Great British Railway Journeys

Presenter Michael Portillo, a British journalist, travels the railways throughout England using George Bradshaw's maps to compare 1840s-era Britain to modern-day Britain.

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Denham to Swindon

29m

Michael Portillo embarks on a post-war exploration of Britain's southern counties, beginning at London Marylebone, the last great Victorian railway terminus to be built in the capital.