Overview
Dressed in the colours of the Welsh flag and with his 'new' Edwardian Bradshaw's guide in hand, Michael Portillo embarks on a railway adventure, from the coalfields of south Wales around the Bristol Channel to the southernmost tip of Cornwall. His first stop is Whitland in Carmarthenshire, where in the early 20th century, thrill-seekers gathered on Pendine Sands to indulge their need for speed. Michael joins latter day petrolheads to burn rubber on the beach in an iconic three-wheeler. In Llanelli, Michael retraces the fateful events of a national rail strike in 1911 and is stirred by the sound of a male voice choir as they sing the town's unofficial anthem.
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9 - 1Cromer to Cambridge January 01, 2018 -
9 - 2Letchworth Garden City to Herne Hill January 02, 2018 -
9 - 3Croydon to Shoreham-by-Sea January 03, 2018 -
9 - 4Chichester to Cowes January 04, 2018 -
9 - 5Swanwick to Brownsea Island January 05, 2018 -
9 - 6Whitland to Swansea January 08, 2018 -
9 - 7Pontyclun to Ebbw Vale Town January 09, 2018 -
9 - 8Newport to Clevedon/Yatton/Bristol Channel January 10, 2018 -
9 - 9Taunton to Newton Abbot January 11, 2018 -
9 - 10Plymouth to The Lizard January 12, 2018 -
9 - 11Hull to Malton January 15, 2018 -
9 - 12York to Frizinghall January 16, 2018 -
9 - 13Sheffield to Nantwich January 17, 2018 -
9 - 14Liverpool to Dolgarrog January 18, 2018 -
9 - 15Criccieth to Caernarfon January 19, 2018