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Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways
Season 1
Episode 1
The Day That Changed the World
Travel
Documentary
59m
English
Michael Portillo follows the route of the pioneering Stockton and Darlington Railway in North East England, the world's first public railway to carry fee-paying passengers using steam locomotives.
Subtitles:
English (CC)
Country:
UK
Director:
Anthony Holland
Cast:
Michael Portillo
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