Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways - Season 1

First aired: 9/16/2025 2 episodes

Michael Portillo celebrates the modern railway’s 200th birthday.

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Episodes

Episode 1

1. The Day That Changed the World

Aired: 9/16/2025

Railway enthusiast Michael Portillo leads a landmark journey through 200 years of rail, marking the moment Britain’s modern railway was born.

Episode 2

2. How the Railways Changed Britain

Aired: 9/23/2025

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.