Great British Railway Journeys
London Victoria to Abbey Wood
Season 4 Episode 8 of 25
Michael Portillo travels from Victoria station to Abbey Wood in south-east London. Along the way he learns how volunteer Victorian firefighters liked a tipple, discovers that 19th-century sewage pumps were a marvel of design and puts in a shift at the oldest fish market in Britain
Great British Railway Journeys airs on U&Yesterday +1 at 8:35 AM, Friday 23 May. (Subtitles.)
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Michael Portillo
Presenter
Michelle Heeley
Series Producer