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Documentary series in which Fred Dibnah travels around Britain in his restored traction engine in search of engineering skills and technology from a bygone age.
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Season 1

  • The Passion of a Lifetime
    7.4/106 votes

    The Passion of a Lifetime

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/8/2005

    The late Fred Dibnah searches for technology from a bygone age. In this first episode, he demolishes his last ever chimney at a textile mill near Oldham.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Collecting the Coal
    7.0/106 votes

    Collecting the Coal

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/15/2005

    Fred visits an open cast mine near Wigan to get coal to power his engine, then goes to Astley Green Mining Museum in Lancashire.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Source of Iron
    7.0/106 votes

    The Source of Iron

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/22/2005

    Fred reaches Cumbria where iron ore was once mined on a large scale, and enjoys the Lake District on a friend's steam boat. It's then on to the Florence Mine.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Castings
    7.8/106 votes

    Castings

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/29/2005

    Fred and his steersman Alf travel up to Scotland, where they marvel at the ingenuity of the Falkirk Wheel and visit one of the region's few surviving iron works.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Water and Boilers
    6.8/106 votes

    Water and Boilers

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/5/2005

    Fred Dibnah searches Britain for technology from a bygone age, visiting Ryhope pumping station in Sunderland and the Israel Newton boiler works in Bradford.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Road to Steel City
    7.2/106 votes

    The Road to Steel City

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/12/2005

    Fred Dibnah travels Britain in a traction engine in search of engineering skills and technology from a bygone age. He visits a forge in Sheffield.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Mechanics and Riveters
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    Mechanics and Riveters

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/19/2005

    Fred Dibnah travels Britain in a traction engine in search of engineering skills from a bygone age. Fred visits a company that makes ornate carvings.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Pattern Making
    7.0/107 votes

    Pattern Making

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/26/2005

    Documentary series. Fred Dibnah searches Britain for technology from a bygone age. He visits David Ragsdale, a skilled pattern maker who owns six steam engines.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Engines at Work
    7.4/106 votes

    Engines at Work

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/3/2005

    Fred Dibnah travels Britain in a traction engine in search of engineering skills from a bygone age. Fred visits a pumping station with a triple expansion engine.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Chains and Copper
    7.2/106 votes

    Chains and Copper

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/10/2005

    Fred Dibnah travels Britain in a traction engine in search of engineering skills from a bygone age. Fred watches the skills of an authentic chain maker.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Engineering Workshop
    7.4/106 votes

    The Engineering Workshop

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 5/17/2005

    The Engineering Workshop

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • A Lifetime's Achievement
    7.7/108 votes

    A Lifetime's Achievement

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/24/2005

    Documentary series in which Fred Dibnah travels around Britain. In the final episode, Fred travels down to London to collect his MBE from the Queen.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown