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Fred Dibnah's Railway Collection

  • 1 Series
  • 15 Episodes
  • Category: Engineering
  • Subtitles available

Fred Dibnah shares his passion for the railways by visiting workshops, museums and preservation lines devoted to their past.

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All episodes for series 1 of Fred Dibnah's Railway Collection

  • S1 E1 · The Early Pioneers

    Fred Dibnah shares his love for the railways starting with a look at early rail pioneers.

  • S1 E2 · The First Railways

    Fred Dibnah examines the work of the Stephenson family.

  • S1 E3 · Changing the Landscape

    Fred Dibnah explores how railways changed Britain.

  • S1 E4 · Brunel and the Great Western

    Fred Dibnah learns more about the work of one of his heroes.

  • S1 E5 · The Great Days of Steam

    Fred Dibnah explores the creation of the stream train.

  • S1 E6 · Railway Preservation

    Fred Dibnah explains how diesel-powered locomotives replaced steam trains.

  • S1 E7 · Historic Railways

    Fred Dibnah examines engineering projects by the likes of Stephenson and Hackworth.

  • S1 E8 · Narrow Gauge Railways

    Fred Dibnah visits Ravenglass, Cumbria, to see an old mill working.

  • S1 E9 · Ffestiniog Railway

    Fred Dibnah visits the Ffestiniog Railway in Gwynedd, Wales.

  • S1 E10 · The Main Line Experience

    Fred Dibnah visits Llangollen Railway, where he reminisces about the past.

  • S1 E11 · Bluebell Railway

    Fred Dibnah visits the Bluebell Railway in East Sussex.

  • S1 E12 · Railway Yards and Workshops

    Fred Dibnah explains what happens in railway works.

  • S1 E13 · Midland Railway

    Fred Dibnah visits the Midland Railway Centre in Derbyshire.

  • S1 E14 · Severn Valley Railway

    Fred Dibnah drives his own engine to Bridgnorth, Shropshire.

  • S1 E15 · Great Central Railway

    Fred visits the Great Central Railway.

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