Documentary / Reality
Restoration experts restore iconic rail carriages back to their former glory


In the stunning Vale of Llangollen a relic from 1912 is restored - including a large first-class saloon, three immaculate third-class compartments, two loos, and a brake compartment for the guard

On the Isle of Wight, Peter Snow learns to drive a steam train while a local team bring an enchanting wooden rail carriage from 1864 back to life in all of its splendid detail

It's luxury and glamour to the fore this time, as a 1960 Pullman dining car is brought back to life in all of its glory. And Peter has another train driving lesson.

A family restores one of only two surviving railway coaches used by Queen Victoria, that's been rotting in a car park for decades. And Peter finally drives a steam train.

For the series finale the restored carriages are joined together as a spectacular 'Time Train' which Peter takes for a ride on the beautiful Llangollen Railway

Self - Presenter
Self - Presenter

Chris Barrie's Massive Speed follows on from the series Massive Engines and Massive Machines , both of which were also presented by petrolhead Chris (of Red Dwarf fame). In Massive Speed Chris turns his attention to the evolution of machines designed purely to achieve maximum speed. He travels the world searching for the most thrilling, speed-packed machines he can find and introduces audiences to huge engined bikes, planes, trucks and boats that battle it out in power races. Whether it's crossing an otherwise impenetrable snow drift, desert or swamp at the speed of an Olympic sprinter or cutting through the atmosphere at six times the speed of sound, Chris tells the stories of the greatest achievements of speed design and engineering. In each episode Chris follows the evolution of a specific genre of machine by testing them and reveals both the classsic stories and secret histories that surround each of them.