Lost Railway Walks: Explore more than 100 of Britain’s lost railways

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The line opened in October 1865 but in 1868 a new Midland main line railway to St Albans destroyed passenger demand for the line. My plan is to take this with me when I go away in Britain, and see which of these are close enough to make a trip to. I think that they would make great walks out, away from some of the busier and well publicised walks.

Rob walks along the former railway line between Ruabon and Barmouth in North Wales which had been a busy route prior to its closure in 1965. Along the way he visits the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct; rides the Llangollen Railway, canoes on Bala Lake and rides the Bala Lake Railway; hears the local sounds from a Harpist in Dolgellau and examines its history as a tourist line during the Victorian period. [18] However, parts of it can still be seen like two sets of crossing gate posts at the south end of the station.Walking Britain's Lost Railways is a British documentary television series presented by Rob Bell that first aired on Channel 5 on 21 September 2018. A second series premiered on Channel 5 on 9 February 2020. [1] A third series premiered on Channel 5 on 27 November 2020. A fourth series premiered on Channel 5 on 15 October 2021. Woodhead line from Sheffield Victoria to Manchester Picadilly – steelworks, miniature railway, and musical tunnels!

The Ayot station was burnt down in a fire in 1948 but was never rebuilt and today it forms the car park for the Greenway foot and cycle route 57. Rob follows the line of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway from King's Lynn to Great Yarmouth, discovering a lost railway through some of the quietest parts of England, but also some of the richest country estates of all. Dartmoor Railway to feature on Channel 5 - Railway Advent Holden.M p.20 September 2018" . Retrieved 30 November 2018.It’s a very popular walk with many young families or older friends, so there’s usually plenty of people to greet along the way. Having said that, we are quite often out early, so we do miss a large proportion of the people.