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Great British Railway Journeys

Name: 7:00pm - Series 12 Episode 5
Start: 2025-05-19T18:00:00Z
End: 2025-05-19T18:30:00Z
Location: BBC Four

Series 3 Episode 17: Bardon Mill to Wigton

Michael Portillo gets his hands dirty following the example of Victorian archaeologists at Hadrian's Wall, discovers how the invention of the ticket machine made a big difference to 19th century rail users, and sees how the Victorian railways first fuelled invention in Wigton.

Category: Documentary / Travel
Original air date: 24/01/2012

Cast and crew

Colin RothbartDirector
Michael PortilloHost

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