Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways

2025•59m

Documentary

Michael Portillo celebrates the modern railway’s 200th birthday, revealing the journey that changed the world.

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Seasons

2 Episodes • Premiered 2025

Michael Portillo celebrates the modern railway’s 200th birthday.

1. The Day That Changed the World

Railway enthusiast Michael Portillo leads a landmark journey through 200 years of rail, marking the moment Britain’s modern railway was born.

2. How the Railways Changed Britain

In this 200th year since the birth of the modern railway, train enthusiast and former politician Michael Portillo reveals how the first railways in Britain transformed the country.

Cast

Michael Portillo

Self - Presenter

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