Great British Train Journeys from Above Season 1 Episode 1
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00:00The North Yorkshire Moors, the Highlands of Scotland, the rolling hills of Somerset, and Snowdonia, known today as Errere.
00:14Our trains are time travellers,
00:17transporting us back to the golden age of steam, to unravel the truth about Britain's Great Railway Revolution.
00:31Sit back, soak up the scenery, and enjoy all the romance and the thrill of a steam train journey, like you've never seen it before.
01:01The Highlands of Scotland are a land of mystery and magic.
01:14A world of ancient mountains and lochs, of myth and legend.
01:22And through its heartland, runs a railway that's been voted, the greatest in the world.
01:43It's called the Jacobite Railway.
01:46And it starts in Fort William.
01:57But the steam train is also known as the Hogwarts Express.
02:06And has become world famous, thanks to its starring role in the Harry Potter movies.
02:16As the train waits in the station, we're about to embark on an unforgettable adventure,
02:23that will take us back three centuries,
02:27to uncover a dramatic chapter of Scottish history.
02:34The greatest threat to the English throne,
02:38in the last 300 years.
02:40The train is about to set off, on a 42-mile journey,
02:55through the Scottish Highlands, from Fort William, to Maleg.
02:59The train passes the most iconic landmarks of the Jacobite Rebellion.
03:09At the world-renowned Glenfinnan Viaduct,
03:14we'll discover the exact spot where Bonnie Prince Charlie
03:19united Highland clansmen against the crown.
03:21And on our way to Maleg, we'll pass the lock that will reveal if the rebellion was a success.
03:30As the train inches its way out of the station,
03:45The Jacobite Railway is about to become a front-row seat to the bloodiest chapter in Scottish history,
03:56the Jacobite Rebellion.
04:00We'll find out who they were, and why the rebellion took place.
04:05And more importantly, how the outcome would shape Scotland forever.
04:10On the outskirts of Fort William, the train picks up speed through the foothills of the highest mountain in Britain.
04:30Once a vast volcano, Ben Nevis is all that remains after a cataclysmic explosion millions of years ago.
04:43The train journey has begun in its shadow.
04:50Fort William, as its name implies,
04:52was originally a fort built as a garrison to protect the English crown from the Scottish clans.
05:05They had never accepted rule by an English king.
05:08As the train leaves Fort William, and its journey through the mountains begins,
05:22it's about to pass a remarkable example
05:26of the challenge of building a railway in this environment.
05:30The train crosses the Caledonian Canal, which runs north to Inverness.
05:43But to create the canal, in the foothills of the mountains,
05:49engineers had to form Neptune's Staircase.
05:52Built more than 200 years ago, it's the longest staircase lock in Britain.
06:03And it raises canal boats 60 feet.
06:07Two miles out from Fort William, the landscape opens,
06:25and the train begins to leave civilization behind.
06:28We've reached Loch Eel, where the Jacobite Railway starts its journey through the mystery and enchantment of the Highlands.
06:49Whilst the track is flat and straight,
06:52it's an opportunity for passengers to enjoy the thrill of the golden age of travel.
06:56As the steam engine picks up speed and races along with stunning views.
07:14The railway has entered clan country.
07:18For centuries, this landscape was dominated by one of Scotland's most ancient clans, the Camerons.
07:27Historically, the Highlands were divided into territories ruled over by different clans.
07:33Loch Eel was the ancestral home of the Camerons clan.
07:37And today, the chief of the clan still carries the name Camerons of Loch Eel.
07:46As the track weaves along Loch Eel, voices of the past echo through the empty landscape from a time three centuries ago.
07:59It was in these hills that the Camerons gathered with clans from throughout the Highlands.
08:13The clansmen were supporters of James the second, a Scottish king who for four years also held the English throne.
08:24But he was overthrown and replaced with a new king with a radically reduced role chosen by the English.
08:37The Jacobites, named after Jacobus, the Latin name for James, wanted to return James the second to the throne and make him king of England and Scotland again.
08:50But, as the largest ever mass rising of Scottish forces gathered in these hills, could they take the English crown?
09:03Over 20 years after the imposition of an English king, 16,000 rebels from 26 Scottish clans marched south to confront the English forces at the Battle of Sheriff Muir.
09:23The rebels outnumbered the English forces almost three to one, but the battle was a disaster.
09:35The rising was put down and the leaders killed or exiled.
09:42It was a major setback for the rebels, but was there a more successful uprising to come?
09:53Fifteen miles from Fort William, the train is chugging hard on the first steep climb through the Highlands.
10:04But the reward will be the most spectacular spot on the entire line.
10:09So, naturally, it's the place the Harry Potter filmmakers chose to convey an enchanting world of magic and mystery on the big screen.
10:24The Glenfinnan Viaduct.
10:38The Glenfinnan Viaduct.
10:50Instantly recognizable to hundreds of millions of movie fans across the globe.
10:55The magnificent viaduct and its spellbinding Highland backdrop plays a leading role in the movies.
11:08It's the magic moment that Harry, Hermione and Ron travel into the wizard world for the star to turn at Hogwarts.
11:20Even before the viaduct became a global superstar, Glenfinnan was already a celebrated location in Scottish history.
11:35Because what unfolded here was pivotal to the fate of the rebellion.
11:40Little wonder that every day hundreds of people flock to Glenfinnan to take in this Scottish spectacle.
11:49Coming up.
12:00As our magical mystery tour continues, we'll discover the unforgettable scene that transformed the Glenfinnan Viaduct into a cinematic icon.
12:06And how, three centuries earlier, at the same location, there was the beginning of an even stronger rebel uprising.
12:27In the Scottish Highlands, we're tracing the journey of a steam train.
12:28In the Scottish Highlands, we're tracing the journey of a steam train.
12:29Through some of the most famous
12:30In the Scottish Highlands, we're tracing the journey of a steam train.
12:32Through some of the most famous
12:34landscape in the country.
12:35On the Jacobite Railway.
12:36On the Jacobite Railway.
12:37In the Scottish Highlands, we're tracing the journey of a steam train through some of the most famous landscape in the country.
13:02Three centuries ago, this remote world of ancient mountains and lochs was clan country, where tribes of Highlanders united to overthrow the English crown.
13:18The King's forces had already put down the largest uprising in Scottish history.
13:25But was there a stronger rebellion to come?
13:32At the railway's most iconic spot, the answer starts to unfold.
13:38The Glenfinnan Viaduct has played such a significant role in Scottish history.
13:45The Glenfinnan Viaduct has played such a significant role in Scottish history.
14:06That it features on the ten pound note.
14:11And we're about to discover why.
14:16As the train stops here, the passengers take in the beauty of their surroundings.
14:23The arched viaduct is a horseshoe curve, 100 feet above the ground, that follows the steep contours of the mountains.
14:34And looking south, reaching out towards the horizon, passengers can spot Loch Shiel, glistening like a fjord.
14:48Stretching for 17 miles, the narrow loch surrounded by towering mountains is a quintessential view of the highlands.
15:00But the most iconic part of the extraordinary railway vista is the monument on the shore of the loch.
15:17The monument takes us back in time over 300 years.
15:31To one of the most dramatic scenes in Scottish history.
15:41In the early hours of the 19th of August 1745, Bonnie Prince Charlie stepped ashore here.
15:54His ambition was to put his father, the son of James II, on the throne.
16:00So he would one day inherit the throne himself and become king.
16:11The prince was hoping to be welcomed by hundreds of clansmen.
16:17But when he arrived, there was barely a soul to be seen.
16:31But in late afternoon, the sound of bagpipes coming over the hills hailed the arrival of 1,200 clansmen who wanted to pledge their allegiance to the prince.
16:48Over half of the men were from Clan Cameron, led by their chief, Donald Cameron of Loch Hill.
17:01At the top of the monument stands the unknown Highlander.
17:06It's a tribute to the men who pledged to give their lives for the rebellion.
17:13To signal the start of the rebellion, the prince raised his standard and, together with his Highland army, set out on his mission to take the English throne.
17:26But would the prince's plan to invade England be a success?
17:39Today, half a million people visit Glenfinnan every year.
17:48It's an opportunity to pay their respects to a historic moment in Scotland's history.
17:56But, there's another reason why so many people come.
18:03Magic.
18:06Harry Potter fans will recognize the Great Lake in the grounds of the famous school of magic, Hogwarts.
18:15Loch Shields' size, together with its spellbinding scenery, made it the perfect spot to bring the Great Lake to life.
18:23In the second movie, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
18:30Harry is flying around the sky on his broomstick, playing the magical game of Quidditch.
18:35And Loch Shields' size is the backdrop to the stadium.
18:47The Glenfinnan Viaduct is the most popular spot on this magical tourist trail.
18:51Because it features in so many stand-down scenes.
18:56But the most memorable scene is from Chamber of Secrets.
19:03When Harry and Ron are chasing the train in a flying car, swooping wildly around the viaduct because it's been placed under a curse.
19:12Thanks to one of the most watched movie franchises in Hollywood history, the Glenfinnan Viaduct has been etched into the memory of hundreds of millions of movie fans for all time.
19:26From Harry Potter to Bonnie Prince Charlie, the Glenfinnan Viaduct is of great cultural and historical importance.
19:40But it's also an engineering masterpiece.
19:48Repairs are needed, so it's being preserved for future generations to enjoy.
19:53When the railway was built over 120 years ago, the line's engineer was Robert McAlpine, who founded what is still one of Britain's large construction companies.
20:12Using the breakthrough material of the day on an industrial scale for the very first time, gave him a new nickname.
20:19Concrete Bob.
20:25And today, stretching over 1,200 feet, the viaduct is still the longest concrete railway structure in Scotland.
20:34After Glenfinnan, Concrete Bob's railway climbs to the highest point of the entire line.
20:51As the weather closes in, and the landscape appears more ominous than ever before, we're about to discover how ambitious or foolhardy you had to be to build a railway up here.
21:07This stretch of rocky terrain after Glenfinnan encapsulates why the line was one of the final challenges for Victorian railway engineers.
21:25The train carves a path through the toughest terrain imaginable.
21:28The train carves a path through the toughest terrain imaginable.
21:32A strong rock called Mykashis is everywhere.
21:37So digging out tunnels and cuttings, and building embankments and bridges did not come cheap.
21:47When construction work began, the target was to build the railway in just four years.
21:58Further along the line, we'll discover how a spark of genius, this time from Concrete Bob's son, would help overcome the back-breaking challenge of digging through mile after mile of unforgiving rock.
22:17Cruising down from the line's high point, we reach the shores of Loch Hilt, where there's yet another example of a famous scene from the Harry Potter films.
22:36Twenty-two miles from Fort William, it's an opportunity to relax, look out the window, and enjoy some of the most spectacular scenery Scotland has to offer.
22:52...
23:04...
23:11...
23:14...
23:18...
23:20The final resting place of Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore
23:37is this mystical tree-dotted island called Islan Lemoyne.
23:42Dumbledore's grave on Loch Eald adds to the flying car over the Glenfinnan Viaduct
23:52and wizards buzzing around over Loch Shield,
23:56transforming the Jacobite Railway into the real Hogwarts Express.
24:08Next.
24:12The jewel of the Highlands.
24:18The Atlantic Coast.
24:22And a date with destiny for the rebels.
24:26Would Bonnie Prince Charlie's bold plan to invade England
24:30finally bring success?
24:32In the Highlands of Scotland,
25:00we're tracing the journey of a steam train on the Jacobite Railway
25:06that's transported us back three centuries
25:16to follow in the footsteps of Bonnie Prince Charlie and his army of rebels.
25:21The train is heading for the place that will reveal whether the prince was able to achieve
25:31his ultimate goal.
25:35Invading England,
25:37taking the crown
25:38and putting his grandfather, James II, on the throne.
25:44As the train heads further and further west,
25:59the landscape is more isolated than any we've seen.
26:13After leaving Loch Eilert station, we've already travelled 26 miles, but there's still 16 to go.
26:28We're heading for Loch Nanua,
26:34a place that was both the beginning of Bonnie Prince Charlie's story
26:39and reveals the outcome.
26:42As the steam engine races into view,
26:47it passes an isolated white building.
26:56This is Our Lady of the Brays' church.
26:59But the last mass here
27:05was nearly 50 years ago.
27:12And today,
27:13the church standing in the empty landscape
27:16asks the question,
27:19why did all the people
27:22who called this enchanting place home
27:24leave?
27:29The answer lies
27:30with the fate
27:31of Bonnie Prince Charlie.
27:42After the prince
27:43and his rebel army
27:44left Glenfinnan
27:45to invade England,
27:47they began to march towards London
27:49with a newfound belief
27:51that they really could achieve their goal
27:53and topple
27:55the English king.
27:56After support for the cause
28:00mounted with an unexpectedly
28:01one-sided victory
28:03at Preston Pans,
28:05the rebels crossed the border
28:06into England
28:08and reached
28:09Derby
28:10over half the way
28:12to London.
28:12The train is approaching
28:23the lock
28:24that will reveal
28:24the outcome
28:25of Bonnie Prince Charlie's invasion.
28:32It's also a section
28:33of the line
28:34that illustrates
28:34the engineering challenge
28:36of carving a railway
28:38through the highlands.
28:39There are three long tunnels
28:52and three viaducts
28:54in just this short
28:55three-mile section
28:57of the line.
29:04Following in his father's footsteps,
29:06Concrete Bob's son,
29:07Malcolm McAlpine
29:09also had an innovative approach
29:11to engineering.
29:13At the time,
29:14drilling tunnels
29:15was a notoriously
29:17difficult operation.
29:19But,
29:20observing a water-powered drill
29:22used by his dentist,
29:24Malcolm had his own
29:25eureka moment.
29:27He realized that water
29:29could be the power source
29:30that would revolutionize
29:32the drilling of tunnels.
29:33It was cheaply available
29:36and brought about
29:39a four-fold increase
29:40in the speed of drilling.
29:49As it heads further west,
29:51the train arrives
29:52at Loch Nanua,
29:53where Bonnie Prince Charlie
30:01first set foot
30:02on the Scottish mainland
30:03with his small band
30:04of supporters.
30:14Just five months later,
30:16with the Prince's army
30:17of Highlanders
30:18camped near Derby,
30:19the crown
30:20was tantalizingly
30:22within reach.
30:24But,
30:25spooked by report
30:26of a large number
30:27of the king's soldiers
30:28gathering nearby
30:28with superior weaponry,
30:31the rebel army
30:33retreated
30:34all the way
30:35to Scotland.
30:40Where,
30:40four months later,
30:42at the Battle of Culloden,
30:44the end came
30:45for the rebels.
30:50The Prince
30:51left his men
30:51exposed to cannon fire
30:53and they were decimated.
30:56The old fighting ways
30:57of the Highlands
30:58were defeated
30:59by modern warfare.
31:03The Prince
31:04was to flee Scotland
31:05as a fugitive,
31:07with the equivalent
31:08today
31:08of a five million pound
31:10bounty on his head.
31:12Loch Nanua is Gaelic
31:16for Loch of the Caves
31:17and it's believed
31:19the Prince
31:19sheltered in one
31:20of the Loch's caves
31:21overnight
31:22before escaping
31:23to France.
31:24On the opposite side
31:42of the Loch
31:42to the railway
31:43lies the Ardnish Peninsula
31:46where the empty landscape
31:48demonstrates
31:48how the defeat
31:49of the rebellion
31:50changed Scotland
31:52forever.
31:54Over the century
31:56following the defeat,
31:57the clan system
31:58collapsed
31:59and tens of thousands
32:01of Highlanders
32:02were forced
32:02from their lands
32:03as a result
32:04of the infamous
32:05Highland clearances,
32:08creating a Scottish
32:09diaspora
32:10in North America
32:11and Australasia
32:12where many of their
32:14descendants
32:14live today.
32:15An already sparsely
32:22populated land
32:23became desolate.
32:28Today
32:29the Ardnish Peninsula
32:30is completely
32:31uninhabited.
32:33The abandoned
32:34crofting villages
32:35along the coastline
32:36are an evocative
32:37reminder
32:38of a happier past.
32:40Once a flourishing
32:46place
32:47with a deep history
32:48the ruins
32:49of Pian Menech
32:50was once a village
32:51that recorded
32:5248 people
32:53in the 1841 census.
32:58There's an Iron Age
32:59fort
33:00and the remains
33:01of a Viking
33:02boat shed
33:03on the shore.
33:04The last resident
33:08to leave the area
33:09was Nellie McQueen
33:11who moved out
33:12of this boffy
33:13during the Second World War
33:15unable
33:16to survive
33:17on wartime rations.
33:25Today
33:26the ruins
33:27like Our Lady
33:28of the Brays Church
33:29nearby
33:29stand as memorials
33:31to a once thriving
33:33Highland community.
33:34On the train's
33:47great journey west
33:48the Atlantic
33:55has appeared
33:56on the horizon
33:57and with it
34:00the promise
34:03of one of Scotland's
34:04most dramatic
34:05coastlines.
34:07The pristine beaches
34:09of the Atlantic coast
34:10are the jewel
34:15of the Highlands.
34:19With crystal clear water
34:21that you might expect
34:22in the Caribbean
34:22this is an unspoiled haven
34:26with mile after mile
34:28of white sand
34:29for the few people
34:31who venture here.
34:41Further along
34:42the coastline
34:43are small communities
34:45put on the map
34:46thanks to the railway.
34:48for centuries
34:54travel into the mainland
34:55from the tiny fishing village
34:57of Arasa
34:58was slow
34:59and arduous.
35:00Before the railway
35:11opened
35:11access to the rest
35:13of the world
35:13was by coastal steamer
35:15or by a mail coach
35:20that took
35:20seven and a half hours
35:22to reach
35:22Fort William
35:23on the railway
35:30the journey
35:31took less
35:32than two hours.
35:33As the train
35:57approaches Arasa
35:58our journey west
36:00has arrived
36:01at the most westerly
36:02train station
36:03in Scotland.
36:10Concrete Bob
36:11and his son Malcolm
36:12had been challenged
36:14to build the railway
36:15in four years.
36:19Trains began running
36:21almost a year
36:22ahead of schedule.
36:26Arasa
36:27station
36:27is the perfect spot
36:28to celebrate
36:29the groundbreaking
36:30engineering achievement
36:31of Concrete Bob.
36:33and Malcolm.
36:35This is where
36:37the morning
36:37and afternoon services
36:39cross paths
36:40every day.
36:41a fitting tribute
36:44to the wonder
36:45and majesty
36:46of steam trains
36:47and their key role
36:49in the revitalization
36:51of the highlands.
36:52coming up
36:58coming up on the last leg
37:00of our journey
37:00we continue
37:03through this land
37:04of extremes
37:05past Scotland's
37:09deepest loch
37:10and its shortest river
37:12and the boat
37:17and the boat trip
37:17to the Isle of Skye
37:18that's come to symbolize
37:20the romantic legacy
37:21of Bonnie Prince Charlie.
37:23In the highlands of Scotland
37:43we're following a steam train
37:45that's come to be known
37:50as the real Hogwarts Express
37:52and has brought to life
37:55the story
37:55of Bonnie Prince Charlie
37:57and his army
37:59of rebels.
37:59from the hope
38:05of Glenfinnan
38:06to the despair
38:12of the devastating
38:14highland clearances
38:15that followed.
38:16But at the turn
38:21of the 19th century
38:22hope
38:23was on the horizon
38:25once more.
38:46Leaving Arisog Station
39:01the train
39:02has turned north.
39:04With just seven miles left
39:06the train
39:07has left the mountains behind
39:09but the landscape
39:11is just as scenic.
39:16The steam train
39:21is heading towards
39:22a vast open coastline
39:23stretching as far
39:29as the eye can see
39:30to the Atlantic
39:32and the Western Isles
39:36on the horizon.
39:42On the approach
39:43to Moro Station
39:44we cross
39:45the Moro River.
39:55To the east
39:57Britain's shortest river
39:59flows for less than a mile
40:00past another
40:01gorgeous
40:02white sand beach.
40:03And to the west
40:11Loch Moro
40:12stretches
40:14for 12 miles.
40:15The waters
40:33of Britain's
40:33deepest loch
40:34sink down
40:35over 300 metres.
40:40Plenty of room
40:41for a mythical beast
40:43called
40:43Morag.
40:45Morag
40:47is considerably
40:48more shy
40:49than her more
40:50famous relative
40:51Nessie
40:51the Loch Ness
40:53monster.
40:55According to
40:56Highland folklore
40:57the half-human
40:58half-fish
40:59creature
40:59appears
41:00when the
41:01Moro clan
41:02is defeated
41:03in battle.
41:06Which means
41:07Morag
41:08would have been
41:09at the height
41:10of her appearance
41:11during the rebellion.
41:12As the train
41:22passes
41:23Loch Morag
41:24passengers
41:25can spot
41:26an island
41:26that's a final
41:27reminder
41:28of the dark
41:29days
41:29after Culloden.
41:30like Bonnie
41:37Prince Charlie
41:38many rebels
41:39went into
41:40hiding.
41:42One of them
41:43Lord Lovett
41:44took refuge
41:45on this
41:46isolated island
41:47Eileen
41:48Ban
41:49but in
41:531747
41:54after he
41:55was captured
41:56by English
41:57forces
41:57Lord Lovett
41:59entered the
41:59history books
42:00as the last
42:01person
42:01to be
42:02publicly
42:03beheaded
42:03in Britain.
42:05On the
42:18last leg
42:19of our
42:19journey
42:20the train
42:22hugs the
42:22rugged Atlantic
42:23coastline
42:24all the way
42:25to Mallet.
42:28Despite
42:29Lord Lovett's
42:30grisly end
42:31his legacy
42:33lives on
42:33in the port
42:34where he
42:34encouraged his
42:35tenants to
42:36relocate
42:37and pursue
42:38fishing.
42:45By the
42:46time of the
42:47Second World
42:47War
42:48Mallet had
42:49established
42:49itself as
42:50the busiest
42:51herring port
42:52in Europe.
42:54But the
42:55fortunes of
42:56Mallet waxed
42:57and waned
42:57with shoals
42:58of herring
42:59that didn't
42:59always turn
43:00up where
43:01and when
43:02they were
43:02expected to.
43:04Today
43:08steam trains
43:09have returned
43:10and brought
43:11fame back
43:12to the
43:12region.
43:25The
43:25Jacobite Railway
43:26brings in
43:27tens of
43:28thousands of
43:28people from
43:29all over the
43:30world
43:30every year.
43:34All of them
43:35eager for
43:36their own
43:36taste of
43:37the mystery
43:37and the
43:38magic of
43:40the Hogwarts
43:40Express.
43:49And there's
43:50one last tale
43:52to tell.
43:56After fleeing
43:58the mainland
43:58the prince
44:00met
44:00Flora
44:02MacDonald.
44:05She risked
44:06her own
44:06life out of
44:07compassion for
44:08a fugitive who
44:09had staked
44:09everything on
44:11his bid to
44:11win the
44:12kingdom and
44:13lost.
44:17Flora
44:18disguised the
44:19prince as an
44:19Irish maid and
44:21helped him to
44:22escape on a
44:23vote to the
44:24safety of
44:25sky.
44:30But Flora was
44:31arrested and
44:32jailed in the
44:33Tower of London
44:33for treason.
44:36Her act of
44:36bravery in
44:38support of the
44:39prince has
44:40come to
44:40symbolise
44:41Scotland's
44:41resistance to
44:43the English
44:43crown.
44:44The prince did
44:50eventually escape
44:51to France
44:52but he would
44:56never be
44:57king of
44:57England
44:58or Scotland.
45:08As our
45:09adventure draws
45:10to a close
45:11it's an
45:14opportunity to
45:15reflect on one
45:16of the greatest
45:17steam train
45:18journeys in
45:19the world.
45:24Through the
45:25drama of the
45:26Highlands
45:26and the
45:28history
45:29of Scotland.
45:31Scotland.
45:31Scotland.
45:32Scotland.
46:01THE END
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