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

Michael Portillo will ‘celebrate 200 years of railways in Britain’ with BBC show - He will host a two-part series: 200 Years ...

The Darlington and Stockton railway is to feature in new BBC series 200 Years Of The Railways presented by Michael Portillo.

A two-part series called 200 Years of the Railways will air on BBC Two later this year, to coincide with the anniversary of the first steam-hauled passenger train ever to run on a public railway, ...

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.

BBC Two is on the right tracks… September 2025 marks 200 years since the first steam-hauled passenger train ran on a public ...

Michael Portillo is to present a new two-part series celebrating September’s 200 th anniversary of the first steam-hauled passenger train journey.

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 ...

Michael Portillo ... Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. Portillo travels the length and breadth of the country to see how the railways changed us, and what of Bradshaw's Britain remains.