Book description
A glorious insight into the history, landscape and people of Britain,
from The Sunday Times bestseller.
The Scottish west coast was one of the most challenging stretches of
line to confront railway engineers. Extreme gradients, curves, bogs and
scree left them scrambling around for ideas, but the result is one of
the most scenic railway journeys in the world. En route Michael Portillo
discovers local authors such as Robert Burns and Sir Walter Scott, local
industries including haggis, tartan and whisky-making and impressive
landscapes including Ben Nevis and the magnificent Glenfinnan Viaduct.
Places visited: Ayr, Glasgow, Paisley, Helensburgh, Loch Lomond,
Tyndrum, Oban, Fort William, Inverailort and Mallaig.
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.
