Credits
- Series Producer
- Jay Taylor
- Presenter
- Michael Portillo
- Executive Producer
- John Comerford
Broadcasts
Steam Railways Collection
A collection of programmes from the BBC archives on the beauty of steam locomotives.
Great British Railway Journeys, Series 3 Episode 5 of 25
Duration: 30 minutes
Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. Portillo travels the length and breadth of the country to see how the railways changed us, and what of Bradshaw's Britain remains.
Following the route of the Great Eastern Line, Michael takes a ride on a secret miniature railway hidden beneath London's streets, rings the bells of the famous church of Bow, and tries his hand at station announcing at Fenchurch Street station.
A collection of programmes from the BBC archives on the beauty of steam locomotives.
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