Michael Portillo ... of the modern railway, and north-east England is set to be one place Portillo will travel to for the new programme. The former Tory government minister turned broadcaster, 71, has ...

September 2025 marks 200 years since the first steam-hauled passenger train ran on a public railway, from Stockton to ...

Michael Portillo will look at what the railways have achieved and their future (Matt Alexander/PA) For Great Continental Railway Journeys, Portillo will go to Switzerland, Croatia, Bosnia ...

This year we shall also produce a special series to celebrate the 200 years of railways in Britain ... enjoy.” Michael Portillo will look at what the railways have achieved and their future (Matt ...