Aired Thursday May 24, 5:30pm - 6:00pmon BBC Two

Great British Railway Journeys

Series 6 Episode 14: Middlesbrough to Hexham

Michael Portillo begins today's leg of his journey from Derby to Lindisfarne in the Victorian Ironopolis of Middlesbrough. He visits one of the last cast iron foundries in the city and helps cast a carrot valve for a steam engine.

Category
Documentary / Travel
Original air date
2015-01-22
Cast and crew
  • Michael PortilloHost