Great British Railway Journeys · SEASON 5
Southport to Leyland
Episode 2 · 2014-01-07

- Documentary
Episode overview
Michael Portillo continues his journey through the North West of England. He begins in the elegant Lancashire resort of Southport, where the railways brought thousands of visitors to enjoy the pier and all the fun of the fair. Michael discovers Victorian entrepreneurship in Wigan, traces the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution in Bolton and drives a hundred-year-old commercial vehicle in Leyland.
30 minutes
Season 5 episodes
1. Manchester to Birkenhead2014-01-06
2. Southport to Leyland2014-01-07
3. Preston to Rochdale2014-01-08
4. Haworth to Huddersfield2014-01-09
5. Honley to Chesterfield2014-01-10
6. London Euston to Cheddington2014-01-13
7. Bletchley to Newport Pagnell2014-01-14
8. Northampton to Nuneaton2014-01-15
9. Leicester to Loughborough2014-01-16
10. Nottingham to Leeds2014-01-17
11. Southampton to Basingstoke2014-01-20
12. Winchfield to Crowthorne2014-01-21
13. Wokingham to Bradford-on-Avon2014-01-22
14. Chippenham to Gloucester2014-01-23
15. Cheltenham to Wolverhampton2014-01-24
16. Norwich to Brandon2014-01-27
17. Ipswich to Chelmsford2014-01-28
18. Ilford to Rochester2014-01-29
19. Faversham to Dorking2014-01-30
20. Brighton to Chichester2014-01-31