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  • 2005-03-08T00:00:00Z on BBC Two
  • 30m
  • 6h (12 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
Documentary series in which Fred Dibnah travels around Britain in his restored traction engine in search of engineering skills and technology from a bygone age.

12 episodes

Series Premiere

2005-03-08T00:00:00Z

1x01 The Passion of a Lifetime

Series Premiere

1x01 The Passion of a Lifetime

  • 2005-03-08T00:00:00Z30m

The late Fred Dibnah searches for technology from a bygone age. In this first episode, he demolishes his last ever chimney at a textile mill near Oldham.

2005-03-15T00:00:00Z

1x02 Collecting the Coal

1x02 Collecting the Coal

  • 2005-03-15T00:00:00Z30m

Fred visits an open cast mine near Wigan to get coal to power his engine, then goes to Astley Green Mining Museum in Lancashire.

2005-03-22T00:00:00Z

1x03 The Source of Iron

1x03 The Source of Iron

  • 2005-03-22T00:00:00Z30m

Fred reaches Cumbria where iron ore was once mined on a large scale, and enjoys the Lake District on a friend's steam boat. It's then on to the Florence Mine.

2005-03-28T23:00:00Z

1x04 Castings

1x04 Castings

  • 2005-03-28T23:00:00Z30m

Fred and his steersman Alf travel up to Scotland, where they marvel at the ingenuity of the Falkirk Wheel and visit one of the region's few surviving iron works.

2005-04-04T23:00:00Z

1x05 Water and Boilers

1x05 Water and Boilers

  • 2005-04-04T23:00:00Z30m

Fred Dibnah searches Britain for technology from a bygone age, visiting Ryhope pumping station in Sunderland and the Israel Newton boiler works in Bradford.

2005-04-11T23:00:00Z

1x06 The Road to Steel City

1x06 The Road to Steel City

  • 2005-04-11T23:00:00Z30m

Fred Dibnah travels Britain in a traction engine in search of engineering skills and technology from a bygone age. He visits a forge in Sheffield.

2005-04-18T23:00:00Z

1x07 Mechanics and Riveters

1x07 Mechanics and Riveters

  • 2005-04-18T23:00:00Z30m

Fred Dibnah travels Britain in a traction engine in search of engineering skills from a bygone age. Fred visits a company that makes ornate carvings.

2005-04-25T23:00:00Z

1x08 Pattern Making

1x08 Pattern Making

  • 2005-04-25T23:00:00Z30m

Documentary series. Fred Dibnah searches Britain for technology from a bygone age. He visits David Ragsdale, a skilled pattern maker who owns six steam engines.

2005-05-02T23:00:00Z

1x09 Engines at Work

1x09 Engines at Work

  • 2005-05-02T23:00:00Z30m

Fred Dibnah travels Britain in a traction engine in search of engineering skills from a bygone age. Fred visits a pumping station with a triple expansion engine.

2005-05-09T23:00:00Z

1x10 Chains and Copper

1x10 Chains and Copper

  • 2005-05-09T23:00:00Z30m

Fred Dibnah travels Britain in a traction engine in search of engineering skills from a bygone age. Fred watches the skills of an authentic chain maker.

2005-05-16T23:00:00Z

1x11 The Engineering Workshop

1x11 The Engineering Workshop

  • 2005-05-16T23:00:00Z30m

The Engineering Workshop

2005-05-23T23:00:00Z

1x12 A Lifetime's Achievement

1x12 A Lifetime's Achievement

  • 2005-05-23T23:00:00Z30m

Documentary series in which Fred Dibnah travels around Britain. In the final episode, Fred travels down to London to collect his MBE from the Queen.

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