Michael Portillo celebrates over a decade of railway adventures across the world. In this episode, he looks at how railways gave birth to modern tourism. The first railway companies were quick to spot ...

Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with his copy of Bradshaw's Victorian railway guidebook, he travels the length and breadth of the British Isles to see what of Bradshaw's World remains. Michael is ...

Michael Portillo will celebrate the 200th anniversary of British railways with a special programme on the BBC. The opening of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michael Portillo will travel to Lancashire in tonight's episode of Great British Railway Journeys (Image: BBC/Fremantle Media Ltd) ...

BBC Four's Great British Railway Journeys, presented by Michael Portillo, features Lancashire in an episode tonight - how to watch and what to expect.