Great Coastal Railway Journeys
Fairlie to Port Glasgow
Season 1 Episode 16 of 25
Michael Portillo sets off on the first leg of a trip from the Firth of Clyde to Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides, beginning with a visit to a nuclear power station on the Hunterston Peninsula. He then learns about Largs' Viking past and admires one of the most beautiful railway stations in Britain at Wemyss Bay. The importance of ferries to connect western Scotland with its many islands becomes plain to Michael at Port Glasgow in the deep waters of the Clyde, where he visits Ferguson Marine, builders of Calmac ferries
Great Coastal Railway Journeys airs on U&Yesterday HD at 9:30 PM, Saturday 21 September. (Subtitles.)
Topics
Leisure hobbies
Tourism ➝ Travel
Michael Portillo
Presenter
Beatrice Ni Bhroin
Director
Anthony Holland
Director