Great British Railway Journeys
Southport to Leyland
Season 5 Episode 2 of 20
Michael Portillo continues his journey around north-west England in the elegant resort town of Southport, where the railways provided thousands of holidaymakers with the chance enjoy the fun of the fair. On his journey around some of the region's larger towns, the presenter uncovers the history of Victorian entrepreneurship in Wigan and the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution in Bolton, before heading to smaller Leyland to get behind the wheel of a 100-year-old commercial vehicle
Great British Railway Journeys airs on U&Eden at 5:20 AM, Wednesday 16 April. (Subtitles.)
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Tourism ➝ Travel
Michael Portillo
Presenter
Alison Kreps
Series Producer