The Architecture the Railways Built

The Architecture the Railways Built (2020-2023)

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The Architecture the Railways Built sees railway expert and train enthusiast Tim Dunn exploring the stunning architecture that lines the railway network. He visits stations made up of simple stone buildings, decorative Victorian grandeur, art deco masterpieces and striking glass and concrete structures created over the last few years. But Tim doesn't stop at stations. He's been given a platform to explore any structure which owes its existence to the railway: viaducts, signal boxes, tunnels, pedestrian passages, workshops, railway hotels: as well as less obvious buildings like homes, swimming pools and Turkish baths.

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Scheduleevery Monday at 20:00 (60 min)

Last Episode

Hull
Season 4Episode 1060 min

Hull

Tim explores the surprisingly beautiful Hull Paragon station, a spectacular example of how George Hudson, "the Railway King" indelibly left his mark on the city. But not all the rail passengers who passed through Hull were able to experience the grandeur of this station, as Tim reveals in the much less known railway story of the 2.5 million migrants who passed through Hull station, on their way to a new life in the new world.

In Leamington Spa is a strikingly rare art deco station, funded by a loan scheme designed to create jobs during the Great Depression. And, at the Network Rail archives, Tim discovers some railway war memorials and understands the impact of the Great War on railway workers throughout the UK.

May 2, 2023

Recent Episodes

EpisodeNameAirdate
S04E10HullMay 2, 2023
S04E09LeedsApr 25, 2023
S04E08South DevonApr 18, 2023
S04E07LincolnApr 11, 2023
S04E06Goole BridgeApr 4, 2023
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