Portillo's Greatest Railway Journeys - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Political Railways
Railways and Tourism
Railways and the Economy
Michael examines how railways have shaped the world economy. He recalls how the first tracks were laid to shift coal and iron ore, using animals or winches, long before locomotives were invented less than 200 years ago and marvels at how railways have today become a critical part of global infrastructure.
Railways and Nationhood
Michael explores how railways have contributed to the creation of countries, linking people across deserts and mountains and binding together different ethnicities and religions.
Railways and Culture
Michael explores how railways enabled the dissemination of cultural, social, religious and political ideas.
Railways and Imperialism
Railways and War
Michael has travelled thousands of miles across five continents and through two centuries of history aboard some of the world?s most exhilarating and spectacular railways. Michael shares his thoughts on the role of railways in war.
Railways and the Industrial Revolution
Michael returns to the cradle of the Railways, Rainhill, a little town not far from Liverpool in the northwest of England, where in 1829 a competition was held to discover the most improved locomotive engine for the railway.
Railways, Law and Order
Michael looks back at notorious crimes on the railways during the times of his Bradshaw's and Appleton's Guides and delves into the history of skulduggery by the owners of North American railroads.
Railways and Royalty
Michael reflects on 180 years of royal fascination with the railways. He recalls King George V and Queen Mary's Royal Train Tour in 1913 to the calm the militant north of England.
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