Iron To Iron

A journey through engineering history, taken by bicycle

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Episodes

• Episode 1

  Monday, 27 February 2023

  15 minutes

  From Meldon Viaduct in Devon to Taunton in Somerset, a team of amateur cyclists start their six-day journey visiting highlights of the country’s engineering history on their way home to Bennerley Viaduct in the East Midlands.

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• Episode 2

  Monday, 27 February 2023

  15 minutes

  From Taunton in Somerset to the city of Bristol, a team of amateur cyclists face a gruelling climb of Cheddar Gorge before touring the engineering history of Bristol’s docks on their second day of cycling back to the Bennerley Viaduct in Derbyshire.

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• Episode 3

  Monday, 27 February 2023

  15 minutes

  From Bristol to Welsh Bicknor in Herefordshire, the third day starts at Clifton Suspension Bridge, then Chepstow and take-in the history of the Dean Forest Railway on a train ride to reach their half-way point riding to Bennerley Viaduct in the East Mids

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• Episode 4

  Monday, 27 February 2023

  15 minutes

  From Welsh Bicknor in Herefordshire to Coalport in Shroprshire, a team of amateur cyclists face their longest day on the bike as they tour the country’s engineering history; stopping in Ledbury before reaching Ironbridge as they continue cycling

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• Episode 5

  Monday, 27 February 2023

  15 minutes

  From Coalport in Shropshire to Moira in Leciestershire, a team of amateur cyclists edge closer to home on their penultimate day, learning of the significance of Ironbridge, heading through Cannock Chase to reach Moira, ahead of a final day on the bike

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• Episode 6

  Monday, 27 February 2023

  15 minutes

  The final day of six on the bike for a team of amateur cyclists that have crossed the country from Devon, on the home straight from Moira via Burton on Trent and Friar Gate Bridge in Derby, before returning to a welcome party at the Bennerley Viaduct

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