All aboard! Armed with his trusty Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo explores the UK the railways made. Uncover hidden gems and fascinating communities from across the nation.

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. Michael Portillo starts ...

Wells-next-the-Sea to the Wash. Michael Portillo’s rail exploration of the eastern reaches of England draws to a close. We’re sorry, the information you’re ...

Derby’s long-standing train maker Alstom featured on Great British Railway Journeys on BBC2 today ... director Craig Polland ...

Michael Portillo is in Southeast Asia, armed with his 1913 Bradshaw's Handbook. It will lead him on a spectacular 2,500-mile railway adventure across six countries. He explores towering megacities ...

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 ...

Michael Portillo navigates his way by rail through Queensland with his Bradshaw’s Guide. At Katoomba, Michael is in for the ride of his life on the steepest railway in the world.