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Great British Railway Journeys · S6E7 — Deptford to West Silverton
Season 6 episodes
1. Ayr to StewartonJan 5, 20152. Greenock to LarkhallJan 6, 20153. Motherwell to LinlithgowJan 7, 20154. Stirling to PitlochryJan 8, 2015
5. St Andrew's to EdinburghJan 9, 2015
6. Amersham to Regent's ParkJan 12, 20157. Deptford to West SilvertonJan 13, 20158. Stratford to London VictoriaJan 14, 20159. Covent Garden to SohoJan 15, 2015
10. High Street Kensington to London BridgeJan 16, 2015
11. Derby to GranthamJan 19, 201512. Boston to HensallJan 20, 201513. Hessle to YorkJan 21, 201514. Middlesbrough to HexhamJan 22, 2015
15. Newcastle to LindisfarneJan 23, 2015
16. Pembroke Dock to SwanseaJan 26, 2015
17. Swansea to HerefordJan 27, 201518. Abergavenny to HanboroughJan 28, 201519. Oxford to LutonJan 29, 201520. Oakham to CambridgeJan 30, 2015Synopsis
Michael Portillo is invited onto the construction locomotive for Crossrail, embarking on a journey beneath the Thames and a meeting with Mary, whose expertise is vital to the project's success. He travels along London’s very first railway line, pausing to admire the striking brick viaduct that supports it. A tour beneath its arches reveals a Victorian map illustrating the lives of those who once endured poverty within its shadow. The Docklands Light Railway carries him onward to Greenwich, birth
