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Season 1

  • S01E01 Colne Valley

    • Discovery Shed

    Train enthusiast Vince Henderson takes a ride on the 1952 Hunslet of Leeds in the Colne Valley, and learns how a boyhood dream became a thriving preservation railway.

  • S01E02 Mid-Hants Railway

    • Discovery Shed

    Vince Henderson takes to the footplate of a 1920s train and helps to lubricate a 150-ton Canadian Pacific, before riding a line 600ft above sea level.

  • S01E03 Furness Lakeside

    • Discovery Shed

    Train enthusiast Vince Henderson climbs aboard the oldest working standard gauge steam locomotive in the country, and observes spectacular scenery on a steep climb.

  • S01E04 Severn Valley

    • Discovery Shed

    Vince Henderson examines the restoration work on a Pannier model, and observes the Day Out with Thomas the Tank Engine event in full swing.

  • S01E05 Didcot Railway

    • Discovery Shed

    Train enthusiast Vince Henderson visits a heritage centre dedicated to Brunel's Great Western Railway, and uncovers restoration on a historic Second World War carriage.

  • S01E06 Bluebell

    • Discovery Shed

    Vince Henderson takes a ride on the magnificent Blackmoor Vale before keeping a royal appointment with an Edwardian vintage carriage.

  • S01E07 Leighton Buzzard

    • Discovery Shed

    Train enthusiast Vince Henderson takes over guard duty for the day, then gets his hands dirty on a 1913 well tank locomotive.

  • S01E08 Stately Trains

    • Discovery Shed

    Vince Henderson discovers the renovations being done on one of the Flying Scotsman's original carriages - highlighting the skills of the master technicians at work.

  • S01E09 Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch

    • Discovery Shed

    Vince Henderson visits the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway in Kent - the world's longest and best-equipped 15in gauge line - and takes a ride on its carriage Gladys.

  • S01E10 Churnet Valley

    • Discovery Shed

  • S01E11 Midland Railway

    • Discovery Shed

    Train enthusiast Vince Henderson drives a steam engine at Ripley in Derbyshire and gets to grips with a 1926 Class 3 tank locomotive.

  • S01E12 West Somerset

    • Discovery Shed

    Vince Henderson visits the Silver Jubilee Steam Gala and learns about being a fireman aboard the Didmore Manor 7820.

  • S01E13 Chinnor and Princes Risborough

    • Discovery Shed

    Enthusiast Vince Henderson joins volunteers working on the preserved Chinnor and Princes Risborough line in Buckinghamshire.

  • S01E14 North Yorks Moors

    • Discovery Shed

    Vince Henderson takes a ride on a BR Class 4MT on the North Yorkshire Moors railway, one of the longest and oldest lines in the country.

  • S01E15 Northampton and Lamport

    • Discovery Shed

    A reclaimed stretch of line over Northamptonshire's River Nene catches Vince Henderson's attention, before he explores the delights of Polish TKh steam locomotives.

  • S01E16 Mid-Norfolk

    • Discovery Shed

    Vince Henderson gets into the workings of a diesel engine, and takes a look at one under repair in the pits after a storm. The team faces a big challenge to get it functioning.

  • S01E17 North Norfolk

    • Discovery Shed

    Vince Henderson visits the repaired section of the `Poppy Line' in north Norfolk and looks inside a restored signal box.

  • S01E18 Kent and East Sussex

    • Discovery Shed

    Vince Henderson visits the world's first light railway in East Sussex, and climbs aboard a Northiam WD 197 steam locomotive.

  • S01E19 Lavender Line

    • Discovery Shed

    A preserved line, which highlights the transition from steam to diesel, has its power switched on by train enthusiast Vince Henderson.