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Abandoned Engineering

  • 13 Series
  • 122 Episodes
  • Category: Engineering
  • High Definition available
  • Subtitles available

Documentary series that looks at some of the greatest engineering projects that have now been abandoned.

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All episodes for series 1 of Abandoned Engineering

  • S1 E1 · Silent Cities

    A look at some of the world's most extraordinary forgotten urban areas.

  • S1 E2 · Mission: Space

    See what became of the HARP gun in Barbados and the Barcroft Observatory in California.

  • S1 E3 · Lost Bridges

    Learn more about some forgotten bridges, including Goat Canyon Trestle and Kinzua Viaduct.

  • S1 E4 · Ghost Ships

    Discover more about some once-great triumphs of marine engineering, now left to rust.

  • S1 E5 · Quest for Power

    Learn more about some forgotten power stations and towers, including Kelenfold in Hungary.

  • S1 E6 · Roads to Nowhere

    Hear how a shifting hill in the Peak District and sand in California caused road closures.

  • Guy Martin's Lancaster Bomber

    Description: The history enthusiast honours Lancaster bomber crews of the Second World War.; Category: Military & War; 1 episode available.

  • David Jason: Planes, Trains and Automobiles

    Description: The actor discovers the machines that made America and changed the world.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 5 episodes available.

  • Guy Martin's Last of the Vulcans

    Description: Guy joins a select crew of engineers working on the last functioning Vulcan bomber.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 1 episode available.

  • Guy Martin's World War 1 Tank

    Description: Guy builds a working replica of a WWI tank and drives it at a Remembrance Day parade.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 1 episode available.

  • Guy Martin's Spitfire

    Description: Guy joins the two-year restoration of a Spitfire that was buried in a French beach.; Category: Engineering; 1 episode available.

  • Mega Metro

    Description: An international team works on Australia's biggest ever tunnelling project in Sydney.; Category: Engineering; 8 episodes available.

  • Smoke & Steel

    Description: Examining the Industrial revolution - the age of smoke and steel.; Category: Engineering; 6 episodes available.

  • Great British Landmark Fixers

    Description: Teams across the country are keeping our heritage standing, these are our landmark fixers.; Category: Engineering; 6 episodes available.

  • Hornby: A Model World

    Description: Hornby reveal how their dedicated team strive to shrink a new generation of machines.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 20 episodes available.

  • Secrets of the London Underground

    Description: Tim Dunn and Siddy Holloway explore the disused parts of London's tube network.; Category: Engineering; 36 episodes available.

  • The Buildings That Fought Hitler

    Description: This series looks at just some of the buildings that were designed to fight Hitler.; Category: Military & War; 8 episodes available.

  • The Architecture the Railways Built

    Description: Tim Dunn explores the stunning architecture that lines the railway network.; Category: Engineering; 40 episodes available.