Paul Merton: Driving Amazing Trains
Paul Merton climbs into the driver's cab to take charge of some of the world's most iconic locomotives, learning what it takes to keep them running and meeting the people who keep the railways running.
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Season 1 · Episode 1
Episode 1
Thursday
April 9, 2026
On the Isle of Wight, Paul follows in the footsteps of his tube driver dad by riding up front on the very trains his father would have driven on the Northern Line - now in service on the island. After driving a heritage steam, Paul helps a cow give birth. His journey finishes with a look at how the island was prepared in secret to help with D-Day.
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E1
Episode 1
Thu Apr 9, 2026On the Isle of Wight, Paul follows in the footsteps of his tube driver dad by riding up front on the very trains his father would have driven on the Northern Line - now in service on the island. After driving a heritage steam, Paul helps a cow give birth. His journey finishes with a look at how the island was prepared in secret to help with D-Day.
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E2
Episode 2
Upcoming Apr 16, 2026Paul visits Switzerland, travelling up front on the Glacier Express through some of Europe's most beautiful scenery. Then Paul helps stoke a 1920s stream train through the mountains to a world-famous glacier. After driving a funicular train up to the Reichenbach Falls, where Sherlock Holmes met his fictional demise, he finishes by taking a train through the ice to the summit of the Eiger.