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Great Coastal Railway Journeys
Lairg to Caithness
Season 1 Episode 9 of 25
The latest stage of Michael Portillo's trek takes him past lochs and castles on the Far North Line to Britain's northernmost railway station at Thurso. From Lairg on the banks of Loch Shin, Michael heads for a secret conservation area in the 18-mile-long loch to track down one of Scotland's most elusive and endangered species, the freshwater pearl mussel
Great Coastal Railway Journeys airs on U&Yesterday at 8:00 PM, Saturday 7 September. (Subtitles.)
Topics
Leisure hobbies
Tourism ➝ Travel
Michael Portillo
Presenter
Alison Kreps
Series Editor
John Comerford
Executive Producer
Beatrice Ni Bhroin
Director