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. To the north of the crossing, foundations for a number of buildings can also be seen as well as a signal box.

Initially it ran from Three Bridges to East Grinstead, with the extension to Tunbridge Wells finally opening on 1st October 1866. Whilst it was never the busiest of lines, it did link the two towns and provided commuting between the two for work and leisure.

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 Series 1 Episode 1 Scotland - Radio Times" . Retrieved 22 November 2018.

Bell looks at different aspects of the history and local stories that were made good by the railways, and the effect their closure had on the area. The series was first aired by Channel 5 in September 2018, and the episodes are as follows: 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.Whilst it’s possible to start near to the village centre, we tend to head a little further out where there’s a layby along the London Road. This gives us a nice start with a small slope up and then a walk alongside some fields before heading into the tree-lined section that makes up the majority of our walk. Rob journeys through the Scottish Highlands, following a path cut by the world's first global star - Queen Victoria. After this, the line was mainly used for transporting goods to industrial suburbs as well as the Salvation Army Print Works and the County Mental Hospital at Hill End that were both built on the line. 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.

a b " Burnham-On-Sea railway history to be featured on national TV show - Burnham-On-Sea.com p.19 October 2018". 19 October 2018. 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] The railway, travelling from Welwyn Garden City to Dunstable, opened in 1858 after a strong demand from Luton - the largest town in England still without any railway. 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.The Tunbridge Wells to Three Bridges railway line was opened on 9th July 1855, and ran from Tunbridge Wells, Groombridge, Withyam, Hartfield, Forest Row, East Grinstead and on to Three Bridges in the town of Crawley, West Sussex – a distance of 20 miles. It does also seem to appeal to people out jogging, and even more so to cyclists. Of course, being straight you can see the cyclists in the distance, so have plenty of time to get Paco under control. But sometimes the cyclists from behind are on you before you know it, and it is easy to get in their way if they don’t warn you with a friendly ting on their bell. If you are out cycling, don’t get upset with people who may not have heard you, give them ample warning!

Rob Bell explores the era when our modern railways were born in the industrial heartlands of the North-East, where for over 150 years coal was king. Visiting former collieries, living museums and meeting former miners, he tells the story of the 1822 Hetton line, the world's first railway designed for steam locomotives. The line opened in October 1865 but in 1868 a new Midland main line railway to St Albans destroyed passenger demand for the line. 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.Dartmoor line from Plymouth to Exeter – rabbit pie and the Ambrosia Cream Rice factory (one of my customers in the day job). Dartmoor Railway to feature on Channel 5 - Railway Advent Holden.M p.20 September 2018" . Retrieved 30 November 2018. 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.