September 2025 marks 200 years since the first steam-hauled passenger train ran on a public railway, from Stockton to ...
Michael Portillo will celebrate the 200th anniversary of British railways with a special programme on the BBC. The opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway on September 27 1825 is credited as ...
The Darlington and Stockton railway is to feature in new BBC series 200 Years Of The Railways presented by Michael Portillo.
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 ...
Great Continental Railway Journeys will see Michael ... history as Michael discovers the beauty of Britain, all accessible by train. Michael Portillo says: “I am proud of having made new series ...