Where To Watch Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways
Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways comes from BBC iPlayer.
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- Since 2025
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About Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways
September 2025 marks 200 years since the first steam-hauled passenger train ran on a public railway, from Stockton to Darlington, in 1825. To celebrate this incredible anniversary, Michael Portillo is set to take audiences on a journey through time with: 200 Years of The Railways . The series will see Michael Portillo travel by train to the Northeast and Northwest of England and investigate what the railways have done for us over the past 200 years and explore what the railways' role could be in the future.
