Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways (2025)
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Michael Portillo celebrates the modern railway’s 200th birthday, revealing the journey that changed the world.
- Director
- Anthony Holland
Michael Portillo celebrates the modern railway’s 200th birthday, revealing the journey that changed the world.
Sep 16, 2025 - 59m
Railway enthusiast Michael Portillo leads a landmark journey through 200 years of rail, marking the moment Britain’s modern railway was born.
Sep 23, 2025 - 59m
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.
