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Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways
Michael Portillo celebrates the modern railway’s 200th birthday.
Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways Episodes
Series 1: 2. How The Railways Changed Britain
Railway enthusiast and former politician Michael Portillo continues his celebration of the birth of the modern railway. He looks at the transformative effect of railways on Brit ...
10-10-2025
BBC 2
Series 1: 1. The Day That Changed The World
Railway enthusiast Michael Portillo follows the route of the pioneering Stockton and Darlington Railway in north east England - the world’s first public railway to carry f ...
03-10-2025
BBC 2