Great British Railway Journeys
Epping to Hackney
Season 3 Episode 4 of 25
Michael Portillo travels from Epping, Essex, to Hackney in north-east London, discovering why dairy herds were transported by train all over Britain. He also finds out the importance of the gunpowder trade to Waltham Cross, and learns the gruesome details of the first murder to take place on a train
Great British Railway Journeys airs on U&Eden +1 at 9:30 PM, Saturday 5 April. (Subtitles.)
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Michael Portillo
Presenter
Jay Taylor
Series Producer
John Comerford
Executive Producer