Great British Railway Journeys

BBC Four

12:45 AM to 1:15 AM

Wednesday 21 January

Share

Add to
Calendar

+

Michael Portillo strikes out to explore the Britain of his youth, starting at Preston's Fulwood Barracks, where he is called up for National Service but fails to impress the drill sergeant. At Bury Bolton Street station in Greater Manchester, Michael meets the volunteers who operate the East Lancashire Heritage Railway and learns how the Beeching cuts affected rail services in the area