Book description
A glorious insight into the history, landscape and people of Britain,
from The Sunday Times bestseller.
The first rail link between England and Scotland, the Preston to
Edinburgh line transformed some of the most remote and inaccessible
communities of Britain and fuelled the growth of resorts such as
Blackpool and Morecambe Bay. Beginning at Preston, Michael Portillo
takes a detour through the spectacular scenery of the Settle &
Carlisle line, including the famous Ribblehead Viaduct, before
travelling through the Lake District to Gretna Green and then to
Edinburgh and the magnificent Forth Bridge.
Places visited: Preston, Blackpool, Morecambe Bay, Carlisle, Dent,
Garsdale, Yorkshire Dales, Lake District, Penrith, Gretna Green,
Glasgow, Clyde Valley and Edinburgh.
This individual journey is one of a series taken from the bestselling
books Great British Railway Journeys and Great Victorian Railway
Journeys that accompany the highly successful BBC Two series. Michael
Portillo follows the famous George Bradshaw railway guides in railway
journeys across the length and breadth of the country, discovering
spectacular scenery and stunning architecture and exploring local
history and industry. 'A colourful insight into Britain over the last
150 years' - National Geographic Traveller Charlie Bunce has spent his
working life in broadcasting producing many award-winning programmes. He
is now Editor of Factual Programmes at talkbackTHAMES, where he produced
Grand Designs and Great British Railway Journeys.
