# The Architecture the Railways Built

The Architecture the Railways Built is a British factual documentary series presented by the historian Tim Dunn, first broadcast in the United Kingdom from 28 April 2020 on Yesterday. Each episode explores railway sites across the UK and Europe, including historical, abandoned, modern and future elements. All episodes in series 1 to 3 have one featured location from Continental Europe; the rest of the featured locations in each episode are from the United Kingdom.
The series is a UKTV original, commissioned for Yesterday and produced by Brown Bob Productions. Two further series of ten episodes each were commissioned by UKTV in October 2020, with the sequel premiering on 19 January 2021, and the third series premiering on 13 September 2021. A fourth series was commissioned in 2022, with the first of ten episodes broadcast on 28 February 2023.
From 4 February 2025, BBC Four began showing Series 1 each weekday evening except Friday.
Following its success, Secrets of the London Underground, a programme of four series presented by Dunn, was broadcast from 2021.

## Episodes

| Series | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| Series | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released |
| 1 | 10 | 10 | 28 April 2020 (2020-04-28) | 30 June 2020 (2020-06-30) |
| 2 | 10 | 10 | 19 January 2021 (2021-01-19) | 23 March 2021 (2021-03-23) |
| 3 | 10 | 10 | 13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) | 15 November 2021 (2021-11-15) |
| 4 | 10 | 10 | 28 February 2023 (2023-02-28) | 2 May 2023 (2023-05-02) |

### Series 1 (2020)

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Featured locations | Original release date |
| 1 | 1 | "Down Street" | Down Street tube stationRotterdam Centraal stationBennerley Viaduct | 28 April 2020 (2020-04-28) |
| 2 | 2 | "Ffestiniog" | Ffestiniog RailwayAmsterdam Centraal stationThe Landmark Hotel, Marylebone | 5 May 2020 (2020-05-05) |
| 3 | 3 | "King's Cross" | King's Cross stationClifton Rocks RailwayDartmouth stationGöltzsch Viaduct | 12 May 2020 (2020-05-12) |
| 4 | 4 | "Ribblehead" | Ribblehead ViaductSettle–Carlisle lineSurbiton stationHungerburgbahn | 19 May 2020 (2020-05-19) |
| 5 | 5 | "Metroland" | Metro-landGreat Malvern stationGlacier Express | 26 May 2020 (2020-05-26) |
| 6 | 6 | "St Pancras" | St Pancras stationMidland Grand HotelCastle Howard stationStoosbahn | 2 June 2020 (2020-06-02) |
| 7 | 7 | "Snowdon" | Snowdon Mountain RailwayHafod EryriSevern Bridge Junction signal boxStrasbourg-Ville station | 9 June 2020 (2020-06-09) |
| 8 | 8 | "Broadway" | 55 BroadwayHelsinki Central stationWolferton stationBarmouth Bridge | 16 June 2020 (2020-06-16) |
| 9 | 9 | "Stockton Darlington" | Stockton and Darlington RailwayHitachi Newton AycliffeChappel ViaductStockholm metro | 23 June 2020 (2020-06-23) |
| 10 | 10 | "Swindon" | Swindon railway villageJubilee Line ExtensionMilano Centrale station | 30 June 2020 (2020-06-30) |

### Series 2 (2021)

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Featured locations | Original release date |
| 11 | 1 | "Wemyss Bay" | Wemyss Bay stationBlackfriars stationSão Bento station | 19 January 2021 (2021-01-19) |
| 12 | 2 | "Royal Albert Bridge" | Royal Albert BridgeSaltash stationWolverhampton Low and High Level stationsGällivare station | 26 January 2021 (2021-01-26) |
| 13 | 3 | "Windsor" | Connel BridgeWindsor & Eton Central and Riverside stationsGniezno locomotive depot | 2 February 2021 (2021-02-02) |
| 14 | 4 | "Piccadilly Line" | Piccadilly line ExtensionPlzeň stationCausey Arch | 9 February 2021 (2021-02-09) |
| 15 | 5 | "Lynton" | Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff RailwayLynton and Barnstaple RailwayCatesby TunnelLeipzig station | 16 February 2021 (2021-02-16) |
| 16 | 6 | "Barrow Hill" | Barrow Hill RoundhouseBath Green Park and Bath Spa stationsŁódź Fabryczna station | 23 February 2021 (2021-02-23) |
| 17 | 7 | "Sheffield" | Sheffield stationBennerley Viaduct (revisit)Lisbon Orient station | 2 March 2021 (2021-03-02) |
| 18 | 8 | "Bristol" | Bristol Temple Meads stationSouthend Pier RailwayHaapsalu station | 9 March 2021 (2021-03-09) |
| 19 | 9 | "Huddersfield" | Huddersfield stationHohenzollern BridgeMidland HotelMorecambe Promenade station | 16 March 2021 (2021-03-16) |
| 20 | 10 | "Wingfield" | Wingfield stationWelland ViaductMalmö Central station and City Tunnel | 23 March 2021 (2021-03-23) |

### Series 3 (2021)

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Featured locations | Original release date |
| 21 | 1 | "Newcastle" | Newcastle Central station and High Level BridgeBallochmyle and Laigh Milton ViaductsOberweißbacher Bergbahn | 13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) |
| 22 | 2 | "Wharncliffe" | Wharncliffe ViaductThree BridgesBallater stationRossio stationBrentford Dock | 20 September 2021 (2021-09-20) |
| 23 | 3 | "Charing Cross" | Charing Cross stationHungerford BridgeBorås Central stationOrdsall Chord | 27 September 2021 (2021-09-27) |
| 24 | 4 | "Bramhope Tunnel" | Bramhope TunnelDresden HauptbahnhofFawley Hill | 4 October 2021 (2021-10-04) |
| 25 | 5 | "Saltburn" | Saltburn-by-the-SeaBrislington tram depotAleksandrów Kujawski station | 11 October 2021 (2021-10-11) |
| 26 | 6 | "Bishopstone" | Bishopstone stationStockholm Central stationSelby Diversion | 18 October 2021 (2021-10-18) |
| 27 | 7 | "Greenwich" | London and Greenwich RailwayŽampach ViaductAlnwick station | 25 October 2021 (2021-10-25) |
| 28 | 8 | "North Staffordshire" | North Staffordshire Railway Company and Stoke stationByker ViaductElbląg Canal | 1 November 2021 (2021-11-01) |
| 29 | 9 | "Ramsgate" | Margate and Ramsgate stationsDom Luís I BridgeMail Rail | 8 November 2021 (2021-11-08) |
| 30 | 10 | "Curzon Street" | Birmingham Curzon Street StationCopenhagen MetroBekonscot model village | 15 November 2021 (2021-11-15) |

### Series 4 (2023)

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Featured locations | Original release date |
| 31 | 1 | "Forth Bridge" | Forth Rail BridgeEuston ArchGoathland station | 28 February 2023 (2023-02-28) |
| 32 | 2 | "Manchester" | Castlefield ViaductManchester Oxford Road and Manchester Mayfield stationsNational Railway MuseumReading Station | 7 March 2023 (2023-03-07) |
| 33 | 3 | "Channel Tunnel" | Channel TunnelAshford InternationalNational Railway MuseumFolkestone Harbour station | 14 March 2023 (2023-03-14) |
| 34 | 4 | "London Bridge" | London Bridge stationNational Railway MuseumKnaresborough Viaduct and station | 21 March 2023 (2023-03-21) |
| 35 | 5 | "Coventry" | Coventry stationScarborough funicularsNetwork Rail Archives | 28 March 2023 (2023-03-28) |
| 36 | 6 | "Edinburgh" | Goole railway swing bridgeEdinburgh Waverley station | 4 April 2023 (2023-04-04) |
| 37 | 7 | "Lincoln" | Lincoln stationLincoln St. Marks stationBirmingham New Street signal boxNetwork Rail Archives | 11 April 2023 (2023-04-11) |
| 38 | 8 | "South Devon" | Starcross engine houseSouth Devon sea wallWingfield station (revisit)National Railway MuseumMeldon ViaductOkehampton station | 18 April 2023 (2023-04-18) |
| 39 | 9 | "Leeds" | Hunslet Engine CompanyMiddleton RailwayNational Railway MuseumNeville HillHalifax station | 25 April 2023 (2023-04-25) |
| 40 | 10 | "Hull" | Hull Paragon stationNetwork Rail ArchivesLeamington Spa stationHull Victoria Pier station | 2 May 2023 (2023-05-02) |