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Michael Portillo celebrates the modern railway’s 200th birthday, revealing the journey that changed the world.
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2025-09-23
S1E2 — How the Railways Changed Britain
In this 200th year since the birth of the modern railway, train enthusiast and former politician Michael Portillo reveals how the first railways in Britain transformed the country.
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Michael Portillo
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