Actor Peter Davison, presenter John Sergeant and steam buff Paul Middleton join forces, as they attempt to travel from London to Scotland using only the power of steam.
The trio travel from Peterborough aboard the 92 Squadron steam train, then visit the original Thomas the Tank Engine in Wandsford and take a steam barge up the Grand Union Canal.
Just outside York the intrepid trio of Peter Davison, John Sergeant and Paul 'Piglet' Middleton travel down the river Ouse aboard a 21-foot steam launch. Disembarking at Ripon, their next vehicle awaits: a 1908 Stanley steam car - one of the biggest steam cars ever built. John drives - but quickly gets lost down a back street. At Levisham they pick up a huge 3,500 horsepower engine called the 9F that races them towards Grosmont, near Whitby. Peter gets to drive while John gets stuck shovelling coal.
John, Peter and Piglet are on the last leg of their journey: from Whitby to the Scottish border.
Journalist and presenter John Sergeant, actor Peter Davison and steam aficionado Paul Piglet Middleton are back, and this time they're exploring some of the most beautiful parts of Britain by steam. in this episode they explore the beautiful Lake District via a narrow-gauge steam train, a gigantic traction engine, a 1906 steam launch, and a bone-shatteringly uncomfortable miniature Foden steam van.
In this episode John Sergeant, Peter Davison and Paul ‘Piglet' Middleton explore the Isle of Wight, an Island opposite Southampton on England's southern coast. The trio start their journey on the mainland, boarding the Waverley, the last passenger-carrying steam ship in the world.
In this episode, John Sergeant, Peter Davison and Paul ‘Piglet' Middleton explore the stunning county of Dorset.
In this episode John Sergeant, Peter Davison and Paul ‘Piglet' Middleton explore the Scottish Highlands.
