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 23 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.
This week he crosses the Irish sea, to discover the rich railway history of both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, following the unfurling 19th century expansion of the tracks from Dublin to Londonderry.
Today Michael explores the Victorians' fascination with antiquity, by visiting the amazing Cromlech stones of Dundalk. He reaches for the stars at the Armagh Observatory and travels in style along the steam railway of Downpatrick.
A collection of programmes from the BBC archives on the beauty of steam locomotives.
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