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This season of Great Continental Railway Journeys first aired on 29-07-2020. Season 6 (2018) Season 7 (2020) ...

Michael Portillo's railway adventure up the west coast of Scotland sees him take a ride to remember. Aboard the Jacobite Express, he crosses the awe-inspiring Glenfinnan Viaduct.

He visits the Isle's ancient parliament, the Tynwald, which is older than Westminster, and is taken down the east coast on the Isle of Man Steam Railway to the Norse castle of Rushen.

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