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Great British Railway Journeys

Great British Railway Journeys

Author(s): Michael Portillo, Charlie Bunce

Location(s): United Kingdom

Genre(s): Travelogue

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Inspired by George Bradshaw, a 19th-century cartographer who mapped Britain’s railways as they sprung up around him, Charlie Bunce and Michael Portillo take a journey along nine classic British railway routes and surround themselves with the history, the charm and the people at the heart of the railways.

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