Synopsis

Michael begins a railway adventure tracing the southern edge of Britain. His journey starts in Dover, where the story of a bold Victorian sea captain stirs within him an impulse to enter the waters of the English Channel. He then travels aboard a remarkable miniature steam railway—a mere third the size of what he’s accustomed to—from Romney Marsh to Dungeness. In elegant Eastbourne, he uncovers how the sophisticated tastes of Victorian society were drawn to the town by the vision of the 7th Duke