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Railway Lives

Season 1 2005

  • 2005-06-25T23:00:00Z on ITV1
  • 30m
  • 4h (8 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • Documentary
Regional series looking at life on the railways in the Midlands and beyond. Presented by Tony Francis.

8 episodes

Series Premiere

2005-06-25T23:00:00Z

1x01 Episode 1

Series Premiere

1x01 Episode 1

  • 2005-06-25T23:00:00Z30m

Tony Francis presents a series exploring the railways of the Midlands, beginning his journey in Lincolnshire with a trip to the coastal resort of Skegness, before meeting a train-loving couple who live in a station.

2005-07-02T23:00:00Z

1x02 Episode 2

1x02 Episode 2

  • 2005-07-02T23:00:00Z30m

Tony Francis travels to Poland, where railway fanatics have the chance to drive steam trains on the country's mainline. He joins a group from Staffordshire whose idea of the perfect holiday is to do just that, taking blissfully unaware Polish commuters to work.

2005-07-09T23:00:00Z

1x03 Episode 3

1x03 Episode 3

  • 2005-07-09T23:00:00Z30m

Tony Francis continues his journey on the railways of the Midlands, meeting a restaurateur with an unusual batch of passengers, and enjoying the sounds of an on-board jazz band on the Heart of Wales line.

2005-07-16T23:00:00Z

1x04 Episode 4

1x04 Episode 4

  • 2005-07-16T23:00:00Z30m

Presenter Tony Francis continues his exploration of the railways as he travels to China with a group of train enthusiasts to witness the last run of mainline steam engines in the world, but the emotion of the occasion proves too much for some.

2005-07-23T23:00:00Z

1x05 Episode 5

1x05 Episode 5

  • 2005-07-23T23:00:00Z30m

Tony Francis continues his exploration of the railways of the Midlands, jumping aboard the East Coast Mainline to experience silver service at speed, and learning how fresh Worcestershire asparagus was once transported across the UK by rail.

2005-07-30T23:00:00Z

1x06 Episode 6

1x06 Episode 6

  • 2005-07-30T23:00:00Z30m

Tony Francis continues his journey on the railways of the Midlands, meeting the people who work and travel on the region's trains.

2005-08-06T23:00:00Z

1x07 Episode 7

1x07 Episode 7

  • 2005-08-06T23:00:00Z30m

Tony Francis follows in the footsteps of Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard, stars of the classic Forties film Brief Encounter, the story of a momentary love affair that begins and ends at a railway station, and meets the train enthusiasts who share a passion for the movie.

2005-08-13T23:00:00Z

1x08 Episode 8

1x08 Episode 8

  • 2005-08-13T23:00:00Z30m

Tony Francis explores the rise and fall of the railway network's travelling post offices, immortalised by WH Auden's Night Mail and the Great Train Robbery.

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