Paul Merton: Driving Amazing Trains
2026•1 Seasons•6 Episodes•Returning Series
Documentary
Paul’s fascination with trains stems from his childhood. His father was a driver on the London Underground and when, as a young boy, Paul witnessed his dad driving a train across Putney Bridge, it sparked a lifelong fascination of railways. Now, he is following in his father’s footsteps by joining the drivers upfront and in control of some of the world’s most amazing trains and experiencing the best views as he travels through breathtaking landscapes in the UK and Europe. From steep gradients and tight curves to pinpoint platform stops, Paul will learn what it takes to keep these mighty machines on track. Visiting Germany, France, Switzerland, Wales, Northern England and Isle of Wight, he’ll meet the people who keep the railways running - from engineers and conductors to passengers with fascinating stories of their own.
Creator
Quentin Clarke
Network
Channel 4
Origin
GB
Cast
Paul Merton
Self - Presenter
Episodes
Recommended
8
Top Gear
1978
7.5
How Do They Do It?
2006
7.4
The Reluctant Traveller with Eugene Levy
2023
7.9
Deadly Women
2005
7.5
MegaStructures
2004
8.9
Mysteries at the Museum
2010
8.2
Mind Field
2017
6.4
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018
7.4
Antiques Roadshow
1997
8.1
Doctor Who Confidential
2005
7.1
History 101
2020
8.2
Formula 1: Drive to Survive
2019
6.3
Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On
2017
7.7
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011
8.3
Prehistoric Planet
2022
6.5
Antiques Roadshow
1979
7.9
Nature
1982
6.7
Biography
1987
7.9
The Food That Built America
2019
7.7
Down to Earth with Zac Efron
2020
Similar Shows
Uniform, Macht, Mode
2025
Indonesia Merdeka!
1976
8
Vasa: The Ghost Warship
2023
10
Baskoniako Historia Bat
2016
8
Sacred Paths
2021
8
World's Most Scenic River Journeys
2021
7.3
Martin Clunes: Islands Of Britain
2009
6.8
Billy Connolly: Journey to the Edge of the World
2009
Around the World in 80 Trades
2009
Al Jazeera World
2011
They Spoke Out: American Voices Against the Holocaust
0
Julia Bradbury's Irish Journey
2023
8.5
Seven Worlds, One Planet
2019
6
Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig
2021
10
Al-Nakba (The Catastrophe)
2008
Brits Who Made The Modern World
2008
8.2
Himalaya with Michael Palin
2004
7.7
Full Circle with Michael Palin
1997
7.5
Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days
1989
7.9
Pole to Pole
1992