Walking Britain's Lost Railways Series 4
Presenter Rob Bell walks sections of British railways that were closed during the Beeching cuts of the early 1960s, telling the history and current stories associated with the lost routes.
Yorkshire
Rob is in Yorkshire, looking into the history of the line built to connect York to Hull, via Beverley, and the part played by "The Railway King" George Hudson.
Cornwall
Rob travels across Cornwall's first two railway lines—the Portreath Tramroad and Redruth and Chasewater Railway, where he learns more about the vital role they played in the county's mining industry.
Kent
Rob visits Kent and the abandoned Elham Valley Railway, where he delves into its important past during the two world wars.
Northern Ireland
Exploring the lost railways of Northern Ireland, Rob travels along the route of its first railway to be built, from Belfast on the east coast, via Armagh, to Bundoran on the west coast