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Great British Railway Journeys

Series 2 Episode 11: Newcastle to Chester-le-Street

Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's `Victorian Railway Guidebook'. In this episode, Michael visits the first locomotive factory in the world opened by George Stephenson, searches for the lost pit village of Marsden in South Shields, and is entertained by a comic troupe of rapper sword dancers in Chester-le-Street.

Category
Documentary / Travel
Original air date
2011-01-17
Cast and crew
  • Colin RothbartDirector
  • Michael PortilloHost