
Original title
Great British Train Journeys from Above
Released
10/11/2025
Origin country
GB
Genre
Documentary
Production companies
Channel 4 Television
Status
Returning series
Number of seasons
1
Number of episodes
4
All aboard in celebration of 200 years of train travel. Hugh Bonneville narrates as cutting-edge drones showcase the most iconic steam rail journeys in Britain.


In the Scottish Highlands, the Jacobite Railway - also known as the real Hogwarts Express - is regularly voted the best rail journey in the world.

The Ffestiniog Railway carves a path through Eryri, changing Welsh history.

From Whitby to Pickering, aerial views reveal rail's impact on the North Yorkshire Moors.

On the West Somerset Railway, glorious views and the story of Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
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