Synopsis
A Yorkshire railway runs through a gorge that was created by glacial erosion.
- Programme: The Great British Countryside
- Episode: Yorkshire
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2012
- Geography | Glacial landscapes | Glacial landforms | Glacial landforms created by erosion
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