Great British Railway Journeys
Bangor to Betws y Coed
Season 12 Episode 13 of 15
Michael Portillo continues his 1936 Bradshaw's-inspired railway tour of north Wales. He begins in the coastal city of Bangor, where he hears how, when war broke out in September 1939, 2,000 children from the cities of northern England were evacuated by train to north Wales. Heading inland alongside the River Conwy, Michael reaches Tal y Cafn, before investigating the worst dam disaster in Welsh history in Dolgarrog. Finally in Betws y Coed, he attempts to climb one of Snowdonia's lesser peaks
Great British Railway Journeys airs on U&Yesterday +1 at 2:30 AM, Tuesday 24 December. (Subtitles.)
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Michael Portillo
Presenter
Cassie Farrell
Director
Alison Kreps
Series Editor
John Comerford
Executive Producer