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The Architecture the Railways Built – Curzon Street

We’ve reached the last stops for Tim Dunn’s third series of The Architecture the Railways Built on Yesterday. Tim shows us the Grade I listed Curzon Street station in Birmingham in the final episode, ahead of its transformation into part of the new terminus for high speed railway HS2. It’s at this site, in March 2019, where … Continued

Let’s Rediscover the Railway

We’ve launched a flagship animation to inspire you to get your tickets to rediscover the railway. We’re proud to look after the railway that connects you with the experiences you’ve been looking forward to. That’s why we’ve teamed up with television presenter and historian Tim Dunn of The Architecture the Railways Built to share our … Continued

The Architecture the Railways Built – Spa Road station

Presenter Tim Dunn tells us all about London’s first ever terminus in brand-new The Architecture the Railways Built on Yesterday. Spa Road station in Bermondsey opened in February 1836 for the first section of the London and Greenwich Railway and is arguably the ancestor of today’s London Bridge station. Spa Road dates back to the … Continued

The Architecture the Railways Built – the Selby Diversion

Presenter Tim Dunn visits Britain’s first modern high speed railway line – the Selby Diversion – in the latest instalment of The Architecture the Railways Built on Yesterday. Tim meets the engineer behind this 1980s engineering triumph, which was essential to safe journeys when coal was discovered beneath the East Coast Main Line from London … Continued

The Architecture the Railway Built – Bramhope Tunnel

Television presenter Tim Dunn joins a night shift in the latest episode of The Architecture the Railways Built to find out what it takes to look after our Victorian infrastructure. Watch episode four of series three on Yesterday to watch Tim and our engineers inside the beautiful Bramhope Tunnel in Leeds. The two-mile tunnel on … Continued

The Architecture the Railways Built – Newcastle

Historian Tim Dunn has returned for a third series of The Architecture the Railways Built on Yesterday – and filmed some exclusive bonus footage … Tim took a trip back to Newcastle – one of the world’s most important cities for railway heritage – to find out more about its story. In this video, he … Continued

The Architecture the Railways Built – Huddersfield station

“A magnificent Yorkshire railway station.” That’s how television presenter and railway historian Tim Dunn describes Huddersfield station in tonight’s episode of The Architecture the Railways Built. The new series is on at 8pm every Tuesday on Yesterday. This Grade I Grecian-style gem – with one of the most stunning façades on Britain’s railway – was … Continued

The Architecture the Railways Built – Royal Albert Bridge

The Royal Albert Bridge – Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s masterpiece – stars in the brand-new The Architecture the Railways Built. Historian and presenter Tim Dunn visits the world-famous bridge, which crosses the River Tamar between Plymouth and Saltash, Cornwall, in the second episode of the new series, which explores the incredible designs around the railway in the UK … Continued

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