Great British Train Journeys From Above

Synopsis

All aboard, this is your ticket to ride the most spectacular train journeys in Britain. This series uses cutting-edge drones to showcase the most iconic steam train journeys in Britain.

Genre: Lifestyle
Episodes: 4

Details

Audio Languages

eng

Episodes

Scotland: The Jacobite Railway

S1 - E1 • 47 min

The Scottish Highlands are a land of mystery and magic, and running through their heartland is a railway regularly voted the best in the world: The Jacobite Railway.

Wales: Mountain Spirit / The Ffestiniog Railway

S1 - E2 • 47 min

Travelling from the harbour town of Porthmadog to the historic slate mines at Blaenau Ffestiniog, we follow The Ffestiniog Railway from above, discovering a quiet corner of rural Wales.

England: The North Yorkshire Moors Railway

S1 - E3 • 47 min

In time for the 200-year anniversary of train travel, this stunning aerial adventure charts the rise of pioneer George Stephenson, known as The Father of the Railways.

England: The West Somerset Railway

S1 - E4 • 47 min

Steaming through the rolling hills of England’s south-west, the West Somerset Railway unravels the mystery and the controversy of its heroic engineer: Isambard Kingdom Brunel.