Great British Railway Journeys — Season 1, Episode 1: Liverpool to Eccles
Documentary • 30 min • 16 seasons, 290 episodes • ★ 7.4/10
Episode synopsis
Ep1: Liverpool to Eccles. Michael begins his journey on the world's first passenger railway line, learns to speak Scouse in Liverpool, finds out about the first railway fatality and explores the origins of the Eccles cake.
About Great British Railway Journeys
Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. Portillo travels the length and breadth of the country to see how the railways changed us, and what of Bradshaw's Britain remains.