Why the railway was built. The publicity given to Tintern Abbey. Why the route changed.

Engineers: Samuel and Sydney Yockney and their challenge in building the Tidenham Tunnel.

The hardworking navvies. Connecting the Tintern wire making industry and the onerous deal exacted by the Duke of Beaufort.

Travelling on the line. Transporting thousands of railway sleepers. Stations and halts. Station masters and the final days.