Great British Railway Journeys

7:35 AM to 8:10 AM
Friday 13 June
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Carlisle to Penrith

Season 7 Episode 1 of 20

Michael Portillo embarks on another journey around the country to discover how the railways have affected people and communities, and the legacy they left. The first leg of a journey through north-west England begins in Carlisle, where investigates the Victorian appetite for the custard cream, before braving a perilous descent into the only operational slate mine in England and discovering a miniature railway

Great British Railway Journeys airs on U&Yesterday +1 at 7:35 AM, Friday 13 June. (Subtitles.)
Topics
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Michael Portillo
Presenter
John Comerford
Executive Producer
Alison Kreps
Series Producer