BBC Four's Great British Railway Journeys, presented by Michael Portillo, features Lancashire in an episode tonight - how to ...

The birthplace of the modern railway is set to be celebrated with a special feature on a BBC series later this year. In two ...

Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with his copy of Bradshaw's Victorian railway guidebook, he travels the length and breadth of the British Isles to see what of Bradshaw's World remains. Michael is ...

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Michael Portillo celebrates over a decade of railway adventures across the world. In this episode, he looks at how railways gave birth to modern tourism. The first railway companies were quick to spot ...