Edinburgh, which connects communities in this remote area of the country, as well as England with Scotland; explores the site of what used to be the largest factory in the world, north of Gretna.
June 21, 2024, midnight
Network: SBS
Episode Runtime: 45 min.
Season Runtime: 271 min.
Released: May 17, 2024
Last Air Date: June 21, 2024, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
Rate this show
Add {Movie} to static lists