Transportation -- Trains/Railways
Last Edited: 21-Sep-2019 A Global British Comedy Collaborative document. Edited by John Lucas
Broadcast source is BBC Radio Four unless otherwise indicated. Recording quality is considered good unless otherwise indicated.

Videos
    Great Railway Journeys and Great Little Railways
    Great British Railway Journeys
    Great Continental Railway Journeys
    Great American Railroad Journeys
    Great Canadian Railway Journeys
    Chris Tarrant Extreme Railway Journeys
Date Title Cast Parameters
Northern Ireland
20-Jan-1936		 Unusual Recordings - Some Famous Trains
 narrated by H Lynton Fletcher
 13:03, 24542, s
Network 3
01-May-1960		 On Railways - P Ransome-Wallis Studies Mallard
 P Ransome-Wallis 
 8:01, 15045, M
Regional
09-Jul-1978		 Steam Scene
 Nesta Taylor, Brian Holden
 13:53, 26052, s
BBC WS
04-Jan-1990
 Indian Railway Journey
28:39, 26798, S
18-Oct-1997
 AGENDA British Rail
Privatisation, the Franchised Operating
Companies and the Public Sector
 No credits
 26:34, 37361, S
13-Feb-1999
 Behind the Iron Horse -- History of American Railroads
 Ludovic Kennedy
Partial credits
 27:42, 6496, m
23-Jan-2001 to
13-Feb-2001
 The Iron Road
  1. ... to Comedy
  2. Social
  3. To Romance
  4. To Adventure
 Alexei Sayle
Producer: Jayne Gibson
 4 files
1:51:35, 24 MB, S
23-Nov-2001
 All Aboard the Baltic Express
 Ian McMillan, Frank Cooper, Stephen Wiggs
Producer: Darren Broome
 25:26, 17042, S
27-Feb-2003
05-Mar-2003
 Back to Beeching
  1. Beeching’s Legacy
  2. Bleak Future, Forgotten Tracks
  
28:37, 20124, S
28:39, 20155, S
29-Mar-2003
05-Apr-2003
 Indian Locomotion
Bombay to Calcutta
 Mark Tully
Produced by Vanessa Harrison
 27:48, 19554, S
27:58, 19673, S
27-Jan-2004
 File on 4 – Train Leasing Companies
 Alan Whitehouse
 LOST
09-Nov-2004
16-Nov-2004
23-Nov-2004
30-Nov-2004
07-Dec-2004
 Subway -- New York, A Train Centennial
  1. Employees
  2. Construction
  3. Subway Crime
  4. Fans or “Foamers”
  5. The Passengers
 Joe Queenan
Produced by Miles Ward
 13:58, 13110, S
13:54, 13043, S
13:57, 13085, S
14:01, 13156, S
13:55, 13049, S
07-Feb-2005
 One Way to Necropolis
 Alan Dein
Producer: Neil McCarthy
 28:06, 26359, S
05-Sep-2005
 Leaves on the Line
 Mark Stephen
Producer: Monise Durrani
 27:50, 26095, S
19-Jul-2006
 Steam Driven -- Modernised locomotives
 Claire Barratt
Produced by Alan Dolby
 28:11, 26438, S
03-Sep-2006
 Reunion – Rail Privatisation
 Sue MacGregor
Produced by Christina Capsiou
 42:05, 39462, S
16-Sep-2006
 Changing Trains: The 125 at 30
 Paul Allen
Produced by Julian May
 28:02, 26283, S
18-Dec-2006
13-Apr-2007
 When the Whistle Blows
[I experienced Flagstaff AZ in the middle of the
night in 1989.]
 Diane Hope
Readings by Jeff Norcross
Produced by Diane Hope and Matt Thompson
 14:01, 13144, S
26-Mar-2007 to
30-Mar-2007
 Terminates Here
 Lemn Sissay
Produced by Philip Sellers
 14:14, 13355, S
13:59, 13111, S
13:44, 12886, S
14:14, 13345, S
14:14, 13357, S
05-Feb-2008
 File on Four – Inspections miss track faults
 Julian O'Halloran
Produced by Rob Cave
 36:31, 34236, S
BBC R5:
01-Aug-2008
 Up All Night –
40th anniversary of the disappearance of UK steam
 Dotun Adebayo, Howard Benson
 103:31, 97060, S
101:39, 95313, S
BBC R5:
02-Jan-2009
 Up All Night – American Steam Night
  1. Miami's Gold Coast Railroad Museum
  2. Ed Ellis at the Rio Grande Scenic Railroad
  3. Larry Tye and the story of the Pullman Porters
  4. Larry Tye and the story of the Pullman Porters
  5. A ride over the La Veta Pass on the Rio Grande
    Scenic railroad
 
22:33, 21154, S
23:21, 21980, S
28:24, 26629, S
24:14, 22729, S
21:42, 20359, S
18-Oct-2009
 Runaway Train
 Wesley MacDonald,
produced by Russel Finch
 13:53, 13027, S
18-Jan-2010
 The De-Railing of Transport 2010
 Chris Ledgard
 27:51, 26125, S
27-Oct-2010
 The Ghost Trains of Old England
 Ian Marchant
produced by Jolyon Jenkins
 27:58, 26225, S
24-Jun-2011
 Reversing Dr Beeching
 Douglas Fraser
produced by David Stenhouse and Lucy Lloyd
 27:51, 26112, S
13-Aug-2011
20-Aug-2011
 Interrail Tales
  1. The Early Years: 1972-1990
  2. 1990 to the Present Day
 Miranda Sawyer
produced by Leslie McAlpine
 27:39, 25878, S
27:45, 25968, S
29--Jun-2012 You Must Take the A Train
 Adam Gopnik
Producer: Judith Kampfner
 27:40, 25895, S
19-Dec-2012 Train Hopping in the USA
 Peter Bowes
Producer: Sara Jane Hall
 27:52, 26080, S
09-Oct-2013
 The Station
 Chris Watson
Producer Sarah Blunt
 27:35, 25809, S
CBC R1 IDEAS
23-Nov-2009
24-Nov-2009
 The Story of Steam
 Chris McGowan, Paul Kennedy
produced by Jane Lewis
 54:03, 50687, S
54:01, 50652, S
Videos
Date Title Cast Parameters
GPO
1936
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UK Chn 4
Television
South
1980
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ITV
Night Mail
---
Night Mail 2


---
Crossings (Night Mail 3)
South Bank Show
 		John Grierson
Poem by WH Auden
Music by Benjamin Britten
---
Poetry by Blake Morrison,
read by Alan Dobie
Music by James Harpham
Produced by Peter Williams
---
AVI VIDEO
22:08, 238696
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AVI VIDEO
25:16, 238598

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AVI VIDEO
22:22, 238614
BBC TV
1952		 Children's Newsreel - A Dogs Day Out   AVI VIDEO
no sound
4:15, 22167
BBC TV4
undated		 Elizabethan Express (London Kings Cross to
Edinburgh Waverly)
Brritish Transport Film		 written by Paul Le Saux
spoken by Howard Marion Crawford
and Alan Wheatley
directed by Tony Thompson
produced by Edgar Anstey		 AVI VIDEO
19:35, 184252
BBC TV4
unknown		 John Betjeman Goes by Train
King's Lynn to Hunstanton 		John Betjeman
British Transport Film 		AVI VIDEO
9:53, 92186
BBC TV
1962		 Men of Steam --  Great Western Railway introduced by John Betjeman
produced by Michael Croucher		 MP4 VIDEO
30:09, 532201
BBC TV
1963		 Lets Imagine - A Branch Line Railway (Evercreech
and environs) 		John Betjeman
no closing credits		 MP4 VIDEO
26:18, 463961
BBC TV
27-Mar-1963		 Tonight - Railways no credits AVI VIDEO
2:41, 14004
BBC TV2
07-May-1964		 Time Out - The Four Steamers no credits AVI VIDEO
27:59, 145518
BBC TV
1966		 Blue Peter - John Noakes on the Flying Scotsman   AVI VIDEO
5:36, 29204
BBC TV
1969		 4472 - Flying Scotsman directed by Tony Wheeler MP4 VIDEO
40:06, 442524
BBC Two
03-Mar-1969		 How They Dug the Victoria Line Directors Bob Privett, Donald Washbourne
Producers John Shearman, Harry Hastings
 		MP4 Video
39:22, 691759
BBC TV1
4-Nov-1969		 Tuesday Documentary -
Engines Must Not Enter the Potato Siding
Narrator Roger Snowdon
written by Terry Coleman
Producer Malcolm Brown
 MP4 VIDEO
46:57, 820829
BBC TV
1973		 Metro-Land with John Betjeman (Metropolitan
Railway) includes secondary program Metropolitan
Railway in the News 		written and presented by John Betjeman
produced by Edward Mirzoeff 		AVI VIDEO
63:15, 716800
BBC TV2
04-May-1975		 The World About Us --
The Romance of Indian Railways 		narrated by James Cameron, Michael Satow
produced by Colin Luke 		MP4 VIDEO
49:59, 877820
23-Sep-1975 Nationwide Martin Young AVI VIDEO
10:36, 55202
BBC TV
1977		 With a Fine Feeling for Steam --
the Strathspey Railway 		narrated by Donny B Macleod
produced by Micheal Marshall		 MP4 VIDEO
24:49, 273362
BBC TV2
30-Nov-1979		 The Rainhill Story: Stephenson's Rocket written and presented by Anthony Burton
produced by Martin L Bell		 MP4 VIDEO
48:59, 287138
BBC TV2
02-Dec-1979		 Steam into Summer narrated by Tom Salmon
produced by David Spires 		AVI VIDEO
29:19, 152839
BBC TV
1980		 The Past at Work - Railway Mania (Yorkshire) written and presented by Anthony Burton
produced by Suzanne Davies		 MP4 VIDEO
25:11, 437122
BBC TV2
20-Mar-1980		 The Getaways - Bluebell Bob Bamborough, Alan Cobden, Tom
Dobson, Bernard Holden, Mark Purkiss,
Ian Wright
produced by John Coleman 		AVI FILE
29:32, 153550
BBC TV2
21-Dec-1980		 The Great Railway Cavalcade -
Rocket 150 at Rainhill 		Brian Redhead, David Jenkinson
directed by Martin L Bell 		MP4 VIDEO
59:42, 1951751
BBC TV4
1981		 Hindsight - Lord Beeching Eric Robson
PRoduced by Alan Dobson		 AVI VIDEO
29:50, 306240
BBC TV1
22-Nov-1981		 See Hear! -- East Somerset Railway
Martin Colville, Jeff Bown
produced by Peter Dunkley
 AVI VIDEO
6:44, 34836
ITV
1982		 Steam on the Settle and Carlisle narrated by Allan Cartner
produced and directed by William Caartner		 AVI VIDEO
26:03, 187339
BBC TV4
1983		 London to Brighton in Three-and-a-Half Minutes Soundtrack: Kim McCroddan
Produced by: Nigel Haunch		 AVI VIDEO
4:13, 51176
BBC West
1984		 Return to Evercreech Junction Mike Arlett
produced by Dennis Dick		 MP4 VIDEO
29:20, 299429
BBC West
1986		 All Change at Evercreech Junction written and narrated by Gwyn Richards
produced by Andrew Johnston		 MP4 VIDEO
29:55, 305497
BBC TV
1986		 Steam Days
  1. Travels with a Duchess
  2. The Fishing Line
  3. The Quest for Speed
  4. Workhorses
  5. Going Great Western
  6. A Tale of Two Scotsmen
 written and presented by Miles Kington
produced by Peter Walton and Neil Cameron		 MP4 VIDEO
29:16, 171927
29:14, 169515
29:21, 171850
28:42, 170139
29:34, 171533
29:21, 173611
Ivo Peters
1986
 		Ivo Peters - Steam Trains
  1. Somerset & Dorset Railway 1
  2. Somerset & Dorset Railway 2
  3. Westmorland and Scotland
  4.  
  5.  Steam in 1960
  6.  
  7. Steam in 1961
  8. Steam in 1962
narrated by Nigel Farrell, Peter Woods
produced by Jeremy English
 		AVI VIDEO
56:00, 195044
44:18, 202976
51:36, 236416
58:22, 267450
58:17, 267078
51:39, 236636
BBC West
1988		 The Seaside Trains
The Friendly Line to Burnham
(includes clips from 1963 John Betjeman program) 		narrated by Gwyn Richards
produced by Andrew Johnston 		MP4 VIDEO
29:38, 302599
BBC TV
1988		 The Train Now Departing
  1. The Long Drag
  2. The West Highlander
  3. The Holiday Line
  4. Steam on the Isle of Man
  5. Lines of Industry
  6. The Survivors
 written and narrated by Anthony Smith
produced by Andrew Johnston, Brian Hawkins		 MP4 VIDEO
30:08, 423677
29:21, 412688
30:09, 423924
29:39, 416199
29:37, 407350
29:33, 374377
BBC TV2
12-Oct-1989		 Secret Nature
  • Steam and Wildlife
 photographed and produced by
Andrew Cooper 		AVI VIDEO
29:14, 152938
1992
 		Railway Roundabout
  1. 1958
  2. 1959
  3. 1960
  4. 1961
  5. 1962
  6. End of the Line
  7. Revisited
Narrator Peter Woods
Filmed by Patrick Whitehouse and
John Adams
Script and Research by Patrick Whitehouse
and Jeremy English
Edited and Produced by Jeremy English		 AVI VIDEO
54:48, 1019484
55:44, 1036942
51:08, 951277
51:30, 958176
54:24, 1012179
52:51, 982829
49:53, 927926
1994
 		Michael Marsden, V3, Carlisle
 		Michael Marsden
 		AVI VIDEO
59:01, 1099231
BBC Two
28-Nov-1995
 		The Limit --
Trickiest Tunnel
 		Robbie Coltrane, Hugh Doherty
Series Producer Martin Mortimore
Producer Emma Swain
 		MP4 Video
29:12, 508550
TF Associates
1996
 		British Steam in the 1950's and 60's
volumes 1 and 2
 		compiled and produced by Michael Tiddy
and Nigel Fletcher
 		AVI VIDEO
57:57, 569129
57:48, 567646
Transport Video
c. 1996
 		Deltics
  1. 1955-1978
  2. 1979-1982
presented by David Maxey
narrated by Michael McClain
edited and directed by Ken Carr
 		AVI VIDEO
42:58, 477182
59:42, 477188
VIDEO 125
202
 		Cab Ride - Settle to Carlisle
 		narrated by Geoff Druett
written and produced by Peter Middleton
 		AVI VIDEO
98:04, 709152
DISCOVERY
02-Sep-2002 to
04-Nov-2002		 Mark Williams On the Rails
  1. Cornish Steam Giant
  2. George Stephenson
  3. Brunel
  4. Moving Mountains
  5. Carriage Kings
  6. Death on the Tracks
  7. Big Country
  8. Speed and Power
  9. Going Underground
  10. Diesel Generation
 Mark Williams
  1. produced and directed by James
    Castle
  2. directed by Chris Barker
  3. directed by Chris Barker
  4. directed by Clare Dornan
  5. directed by Clare Dornan
  6. directed by Clare Dornan
  7. produced and directed by James
    Castle
  8. produced and directed by
    Caroline Hawkins
  9. directed by Clare Dornan
  10. produced and directed by James
    Castle
 AVI VIDEO
23:07, 176046
 23:09, 176044
 23:17, 176054
 23:17, 176034
 23:28, 176012
 23:31, 176032
 23:05, 176040
 23:07, 176056
 23:25, 176052
 23:09, 176046
BBC TV 4
2005		 Monsoon Railway narrated by John Simm
Director Gerry Troyna
 		AVI VIDEO
51:47, 516304
47:54, 477960
Transport
Video
c 2005
 		Steam on the Grade
AVI VIDEO
69:09, 679053
BBC TV 4
2007		 Bombay Railway
  1. Pressure
  2. Dreams
 narrated by Bernard Hill
Director Gerry Troyna		 AVI VIDEO
59:24, 716812
59:07, 716812
Telerails
2007		 The Lost Railways Peter Fairhead
produced and directed by Steve
le Cheminant		 MP4 VIDEO
58:28, 707652
BBC TV4
2008		 Timeshift - The Last Days of Steam produced and directed by George Chan MP4 VIDEO
58:57, 664580
BBC TV 4
2008		 Absolutely Chuffed --
The Men Who Built a Steam Engine 		written and narrated by Tom Ingall
produced by directed by Marcel Guillou and
Tom Ingall 		AVI VIDEO
29:02, 238284
BBC TV4
2008		 Between the Lines - Railways in Fiction and Film written and presented by Andrew Martin
produced and directed by Sebastian Barfield		 AVI VIDEO
58:45, 614066
BBC TV4
2008
Repeat 2016
 		Ian Hislop Goes off the Rails Ian Hislop
produced and directed by Deborah Lee 		MP4 VIDEO
59:14, 728963
BBC TV4
2008		 Nation on Film - The British Transport Films narrated by Jessica Whittaker
produced by Richard Taylor		 AVI VIDEO
38:48, 357504
BBC TV1
Regionals
26-Oct-2008		 Down the Line --
Reassessing the Beeching Report
  1. London and the South East
  2. North West
  3. South
  4. South West
  5. West Midlands
  6. West
  7. North East
  8. East Midland
  9. East -- Crane's Trains and Automobiles
  10. Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
  1. Edwina Currie
    written and produced by Tony Francis
  2. Stuart Maconie
    produced and directed by Robin Anderson
  3. Joe Crowley
    produced and directed by David Ellery
  4. Dick Strawbridge
    directed by Neil Cole
  5. Pete Waterman
    produced and directed by John Boam
  6. Simon Calder
    directed by Ray Tostevin
  7. Wayne Hemingway
    produced and directed by Richard Maude
  8. Pete Waterman
    produced and directed by Charles Hunter
  9. Nicholas Crane
    produced and directed by Clive Dunn
  10. Adam Hart Davis
    produced and directed by Nick Finnis
 AVI VIDEO
  1. 29:22, 238626
  2. 28:57, 234864
  3. 28:56, 237414
  4. 28:59, 254770
  5. 28:58, 239230
  6. 29:00, 254746
  7. 28:56, 238522
  8. 28:54, 232448
  9. 29:13, 232704
  10. 29:12, 232766
BBC TV4
02-Oct-2008 to
06-Nov-2008		 Railway Walks with Julia Bradbury
  1. The Peak Express
  2. Discovering Snowdonia
  3. The Birth of Steam
  4. The Whisky Train
  5. Harbouring History
  6. Gateway to the Highlands
 Julia Bradbury
produced and directed by Owen Rodd
#3-5 filmed and directed by Janusz Ostrowski 		AVI VIDEO
29:00, 306746
28:58, 238324
28:59, 238394
28:58, 237878
28:59, 238378
29:00, 238706
BBC Four
09-Oct-2008		 Time Shift -
Between The Lines, Railways in Fiction and Film
 		Andrew Martin
Producer/director Sebastian Barfield		 AVI Video
58:57, 717676
BBC TV
2010		 Indian Hill Railways
  1. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
  2. The Nilgiri Mountain Railway
  3. The Kalka-Shimla Railway
 narrated by Bernard Hill
produced by Gerry Troyna		 MP4 VIDEO
59:00, 649497
59:04, 649862
59:04, 650050
BBC TV4
2012		 The Golden Age of Steam Railways
  1. Narrow Gauge Preservation
  2. Standard Gauge Preservation
 narrated by Jenny Agutter
produced and directed by David Parker		 AVI VIDEO
58:59, 498320
59:00, 498504
unknown The Classic Steam Train Collection
  1. King for a Day -- King Edward I (Didcot
    to Bristol and return)
  2. Green Arrow Goes West
  3. Taw Valley -- Orient Express Steam
  4. Flying Scotsman - A Year in the Life
  5. Clan Line - A Day in the Life
  6. Black Five -- Green Train
  7. Castle and Manor on the Torbay Express
  8. The Western Engines -- Driving & Firing
 no credits or date MP4 VIDEO
80:23, 758871
70:39, 758738
79:06 ,765208
70:51, 762603
69:53, 760382
75:41, 762186
62:37, 760242
76:42, 765414
Grand Central
unknown date
 		Cab Ride - London to Bradford in 6 minutes
Cab Ride - Sunderland to London Kings Cross in 6 minutes
 		no credits
 		MP4 VIDEOS
6:11, 266563
5:45, 248105
Transport Video
unknown date
 		British Railways Liveries
 		David Powell
 		AVI VIDEO
59:01, 716800
BBC TV2
22-Nov-2011
29-Nov-2011
06-Dec-2011
13-Dec-2011 		Welsh Railways
  1. Full Steam Ahead, 1
  2. Full Steam Ahead, 2
  3. Beating Beeching, 1
  4. Beating Beeching, 2
 Director Helen Williams-Ellis
Producer Tom Ware 		MP4 VIDEO
1: 29:05, 319822
2:
3:
4:
UK Channel 5
20-Jul-2012
 		Worlds Fastest Train
 		Narrated by John Michie
Produced and directed by Martin Gorst
 		MKV VIDEO
44:56, 654016
BBC TV2
15-Jan-2013
22-Jan-2013
29-Jan-2013 		Locomotion: Dan Snow's History of Railways Presented by Dan Snow
Produced and directed by Dick Taylor (1) 		MP4 VIDEO
58:36, 1027528
58:53, 1039959
59:15, 1035571
BBC TV2
12-Feb-2013
19-Feb-2013
26-Feb-2013
05-Mar-2013
 		The Railway - Keeping Britain on Track
  1. Kings Cross
  2. Summer Madness
  3. Standing Room Only
  4. West Coast Mainline
  5. Railway on my Doorstep
  6. North of the Border
Narrated by Kevin Whately
  1. Filmed and directed by Laura Fairrie
  2. Directed and produced by Jo Hughes
  3. Filmed and directed by Rob McCabe
  4. Directed and produced by Jo Hughes
 MP4 VIDEO
59:01, 649338
59:04, 1162422
58:18, 641433
59:05, 650041
58:54, 648147
58:18, 641434
BBC TV2
04-Mar-2013		 The Flying Scotsman - A Rail Romance
Narrated by Barbara Flynn
Produced and directed by David Parker
MP4 VIDEO
59:06, 650217
BBC TV2
16-May-2013		 The Tube: An Underground History
 		Narrated by Julian Barratt
Executive Producer Alistair Pegg
Producer/Director James House
 		MP4 VIDEO
59:01, 1026447
BBC Four
01-Apr-2014		 Building Burma's Death Railway -
Moving Half the Mountain		 Director Helen Langridge
Producers Daniel Carter, Mike Wells,
Simon Ratigan
 		MP4 Video
58:51, 650179
US PBS
22-Jun-2014
 		Secrets of Underground London
 		Samuel West
produced and directed by Gareth Sacala
 		MP4 Video
54:54, 928352
BBC Two
16-Jul-2014
 23-Jul-2014
 30-Jul-2014
22-May-2017
29-May-2017
 		The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway
  1. Urban Heart Surgery
  2. Tunnels Under the Thames
  3. Platforms and Plague Pits
  4. The Final Countdown 1
  5. The Final Countdown 2
Julian Barratt
Series Producer Jan Fitzgerald
Series Director Joby Lubman
Director Lee Reading
 		MP4 Video
58:50, 1023789
59:04, 1038117
 59:00, 1027746

59:00, 1027866
59:00, 1026306
BBC TV2
04-Aug-2014
05-Aug-2014
06-Aug-2014
07-Aug-2014
08-Aug-2014

Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo
  1. A Railway War Begins
  2. Railways and Railwaymen Called to Action
  3. Keeping the War Moving
  4. On Track to Victory
  5. Railways and Remembrance
 Presenter Michael Portillo
Executive Producer John Comerford
Series Producer Alison Kreps		 MP4 VIDEO
29:05, 510968
28:56, 508760
29:05, 510610
29:05, 510610
28:59, 510023
BBC TV4
24-Feb-2015
 		Timeshift 14-5:
The Nation's Railway: The Golden Age of British Rail
 		Narrator Rebecca Front
Series Producer William Naylor
Director/Producer David Leach
 		MP4 VIDEO
59:07, 1038287
BBC TV4
12-Mar-2015
19-Mar-2015
26-Mar-2015
India's Frontier Railways
  1. The Maitree Express
  2. The Last Train in Nepal
  3. The Samjhauta Express
Bernard Hill
Directors Gerry Troyna, Rajesh Shinde,
 Tarun Bhartiya,
Series Producer Gerry Troyna
 		MP4 VIDEO
58:56, 1036510
59:01, 1038193
58:55, 1033306
Channel Four
19-Jul-2015		 Secret History - Crossrail Discovery:
 London's Lost Graveyard		 Robert Lindsay
written and directed by Kenny Scott
 		Filed under
Archeology
AVI Video
47:04, 473054
Channel Four
24-Apr-2016		 Secret History - The Mystery of
the Crossrail Skulls 		Jim Carter
written and directed by Kenny Scott
 		Filed under
Archeology
 AVI Video
46:44, 471008
BBC TV2
24-Aug-2015 to
27-Aug-2015
 		World's Busiest Railway 2015
 		Dan Snow, Anita Rani, Robert Llewellyn
and John Sergeant
Series Producer Amanda Lyon
 		MP4 VIDEO
59:00, 1042623
59:00, 1040136
59:00, 1034825
59:00, 1036559
BBC TV4
02-Sep-2015
 		The Trains That Time Forgot:
Britain's Lost Railway Journeys
 		Presenter Andrew Martin
Producer/Director Merryn Threadgould
 		MP4 VIDEO
59:21, 653328
Channel 4
30-Nov-2015
 		The World's Most Famous Train
 		Narrator Brian Protheroe
Filmed and directed by Marcus Sulley
 		MKV VIDEO
46:12, 1171159
BBC TV Four
07-Mar-2016
 		The Return of Flying Scotsman Narrator John Shrapnel
 Producer/Director Roger Keech
Executive Producer Nicola
Addyman		 MP4 VIDEO
29:03, 511103
ITV
22-Apr-2016
 		Flying Scotsman with Robson Green
 		presented by Robson Green
written and directed by David Parker
 		MP4 VIDEO
46:10, 434396
Channel 4
01-May-2016
08-May-2016
15-May-2016
 		Paul Merton's Secret Stations
 		Paul Merton
Director Ewen Thomson
Executive Producer Jacqueline Hewer
 		MKV VIDEO
46:49, 1250936
47:11, 1132425
47:12, 1312006
BBC TV4
11-Jul-2016 to
13-Jul-2016

Trainspotting Live
 		Peter Snow, Hannah Fry, Dick Strawbridge,
Tim Dunn
Series Producer Chris Howard
Director Tony Grech-Smith
 		MP4 VIDEO
58:36, 1210319
58:19, 1255879
60:07, 1306166
BBC TV2
21-Jul-2016
28-Jul-2016
04-Aug-2016
11-Aug-2016
18-Aug-2016
25-Aug-2016
 		Full Steam Ahead
 		Narrated by Philip Glenister
Presented by Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn
Produced and Directed by Stuart Elliott
 		MP4 VIDEO
60:00, 1072497
59:00, 1028537,
out of sync
59:00, 1037394
MKV VIDEO
58:58, 1255573
MP4 VIDEO
59:00, 1038819
60:00, 1068984
BBC ONE
ENGLISH REGIONS
28-Sep-2016
BBC FOUR
29-Sep-2016 to
03-Nov-2016
 		Railways: The Making of a Nation
  1. Time
  2. Capitalism and Commerce
  3. The Age of Leisure
  4. The New Commuters
  5. Food and Shopping
  6. A Touch of Class
 Presenter Liz McIvor
Producer/Director Alastair McKee, Stuart
Woodman, George Henton
 		MP4 VIDEO
29:00, 955465
28:55, 1012086
28:59, 340116
28:55, 354788
28:59, 339660
29:00, 359791
BBC FOUR
29-Dec-2016
 		Flying Scotsman from the Footplate
 		Engine Driver Roger Norfolk
Fireman Ryan Green
Producer/director Roger Keech
 		MP4 Video
59:00, 2214921
UK Channel 5
09-May-2017
10-May-2017
11-May-2017
 		The Railways that Built Britain with
  1. Boom, Bust and Blood
  2. How the Railways Won the War
  3. Steam is Dead, Long Live the Railways
 Chris Tarrant
Producer/Director Tim Usborne
 		MKV Video
43:24, 1181632
 43:37, 1262164
 43:29, 1126587
BBC TV1
15-May-2017
 		Tornado - the 100mph Steam Engine
 		Narrator/Producer Tom Ingall
 		MP4 VIDEO
28:43, 362354
UK Channel 5
21-Jun-2017 to
29-Jun-2017
 		The Tube: Going Underground Jason Done
produced by Zehra Yas
directed by Simon Phillips, Kaaj Mehta
 		MP4 Video
45:07, 1043072
46:06, 1066277
43:50, 1013025
45:33, 1054669
45:20, 1046800
45:05, 1042299
44:57, 1039009
44:36, 1029591
UK Channel 5
13-Nov-2017 to
04-Dec-2017
 		Inside the Tube: Going Underground
  1. The World's First Deep Tube Line
  2. The History of the Central Line
  3. The World's First Underground
  4. The First Modern Tube Line
Rob Bell
producer/director Andy Robbins, Jamie Simpson,
 		MKV VIDEO
44:58, 1008914
45:02, 1075426
44:59, 1008454
44:56, 1107838
UK Channel 4
2017
 		Coastal Railways with Julie Walters
  1. West Highland Railway
  2. The East Coast Line
  3. The Great Western Railway
  4. Wales to Liverpool
Julie Walters
producer/director Kim Maddever
 		MKV Video
47:13, 1070607
47:05, 1047682
47:30, 869643
46:03, 1054764
Great Railway Journeys and Great Little Railways
Date Episodes Title Cast Parameters
30-Oct-1980 1-1 Coast to Coast
New York to Los Angeles  USA		 Ludovic Kennedy AVI VIDEO
59:26, 492906
06-Nov-1980 1-2 The Long Straight
Sydney to Perth Australia		 Michael Frayn AVI VIDEO
58:50, 490654
13-Nov-1980 1-3 Deccan
Bombay to Cochin India		 Brian B. Thompson
directed by Gerry Troyna
 AVI VIDEO
59:11, 883058
27-Nov-1980 1-4 Confessions of a Trainspotter
London to the Kyle of Lochalsh England, Scotland		 Michael Palin
produced by Ken Stephinson 		AVI VIDEO
58:15, 718070
04-Dec-1980 1-5 Zambezi Express
Cape Town to Victoria Falls
South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe-Rhodesia		 Michael Wood AVI VIDEO
59:14, 543594
11-Dec-1980 1-6 Three Miles High
Lima to La Paz Peru, Bolivia		 Miles Kington
directed by Gerry Troyna
 AVI VIDEO
59:27, 588708
18-Dec-1980 1-7 Changing Trains
Paris to Budapest
France, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary		 Eric Robson
directed by Peter Bartlett
 AVI VIDEO
59:25, 578092
15-Feb-1983 1 Great Little Railways
The Gold Rush Line
White Pass and Yukon Route
Alaska, USA and Yukon, Canada		 Simon Hoggart
produced by Cyril Gates		 AVI VIDEO
41:29, 527518
22-Feb-1983 2 Great Little Railways
The Other Poland
Nasielsk to Pułtusk & Komańcza to Cisna Poland		 presented by Brian Blessed
written and produced by Lyn Webster		 AVI VIDEO
41:39, 485928
01-Mar-1983 3 Great Little Railways
Slow Train to Olympia
Athens to Olympia Greece		 Michael Wood
produced by Derek Towers		 MS AVI VIDEO
39:32, 329850
opens with
Winamp or
Creative
players
08-Mar-1983 4 Great Little Railways
The Dragons of Sugar Island
Negros Island Philippines		 Colin Garratt
[credits truncated]		 AVI VIDEO
38:30, 684458
15-Mar-1983 5 Great Little Railways
Line of Dreams
Jodhpur and Jaipur India		 presented by John Shrapnel
produced by Gerry Troyna		 AVI VIDEO
39:07, 465388
poor videotape
copy
22-Mar-1983 6 Great Little Railways
Journey to the Land Beyond the Mountains
Douro Valley (including the Corgo line) Portugal		 Ray Gosling
produced by Brian James		 MS AVI VIDEO
39:28, 329214
opens with
Winamp or
Creative
players
29-Mar-1983 7 Great Little Railways
The Good and The Quick
Guayaquil to Quito Ecuador		 Stanley Reynolds
produced by Bill Lyons
 MS AVI VIDEO
39:29, 329334
opens with
Winamp or
Creative
players
13-Jan-1994 2-1 From Hong Kong to Ulaanbaatar
Hong Kong, China, Mongolia		 Clive Anderson AVI VIDEO
54:41, 571166
20-Jan-1994 2-2 Cape Town to the Lost City
South Africa		 Rian Malan AVI VIDEO
54:50, 603250
27-Jan-1994 2-3 St. Petersburg to Tashkent
Russia, Uzbekistan		 Natalia Makarova
 MP4 VIDEO
53:41, 355535
03-Feb-1994 2-4 Derry to Kerry
Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland		 Michael Palin AVI VIDEO
54:52, 717464
10-Feb-1994 2-5 Santos to Santa Cruz
Brazil, Bolivia		 Lisa St Aubin de Terán AVI VIDEO
54:29, 686658
17-Feb-1994 2-6 Karachi to The Khyber Pass
Pakistan		 Mark Tully AVI VIDEO
54:31, 601988
04-Sep-1996 3-1 Crewe to Crewe
United Kingdom		 Victoria Wood MPG VIDEO
55:16, 956586
04-Sep-1996 3-2 Aleppo to Aqaba
Syria, Jordan		 Alexei Sayle AVI VIDEO
56:40, 510902
04-Sep-1996 3-3 Great Zimbabwe to Kilimatinde
Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania		 Henry Louis Gates Jr. AVI VIDEO
55:04, 748390
04-Sep-1996 3-4 The High Andes to Patagonia
Argentina		 Buck Henry AVI VIDEO
59:59, 561582
02-Oct-1996 3-5 Mombasa to the Mountains of the Moon
Kenya, Uganda		 Benedict Allen AVI VIDEO
55:54, 763976
09-Oct-1996 3-6 London to Arcadia
England, France, Switzerland, Italy, Greece		 Ben Okri MP4 VIDEO
53:34, 456796
16-Oct-1996 3-7 Halifax to Porteau Cove
Canada		 Chris Bonington AVI VIDEO
55:55, 551124
05-Jan-1999 4-1 India East to West
Calcutta to Rajasthan     India		 Ian Hislop AVI VIDEO
48:50, 434390
05-Jan-1999 4-2 Granada to Salamanca
Spain		 Michael Portillo AVI VIDEO
49:01, 439558
05-Jan-1999 4-3 Tokyo to Kagoshima
Japan		 Fergal Keane AVI VIDEO
49:01, 439436
05-Jan-1999 4-4 Los Mochis to Veracruz
Mexico		 Rick Stein AVI VIDEO
48:50, 439460
02-Feb-1999 4-5 Guantanamo to Pinar del Rio
Cuba		 Nick Hancock AVI VIDEO
48:58, 439548
09-Feb-1999 4-6 St Louis to Dogon Country
Senegal, Mali		 Danny Glover AVI VIDEO
49:05, 459940
06-Apr-1999 4-7 Singapore to Bangkok
Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand		 Stephen Tompkinson AVI VIDEO
49:06, 439568
Great British Railway Journeys
Date Episodes Title Cast Parameters
04-Jan-2010 to
08-Jan-2010		 1-1 to
1-5		 Liverpool to Scarborough
  1. Liverpool to Eccles
  2. Manchester to Bury
  3. Todmorden to York
  4. Pontefract to Bridlington
  5. Filey to Scarborough
 Presented by Michael Portillo
directed by Tim Brocklehurst
produced by Fiona Caldwell		 MP4 VIDEO
29:12, 296854
29:20, 298318
29:13, 297038
29:25, 298632
29:11, 296525
11-Jan-2010 to
15-Jan-2011		 1-6 to
1-10		 Preston to Kirkcaldy
  1. Preston to Morecambe
  2. Settle to Armathwaite
  3. Windermere to Kendal
  4. Carlisle to Glasgow
  5. Edinburgh to Kirkcaldy
 Presented by Michael Portillo
directed by Tim Brocklehurst
produced by Fiona Caldwell		 MP4 VIDEO
29:11, 297512
29:20, 299064
29:13, 298192
29:11, 297803
29:11, 297801
18-Jan-2010 to
22-Jan-2010		 1-11 to
1-15		 Swindon to Penzance
  1. Swindon to Bristol
  2. Yatton to Weston-super-Mare
  3. Torquay to Totnes
  4. Bugle to Mevagissey
  5. Truro to Penzance
 Presented by Michael Portillo
directed by Tim Brocklehurst
produced by Fiona Caldwell		 MP4 VIDEO
29:18, 298208
29:07, 295537
29:07, 296693
29:16, 297693
29:05, 296400
25-Jan-2010 to
29-Jan-2010		 1-16 to
1-20		 Buxton to London
  1. Buxton to Matlock
  2. Cromford to Burton upon Trent
  3. Walsall to Bournville
  4. Coventry to Watford
  5. St Pancras to Westminster
 Presented by Michael Portillo
directed by Tim Brocklehurst
produced by Fiona Caldwell		 MP4 VIDEO
29:23, 298600
29:15, 297357
29:18, 297328
29:24, 298850
29:17, 296298
03-Jan-2011 to
07-Jan-2011		 2-1 to
2-5		 Brighton to Cromer
  1. Brighton to Crystal Palace
  2. Waterloo to Canary Wharf
  3. Enfield to Cambridge
  4. Ely to King's Lynn
  5. Dereham to Cromer
AVI VIDEO (1-2)
MP4 VIDEO (3-5)
29:15, 248762
29:17, 255716
29:20, 322569
29:40, 326127
29:17, 322016
10-Jan-2011 to
14-Jan-2011		 2-6 to
2-10		 Ledbury to Holyhead
  1. Ledbury to Shrewsbury
  2. Telford to Wrexham
  3. Chester to Conwy
  4. Llanrwst to Porthmadog
  5. Llanberis to Holyhead
MP4 VIDEO
29:19, 322385
29:21, 322761
29:20, 322573
29:10, 320736
29:20, 322574
17-Jan-2011 to
21-Jan-2011		 2-11 to
2-15		 Newcastle to Melton Mowbray
  1. Newcastle to Chester-le-Street
  2. Durham to Grosmont
  3. York to Saltaire
  4. Batley to Sheffield
  5. Langley Mill to Melton Mowbray
MP4 VIDEO
29:18, 322204
29:18, 322207
29:04, 319635
29:20, 322570
29:11, 320917
24-Jan-2011 to
28-Jan-2011		 2-16 to
2-20		 London Bridge to Hastings
  1. London Bridge to Chatham
  2. Aylesford to Tunbridge Wells
  3. Canterbury to Margate
  4. Sandwich to Folkestone
  5. Hythe to Hastings
 Presented by Michael Portillo
filmed and directed by Marc Beers
produced by Fiona Caldwell		 MP4 VIDEO
28:48, 316701
29:20, 322565
29:05, 319812
AVI VIDEO
28:45, 257002
28:55, 256710
31-Jan-2011 to
04-Feb-2011		 2-21 to
2-25		 Ayr to Skye
  1. Ayr to Paisley
  2. Dumbarton to Tyndrum
  3. Oban to Corrour
  4. Roybridge to Glenfinnan
  5. Lochailort to Skye
 Presented by Michael Portillo
filmed and directed by Colin Rothbart
produced by Fiona Caldwell		 AVI VIDEO
29:09, 256914
MP4 VIDEO
29:13, 321288
29:12, 321109
29:13, 321292
AVI VIDEO
28:47, 256876
02-Jan-2012 to
06-Jan-2012		 3-1 to
3-5		 Great Yarmouth to Embankment
  1. Great Yarmouth to Beccles (via Lowestoft)
  2. Darsham to Felixstowe (via Ipswich)
  3. Sudbury to Southend (via Chelmsford)
  4. Epping to Hackney (via Waltham)
  5. Fenchurch to Embankment (via Bow)
AVI VIDEO
29:01, 349056
28:50, 346801
29:00, 349093
28:43, 345996
28:59, 349094
09-Jan-2012 to
13-Jan-2012		 3-6 to
3-10		 Windsor to Portland
  1. Windsor to Didcot (via Bray)
  2. Reading to Alton (via Yateley)
  3. Winchester to Isle of Wight
    (via Southampton)
  4. Brockenhurst to Poole (via Wimborne Minster)
  5. Wareham to Portland (via Weymouth)
AVI VIDEO
29:00, 348981
29:00, 349278
28:58, 348701
28:58, 348507
24:43, 297671
16-Jan-2012 to
20-Jan-2012		 3-11 to
3-15		 Oxford to Milford Haven
  1. Oxford to Pershore (via Broadway)
  2. Hartlebury to Great Malvern
    (via Droitwich Spa)
  3. Lydney to Newport (via Severn Tunnel)
  4. Cardiff to Brecon (via Merthyr)
  5. Port Talbot to Milford Haven (via Swansea)
AVI VIDEO
28:56, 348378
28:59, 349137
28:49, 346971
28:56, 348284
28:49, 346916
23-Jan-2012 to
27-Jan-2012		 3-16 to
3-20		 Berwick-Upon-Tweed to Snaefell
  1. Berwick-Upon-Tweed to Morpeth (via Lindisfarne)
  2. Bardon Mill to Wigton (via Carlisle)
  3. Cockermouth to Eskdale (via Seascale)
  4. Kirkby-in-Furness to Lancaster (via Barrow)
  5. Heysham to Snaefell (via Douglas)
 Presented by Michael Portillo
filmed and directed by Cassie Farrell
produced by Jay Taylor
 AVI VIDEO
28:59, 348864
29:00, 349202
29:01, 348343
28:59, 349011
29:05, 349946
30-Jan-2012 to
03-Feb-2012		 3-21 to
3-25		 Bray to Derry/Londonderry
  1. Bray to Dublin
  2. Enfield to Drogheda
  3. Dundalk to Portadown
  4. Belfast to Whitehead
  5. Ballymoney to Derry/Londonderry
 Presented by Michael Portillo
filmed and directed by Tom Currie
produced by Jay Taylor 		AVI VIDEO
28:57, 348756
28:54, 347718
28:58, 348343
28:54, 347901
28:12, 339350
07-Jan-2013 to
11-Jan-2013		 4-1 to
4-5		 High Wycombe to Aberystwyth
  1. High Wycombe to Stratford-upon Avon
    (via Leamington) 
  2. Birmingham to Stafford (via Wolverhampton)
  3. Stoke-on-Trent to Winsford (via Crewe)
  4. Dudley to Bridgnorth (via Stourbridge)
  5. Welshpool to Aberystwyth (via Machynlleth)
 Presented by Michael Portillo
filmed and directed by Dean Griffiths
produced by Michelle Healey		 MKV VIDEO
28:59, 758655
29:01, 783807
29:01, 824245
29:01, 839263
29:00, 914646
14-Jan-2013 to
18-Jan-2013		 4-6 to
4-10		 Portsmouth to Grimsby
  1. Portsmouth to Gomshall (via Guildford)
  2. Woking to Clapham Junction (via Kew)
  3. Victoria to Abbey Wood (via Southwark)
  4. King's Cross to Peterborough
    (via Biggleswade)
  5. Spalding to Grimsby (via Lincoln)
 Presented by Michael Portillo
filmed and directed by Dean Griffiths
produced by Michelle Healey		 MKV VIDEO
29:09, 756188
29:02, 754078
29:01, 704502
29:00, 734030
28:59, 674530
21-Jan-2013 to
25-Jan-2013		 4-11 to
4-15		 Stirling to John o' Groats
  1. Stirling to Invergowrie (via Birnam)
  2. Dundee to Aberdeen (via Montrose)
  3. Dufftown to Aviemore (via Keith)
  4. Inverness to Plockton (via Garve)
  5. Invergordon to John o' Groats (via Tain)
 Presented by Michael Portillo
filmed and directed by Dean Griffiths
produced by Michelle Healey		 MKV VIDEO
29:01, 801123
28:49, 758095
29:03, 685023
29:00, 736001
29:00, 829955
28-Jan-2013 to
01-Feb-2013		 4-16 to
4-20		 London Paddington to Newton Abbot
  1. London Paddington to Warminster (via
    Westbury)
  2. Salisbury to Castle Cary (via Yeovil)
  3. Taunton to Minehead (via Dunster)
  4. Lynton and Lynmouth to Exeter
    (via Barnstaple)
  5. Exmouth to Newton Abbot (via Sidmouth)
 Presented by Michael Portillo
filmed and directed by Dean Griffiths
produced by Michelle Healey		 MKV VIDEO
28:55, 666924
29:03, 737247
29:00, 759654
28:59, 867953
29:01, 731855
04-Feb-2013 to
08-Feb-2013		 4-21 to
4-25		 Killarney to Galway
  1. Killarney to Cobh
  2. Charleville to Waterford
  3. Kilkenny to Athy
  4. Newbridge to Roscrea
  5. Athlone to Galway
 Presented by Michael Portillo
filmed and directed by Dean Griffiths
produced by Michelle Healey		 MKV VIDEO
29:00, 766813
28:51, 838471
28:55, 745397
29:00, 734033
28:46, 777934
06-Jan-2014
to
10-Jan-2014
 5-1 to
5-5
 Manchester to Chesterfield
  1. Manchester to Birkenhead
  2. Southport to Leyland
  3. Preston to Rochdale
  4. Haworth to Huddersfield
  5. Honley to Chesterfield
 Presented by Michael Portillo
filmed and directed by Hayden King
produced by Alison Kreps		 MKV VIDEO
28:56, 783315
28:59, 784769
29:09, 789044
28:53, 781978
28:59, 784411
13-Jan-2014
to
17-Jan-2014
 5-6 to
5-10
 London Euston to Leeds
  1. London Euston to Cheddington
  2. Bletchley to Newport Pagnell
  3. Northampton to Nuneaton
  4. Leicester to Loughborough
  5. Nottingham to Leeds
 Presented by Michael Portillo
filmed and directed by Tom
Richardson
produced by Alison Kreps		 MKV VIDEO
28:59, 784202
28:57, 784040
MP4 VIDEO
28:58, 508262
MKV VIDEO
28:59, 784663
29:01, 785395
20-Jan-2014
to
24-Jan-2014
 5-11 to
5-15
 Southampton to Wolverhampton
  1. Southampton to Basingstoke
  2. Winchfield to Crowthorne
  3. Wokingham to Bradford-on-Avon
  4. Chippenham to Gloucester
  5. Cheltenham to Wolverhampton
 Presented by Michael Portillo
filmed and directed by Marc Beers
produced by Alison Kreps		 MP4 VIDEO
29:04, 511446
MKV VIDEO
28:59, 784302
28:59, 784589
28:58, 783936
28:53, 781613
27-Jan-2014
to
31-Jan-2014
 5-15 to
5-20
 Norwich to Chichester
  1. Norwich to Brandon
  2. Ipswich to Chelmsford
  3. Ilford to Rochester
  4. Faversham to Dorking
  5. Brighton to Chichester
 Presented by Michael Portillo
filmed and directed by Dave Minchin
produced by Alison Kreps		 MKV VIDEO
29:12, 790329
29:00, 784920
28:55, 782968
28:59, 784371
28:59, 784191
BBC 2
05-Jan-2015 to
09-Jan-2015
 6-1 to
6-5
 Ayr to Edinburgh
  1. Ayr to Stewarton
  2. Greenock to Larkhall
  3. Motherwell to Linlithgow
  4. Stirling to Pitlochry
  5. St Andrew's to Edinburgh
 Presented by Michael Portillo
filmed and directed by Cassie Farrell
produced by Alison Kreps		 MP4 VIDEO
28:57, 850249
28:58, 835640
28:57, 818225
28:59, 850767
28:59, 850767
BBC TWO
12-Jan-2015 to
16-Jan-2015
 6-6 to
6-10
 Amersham to London Bridge
  1. Amersham to Regent's Park
  2. Deptford to West Silvertown
  3. Stratford to London Victoria
  4. London's West End
  5. High Street Kensington to London Bridge
 Presented by Michael Portillo
filmed and directed by Tom
Richardson
produced by Alison Kreps		 MP4 VIDEO
28:57, 909705
28:58, 798014
28:48, 809238
28:57, 858087
28:56, 822328
BBC TWO
19-Jan-2015 to
23-Jan-2015		 6-11 to
6-15
 Derby to Lindisfarne
  1. Derby to Grantham
  2. Boston to Hensall
  3. Hessle to York
  4. Middlesbrough to Hexham
  5. Newcastle to Lindisfarne
 Presented by Michael Portillo
filmed and directed by Dave Minchin
produced by Alison Kreps		 MP4 VIDEO
28:57, 825600
28:59, 846640
28:58, 771343
28:58, 780453
28:59, 798517
BBC TWO
26-Jan-2015 to
30-Jan-2015
 6-16-to
6-20
 Pembroke Dock to Cambridge
  1. Pembroke Dock to Swansea
  2. Swansea to Hereford
  3. Abergavenny to Hanborough
  4. Oxford to Luton
  5. Oakham to Cambridge
 Presented by Michael Portillo
filmed and directed by Titus Ogilvy
produced by Alison Kreps		 MP4 VIDEO
28:57, 898067
30:18, 897377
28:59, 775495
29:00, 747228
28:57, 663613
BBC TWO
04-Jan-2016 to
08-Jan-2016
 7-1 to
7-5
 Carlisle to Alton
  1. Carlisle to Penrith
  2. Windermere to Carnforth
  3. Preston to Swinton
  4. St Helens to Knutsford
  5. Ashley to Alton
 Presented by Michael Portillo
filmed and directed by Cassie Farrell
produced by Alison Kreps		 MKV VIDEO
28:49, 664583
28:58, 633496
28:59, 696800
28:59, 631739
28:59. 717769
BBC TWO
11-Jan-2016 to
15-Jan-2016
 7-6 to
7-10
 Dover to Porthcurno
  1. Dover to Lewes
  2. Newhaven to Worthing
  3. Littlehampton to Beaulieu
  4. Lymington Town to Exmouth
  5. Plymouth to Porthcurno
 Presented by Michael Portillo
filmed and directed by Dean
Griffiths
produced by Alison Kreps		 MKV VIDEO
28:50, 847645
28:57, 812030
28:59, 637697
28:59, 663911
28:52, 621217
BBC TWO
18-Jan-2016 to
22-Jan-2016
 7-11 to
7-15
 Birmingham to Dartmoor
  1. Birmingham to Worcester
  2. Redditch to Gloucester
  3. Stroud to Bath
  4. Bristol to Glastonbury
  5. Bridgwater to Dartmoor
 Presented by Michael Portillo
filmed and directed by Titus Ogilvy
produced by Alison Kreps		 MKV VIDEO
29:00, 625414
28:54, 626007
28:50, 627704
28:45, 679781
28:51, 796547
BBC TWO
25-Jan-2016 to
29-Jan-2016
 7-16 to
7-20
 Ashford to Henley-on-Thames
  1. Ashford to Sevenoaks
  2. East Grinstead to Guildford
  3. Woking to Walton-on-Thames
  4. Hampton Court to Teddington
  5. Egham to Henley-on-Thames
 Presented by Michael Portillo
filmed and directed by Titus Ogilvy
produced by Alison Kreps		 MKV VIDEO
28:59, 553798
28:54, 626007
28:52, 680307
28:52, 598067
28:59, 666757
BBC TWO
02-Jan-2017 to
06-Jan-2017
 8-1 to
8-5
 London to Ediburgh
  1. The Flying Scotsman (London to York)
  2. Welwyn Garden City to Peterborough
  3. Newark-on-Trent to Stockton
  4. Darlington to Dunbar
  5. Longniddry to Edinburgh
 Presented by Michael Portillo
filmed and directed by Tom
Richardson
produced by Alison Kreps		 MP4 VIDEO
28:52, 1073417
28:58, 1073954
28:59, 1064884
28:45, 1057203
28:58, 1078825
BBC TWO
09-Jan-2017 to
13-Jan-2017		 8-6 to
8-10
 Blackpool to Harwich
  1. Blackpool to Manchester Victoria
  2. Manchester Piccadilly to Silkstone Common
  3. Chapeltown to Doncaster
  4. Gainsborough to Ely
  5. Stowmarket to Harwich
 Presented by Michael Portillo
filmed and directed by Joseph
Cunningham
produced by Alison Kreps		 MP4 VIDEO
28:53, 1060866
29:04, 1047961
29:00, 990983
28:50, 1028379
29:08, 1023418
BBC TWO
16-Jan-2017 to
20-Jan-2017		 8-11 to
8-15
 Wexford to Westport
  1. Wexford to Wicklow
  2. Greystones to Dublin
  3. Navan to Mullingar
  4. Dromod to Sligo
  5. Ballina to Westport
 Presented by Michael Portillo
filmed and directed by Joseph
Cunningham
produced by Alison Kreps		 MP4 VIDEO
28:49, 505577
28:55, 509674
28:58, 507571
28:59, 510096
28:50, 507717
BBC TWO
01-Jan-2018 to
05-Jan-2018
 9-1 to
9-5
 Cromer to Brownsea Island
  1. Cromer to Cambridge
  2. Letchworth Garden City to Herne Hill
  3. Croydon to Shoreham-by-Sea
  4. Chichester to Cowes
  5. Swanwick to Brownsea Island
 Presented by Michael Portillo
filmed and directed by Joseph
Cunningham
produced by Alison Kreps
 MP4 VIDEO
29:00, 511739
28:51, 509726
29:00, 511721
29:00, 509568
28:50, 508238
BBC TWO
08-Jan-2018 to
12-Jan-2018
 9-6 to
9-10
 Whitland to The Lizard
  1. Whitland to Swansea
  2. Pontyclun to Ebbw Vale Town
  3. Newport to Clevedon/Yatton/Bristol Channel
  4. Taunton to Newton Abbot
  5. Plymouth to The Lizard
 Presented by Michael Portillo
filmed and directed by Titus Ogilvy
produced by Alison Kreps
 MP4 VIDEO
28:51, 507735
29:00, 505258
29:00, 511845
28:58, 510537
28:59, 510137
BBC TWO
15-Jan-2018 to
19-Jan-2018
 9-11 to
9-15
 Hull to Caernarfon
  1. Hull to Malton
  2. York to Frizinghall
  3. Sheffield to Nantwich
  4. Liverpool to Dolgarrog
  5. Criccieth to Caernarfon
 Presented by Michael Portillo
filmed and directed by Joseph
Cunningham
produced by Alison Kreps
 MP4 VIDEO
29:00, 513842
28:49, 503450
29:00, 516151
29:00, 508864
29:27, 516425
BBC TV 2
04-Feb-2019
to
08-Feb-2019
 10-1
to
10-5
 Warrington to the Potteries
  1. Warrington to Preston
  2. Blackburn to Manchester
  3. Manchester to Elsecar
  4. Maltby to Hinckley
  5. Birmingham to the Potteries
 Presented by Michael Portillo
filmed and directed by Anthony
Holland
 MKV VIDEO
28:59, 401071
28:59, 307423
28:50, 371469
29:01, 323321
28:59, 401480
11-Feb-2019
to
15-Feb-2019
 10-6
to
10-10
 Newry to Connel Ferry
  1. Newry to Portadown
  2. Belfast to Portrush
  3. Larne to Dumfries
  4. Glasgow to Cumbrae
  5. Hillhead to Connel Ferry
 Presented by Michael Portillo
filmed and directed by George Boyle 		MKV VIDEO
29:04, 323595
28:50, 308913
28:59, 399231
28:59, 401106
28:46, 395934
18-Feb-2019
to
22-Feb-2019
 10-11
to
10-15
 Warwick to Rye
  1. Warwick to Radley
  2. Reading to Taplow
  3. Ealing Broadway to South Kensington
  4. Piccadilly Circus to Gravesend
  5. East Malling to Rye
 Presented by Michael Portillo
filmed and directed by Cassie Farrell 		MKV VIDEO
28:55, 543169
28:55, 399675
28:58, 566514
28:51, 399358
28:51, 401232
Great Continental Railway Journeys
Date Episodes Title Cast Parameters
BBC TV2
08-Nov-2012
15-Nov-2012
22-Nov-2012
29-Nov-2012
06-Dec-2012 		1-1 to
1-6
 Great Continental Raliway Journeys 1
  1. London to Monte Carlo
  2. Hungary to Austria
  3. Berlin to the Rhein
  4. Switzerland
  5. Amsterdam to Northern France
 Michael Portillo
produced by Michelle Heeley 		MPV VIDEO
59:07, 1391242
59:05, 1509229
59:00, 1363524
59:00, 1401341
59:01, 1394174
BBC TV2
27-Oct-2013 to
01-Dec-2013		 2-1 to
2-6
 Great Continental Raliway Journeys 2
  1. Madrid to Gibraltar
  2. Turin to Venice
  3. Dresden to Kiel
  4. Copenhagen to Oslo
  5. Prague to Munich
  6. Bordeaux to Bilbao
 Michael Portillo
filmed and directed by Tom Richardson 1-2
filmed and directed by Dean Griffiths 3-4
filmed and directed by Dave Minchin 5
filmed and directed by Hayden King		 MP4 VIDEO
59:05, 1013822
59:04, 1007580
59:05, 1037463
59:05, 1037241
59:05, 1037784
MPV VIDEO
58:59, 1595746
BBC TV2
05-Nov-2014
12-Nov-2014
19-Nov-2014
26-Nov-2014
03-Dec-2014
10-Dec-2014		 3-1 to
3-6
 Great Continental Raliway Journeys 3
  1. Tula to St Petersburg
  2. Rome to Taormina
  3. Warsaw to Krakow
  4. La Coruna to Lisbon
  5. Haifa to the Negev
  6. Lyon to Marseilles
 Presenter Michael Portillo
Executive Producer John Comerford
Series Producer Alison Kreps		 MP4 VIDEO
59:26, 1046075
59:08, 1038444
59:05, 1039736
59:05, 1040037
59:05, 1039713
58:56, 1034519
BBC TV2
16-Oct-2015
23-Oct-2015
30-Oct-2015
13-Nov-2015
20-Nov-2015
27-Nov-2015		 4-1 to
4-6
 Great Continental Raliway Journeys 4
  1. Sofia to Istanbul
  2. Vienna to Trieste
  3. Pisa to Lake Garda
  4. Athens to Thessaloniki
  5. The Black Forest to Hannover
  6. Barcelona to Mallorca
 Presenter Michael Portillo
Executive Producer John Comerford
Series Producer Alison Kreps		 MKV VIDEO
59:09, 1430872
58:56, 1236701
58:49, 1264669
59:01, 1356514
59:10, 1235435
58:49, 1397012
BBC TWO
20-Sep-2016 to
25-Oct-2016		 5-1
to 5-6
 Great Continental Railway Journeys 5
  1. Transylvania to the Black Sea
  2. Zermatt to Geneva
  3. Tangier to Marrakech
  4. Genoa to the Brenner Pass
  5. Riga to Tampere
  6. Rotterdam to Utrecht
 Michael Portillo
Filmed and directed by Ben Rowland,
Dave Minchin
Produced by Alsion Kreps		 MKV VIDEO
58:56, 1156140
58:53. 1280628
59:08, 1303690
59:29, 1470217
58:49. 1462553
58:53, 1313823
BBC TWO
08-Mar-2018
Great Continental Railway Journeys 6
  1. Kiev to Odessa
  2. Batumi to Baku
 Michael Portillo
filmed and directed by Dave Minchin
Series Editor Alison Kreps
 MKV VIDEO
59:20, 1378616
58:59, 1326723
Great American Railroad Journeys
Date Episodes Title Cast Parameters
BBC TV2
01-Feb-2016
to
19-Feb-2016
 1-1 to
1-15
 Great American Railroad Journeys, series 1
  1. Manhattan: Grand Central to Broadway
  2. Manhattan: Lower East Side to World
    Trade Center
  3. Brooklyn to Montauk
  4. New York City to Garrison
  5. Poughkeepsie to Albany
  6. Schenectady to Rochester
  7. Buffalo to Niagara Falls

  8. Philadelphia to Atlantic City
  9. Lancaster to Gettysburg
  10. Wilmington to Havre de Grace
  11. Baltimore to Fort McHenry
  12. Washington DC
  13. Georgetown to Mount Vernon
  14. Manassas to Richmond
  15. Petersburg to Jamestown
 Presenter    Michael Portillo
Filmed and directed by Tom Richardson
Series Producer    Alison Kreps

This series was rebroadcast as 8x59 minute
episodes instead of 15x29 minute ones, starting
25-Jul-2016. The revised series was subtitled
"Reversions."		 MKV VIDEO
28:47, 593626
28:50, 631034
28:51, 656639
28:59, 657316
28:46, 604930
29:05, 666813
29:09, 698592

28:51, 610412
28:53, 633076
28:56, 814268
28:58, 575620
28:59, 523211
29:05, 573593
28:54, 567136
29:07, 725542

"Reversions"
3: Brooklyn to
Montauk
MP4 VIDEO
58:57, 1033849
23-Jan-2017
to
17-Feb-2017
 2-1 to
2-20
 Great American Railroad Journeys, series 2
  1. St. Louis, Missouri
  2. St. Louis to Jefferson City, Missouri
  3. Sedalia to Kansas City, Missouri
  4. Kansas City to St. Joseph, Missouri
  5. Lawrence to Topeka, Kansas
  6. Dodge City to Lamar, Colorado
  7. La Junta, Colorado to Pueblo,
    New Mexico
  8. Canon City, Colorado to Colorado
    Springs
  9. Santa Fe to Acoma, New Mexico
  10. Albuquerque New Mexico to the
    Grand Canyon

  11. The Twin Cities, St Paul
  12. The Twin Cities, Minneapolis
  13. Red Wing, Minnesota, to
    La Crosse, Wisconsin
  14. Tomah to Portage, Wisconsin
  15. Milwaukee to Racine, Wisconsin
  16. Chicago, The Windy City
  17. Chicago, US Rail Hub
  18. Homewood to Champaign, Illinois
  19. Mattoon, Illinois to Columbus, Kentucky
  20. Memphis, Tennessee
 Presenter    Michael Portillo
Filmed and directed by Cassie Farrell, Chris
Barstow, Dave Minchin
Series Producer    Alison Kreps
 MP4 VIDEO
29:01, 508785
28:52, 505866
29:10, 512664
29:04, 508146
28:59, 503593

28:58, 508347
29:00, 515125
28:55, 506986
28:52, 505856
29:04, 509264

28:57, 507837
28:58, 508994
28:59, 509766
28:53, 506254
28:49, 503316

28:59, 503482
28:48, 503629
29:08, 507931
29:03, 505717
29:06, 508172
BBC TV2
22-Jan-2018
to
16-Feb-2018
 3-1 to
3-20
 Great American Railroad Journeys, series 3
  1. Boston
  2. Boston to Concord, Massachusetts
  3. Plymouth to Nantucket
  4. Providence, Rhode Island, to
    New London, Connecticut
  5. New Haven, Connecticut, to
    Mount Washington, New Hampshire
  6. Burlington to Plattsburgh
  7. Montreal, Quebec
  8. Montreal to Ottawa
  9. Thousand Islands to Oshawa, Ontario
  10. Toronto
  11. Reno, Nevada, to Colfax, California
  12. Sacramento to Napa Valley
  13. San Francisco to Sausalito, California
  14. San Francisco
  15. Berkeley to Yosemite
  16. Santa Clara to Santa Cruz
  17. Monterey to Santa Barbara
  18. Los Angeles
  19. Los Angeles to Laguna Beach
  20. La Jolla to San Diego
 Presenter Michael Portillo
Director Chris Bairstow, Cassie Farrell, Dave
Minchin
Series Producer Alison Kreps
 MP4 VIDEO
28:51, 506790
29:01, 508601
29:00, 510765
28:59, 505080
MKV VIDEO
29:02, 972594
MP4 VIDEO
28:55, 505312
29:01, 503776
29:00, 515953
29:01, 509357
28:47, 506800
29:13, 510715
29:00, 502416
28:57, 505123
28:52, 505615
28:59, 515768
28:58, 513788
29:00, 509233
28:59, 512159
28:55, 509995
29:04, 513695

BBC TV2
07-Jan-2019
to
11-Jan-2019
 Alaska
 Great Alaskan Railroad Journeys
  1. Ninilchik to Spencer Whistlestop
  2. Anchorage to Wasilla
  3. Talkeetna to Denali
  4. Fairbanks to Juneau
  5. Skagway to Carcross
 Presenter     Michael Portillo
Series Editor     Alison Kreps
Director     Dave Minchin
 MP4 VIDEO
29:06, 1133953
29:00, 1124484
28:55, 1122432
28:50, 1105337
29:00, 1125806
Great Canadian Railway Journeys
Date Episodes Title Cast Parameters
BBC TV2
14-Jan-2019 to
01-Feb-2019
  1. Halifax
  2. Pictou to Prince Edward Island
  3. Springhill Junction to Moncton
  4. Miramichi to Quebec City
  5. Saint-Anne de Beaupre to La Malbaie
  6. Vancouver
  7. Vancouver Island to San Juan Island
  8. Port Moody to Kamloops
  9. Kamloops to Banff
  10. Calgary
  11. Winnipeg
  12. Portage La Prairie to Watrous
  13. Saskatoon
  14. Edmonton
  15. Hinton to Jasper
 Presenter Michael Portillo
Series Editor Alison Kreps
Director Dave Minchin, Tom Richardson,
George Boyle
 MP4 VIDEO
29:00, 1117484
29:00, 1122498
28:55, 1115455
28:58, 1123944
28:57, 1122595
28:50, 1115694
28:50, 1066300
28:43, 1103818
28:53, 1112652
28:44, 1092387
28:58, 1123602
28:59, 1120810
29:00, 1121646
28:46, 1117116
28:56, 1109717
Chris Tarrant Extreme Railway Journeys
Date Episodes Title Cast Parameters
UK Channel 5
2012
 series 1
  1. Republic of the Congo
  2. Australia's Outback Railway
  3. India's Monsoon Railway
 Chris Tarrant
produced and directed by Rosalind Bain, Jeff Morgan,
Barbie MacLaurin
 MKV Video
45:06, 620020
44:41, 600776
45:22, 506075
UK Channel 5
2014-2015
 series 2
  1. Railroad to Mandalay
  2. Crossing the Andes
  3. One Way Ticket to Siberia
  4. Slow Train to Guantanamo Bay
  5. The Great Japanese Train Ride
  6. The Railroad that Created Canada
 Chris Tarrant
produced and directed by Jeff Morgan, Neil Ferguson

 MP4 Video
43:35, 998384
43:10, 997181
43:15, 995743
43:41, 1004951
43:41, 1007431
43:23, 1010050
UK Channel 5
2016
 series 3
  1. Ice Train to Nowhere
  2. Night Train to Patagonia
  3. The Diamond Railway
  4. Trans-Caucasus Express

Special: On the Xmas Express

 Chris Tarrant
produced and directed by Jeff Morgan, Neil Ferguson
 MP4 Video
43:27, 1029348
43:33, 959174
43:33, 962574
43:34, 946687
MKV Video
43:43, 1036136
UK Channel 5
2017
  1. Destination: Timbuktu
  2. Crossing the Baltics
  3. Return to Yugoslavia
  4. Railway to the Holy Land
 Chris Tarrant
produced and directed by Jeff Morgan, Alastair Smith 		MKV Video
45:03, 1027479
45:04, 1038833
44:39, 1204458
44:35, 933162