The Architecture the Railways Built

  

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The Architecture the Railways BuiltWharncliffe: Tim Dunn explores Brunel's first and last railway projects and looks at a Scottish station with a royal connection. [S,AD]Tue, Feb 25, 2:00 amU&Yesterday60 mins
The Architecture the Railways BuiltRoyal Albert Bridge: Tim Dunn visits the Royal Albert Bridge and discovers how it was constructed. He also visits Wolverhampton to learn the history of its train stations. [S,AD]Mon, Feb 17, 11:00 amU&Yesterday60 mins
The Architecture the Railways BuiltWemyss Bay: Tim Dunn visits Wemyss Bay Station in Inverclyde - an architectural gem. He also explores the engineering marvel that is Blackfriars station in central London. [S,AD]Mon, Feb 17, 10:00 amU&Yesterday60 mins
The Architecture the Railways BuiltTim 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. [S,AD]Fri, Feb 14, 11:00 amU&Yesterday60 mins
The Architecture the Railways BuiltTim 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. [S,AD]Fri, Feb 14, 10:00 amU&Yesterday60 mins
The Architecture the Railways BuiltTim 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. [S,AD]Thu, Feb 13, 11:00 amU&Yesterday60 mins
The Architecture the Railways BuiltTim Dunn rides up Mt Snowdon's railway to visit the summit station, and discovers how a glass structure envelopes Strasbourg's 19th century station. [S,AD]Thu, Feb 13, 10:00 amU&Yesterday60 mins
The Architecture the Railways BuiltTim Dunn explores 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. [S,AD]Wed, Feb 12, 11:00 amU&Yesterday60 mins
The Architecture the Railways BuiltTim Dunn explores Metroland, the area around the Metropolitan Railway, and in Great Malvern learns about the woman behind the decorative 1860s station. [S,AD]Wed, Feb 12, 10:00 amU&Yesterday60 mins
The Architecture the Railways BuiltTim Dunn visits the Ribblehead Viaduct in the Yorkshire Dales and tours the breath-taking stations of the Hungerbergbahn in Innsbruck. [S,AD]Tue, Feb 11, 11:00 amU&Yesterday60 mins
The Architecture the Railways BuiltTim Dunn goes behind the scenes at London's Kings Cross station and finds out about the disused funicular railway hidden in the Avon Gorge in Bristol. [S,AD]Tue, Feb 11, 10:00 amU&Yesterday60 mins
The Architecture the Railways BuiltTim Dunn visits the Ffestiniog in Wales originally built to transport slate from mountain to coast and learns about Amsterdam Centraal. [S,AD]Mon, Feb 10, 11:00 amU&Yesterday60 mins
The Architecture the Railways BuiltTim 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 its designer. [S,AD]Mon, Feb 10, 10:00 amU&Yesterday60 mins