Great British Railway Journeys — Season 1, Episode 17: Cromford to Burton-on-Trent
Documentary • 30 min • 16 seasons, 290 episodes • ★ 7.4/10
Episode synopsis
Michael visits the oldest working factory in the world at Cromford, explores the country's first public park in Derby and finds out why Burton's beer is said to be the best.
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.