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The Trains That Time Forgot: Britain's Lost Railway Journeys

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The Trains that Time Forgot: Britain's Lost Railway Journeys

Andrew Martin

Merryn Threadgould

William Naylor

Timeshift: Series 15: Episode 1: The Trains That Time Forgot: Britain's Lost Railway Journeys

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Episode 1: The Trains That Time Forgot: Britain's Lost Railway Journeys

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BBC Four - Timeshift, Series 15, The Trains That Time Forgot: Britain's Lost Railway Journeys

A journey back to a lost era of rail travel, when trains had names, character and style.

Andrew Martin takes three railway journeys following the routes of three of the most famous named trains - the Flying Scotsman, the Cornish Riviera Express and the Brighton Belle.

Timeshift journeys back to a lost era of rail travel, when trains had names, character and style. Once the pride of the railway companies that ran them, the named train is now largely consigned to railway history. 

Writer and presenter Andrew Martin asks why we once named trains and why we don't do so anymore. He embarks on three railway journeys around Britain, following the routes of three of the most famous named trains - the Flying Scotsman, the Cornish Riviera Express and the Brighton Belle. We reflect on travel during the golden age of railways - when the journey itself was as important as reaching your destination - and compare those same journeys with the passenger experience today.

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