Great British Railway Journeys · SEASON 9
Letchworth Garden City to Herne Hill
Episode 2 · 2018-01-02

- Documentary
Episode overview
Letchworth Garden City to Herne Hill Michael joins a garden party where a fourth-generation citizen of Letchworth introduces him to the city's community spirit. Heading into the capital, Michael discovers a favoured haunt of King Edward VII and samples the monarch's favourite tipple, the King's Ginger, invented to keep him warm in his horseless carriage. Improvements to the London Underground in the early 20th century gave us a network of electric railways, which shaped our modern capital. Inside London's newest rail tunnel, Michael meets engineer Jonathan Cooper to discover more about current improvements to London's oldest deep-level tube line, the Northern line, which is being extended.
30 minutes
Season 9 episodes
1. Cromer to Cambridge2018-01-01
2. Letchworth Garden City to Herne Hill2018-01-02
3. Croydon to Shoreham-by-Sea2018-01-03
4. Chichester to Cowes2018-01-04
5. Swanwick to Brownsea Island2018-01-05
6. Whitland to Swansea2018-01-08
7. Pontyclun to Ebbw Vale Town2018-01-09
8. Newport to Clevedon/Yatton/Bristol Channel2018-01-10
9. Taunton to Newton Abbot2018-01-11
10. Plymouth to The Lizard2018-01-12
11. Hull to Malton2018-01-15
12. York to Frizinghall2018-01-16
13. Sheffield to Nantwich2018-01-17
14. Liverpool to Dolgarrog2018-01-18
15. Criccieth to Caernarfon2018-01-19