S1 E1 ∙

Engineering enthusiast Guy Martin recreates technical achievements of the 19th century and overhauls a steam locomotive currently in use on the Severn Valley Railway.

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  • S1 E1

    Guy Martin overhauls a steam locomotive currently in use on the Severn Valley Railway.

  • S1 E2

    Guy Martin renovates a sawmill in Wensleydale in North Yorkshire.

  • S1 E3

    Guy Martin tries to return the resort of Llandudno to its former Victorian glory.

  • S1 E4

    Guy Martin helps in the restoration of an 18th-century steam-powered device used in mines.

  • S1 E5

    Guy Martin helps with the restoration of the oldest surviving Brixham sailing trawler.

  • S1 E6

    Guy Martin helps with the restoration of Birmingham Botanical Gardens while learning how to blow glass.