Aired Wednesday 17 July, 11:55pm - 12:25amon BBC Four

Railway Walks

Name: 11:55pm - Series 1 Episode 3
Start: 2024-07-17T23:55:00Z
End: 2024-07-18T00:25:00Z
Location: BBC Four

Series 1 Episode 3: The Birth of Steam

Tin and copper once made the area around Redruth the richest patch of land in the country. They inspired great engineering feats and pioneering tramways, the forebears of the rail empire. Julia has her work cut out as she crosses an entire country, winding past Cornwall's crumbling engine houses and following a railway that hasn't operated for 140 years.

Category: Documentary / Nature / Travel
Original air date: 16/10/2008

Cast and crew

Janusz OstrowskiDirector
Julia BradburyHost