Great British Railway Journeys S01E07 · Settle to Garsdale

Overview

Michael returns to the historic Settle-Carlisle line to find out what has happened to it since he helped save it in the 1980s. Along the way, he explores the magnificent Ribblehead viaduct, finds out about the navvies who helped to build it and catches a steam train along the line.

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1. 1 1. Liverpool to Eccles2010-01-04 · 30mEp1: Liverpool to Eccles. Michael begins his journey on the world's first passenger railway line, learns to speak Scouse in Liverpool, finds out about the first railway fatality a
2. 2 2. Manchester to Bury2010-01-05 · 30mMichael is in Manchester to find out more about George Bradshaw himself. He also gets fitted for a trilby in Denton and learns how the railways helped to create a national institut
3. 3 3. Todmorden to York2010-01-06 · 30mMichael travels back in time on the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway, finds out about the latest Roman discoveries in York and takes to the air in the Network Rail helicopter.
4. 4 4. Pontefract to Bridlington2010-01-07 · 30mMichael searches for the last liquorice grower in Pontefract, discovers how the railways turned Hull into one of the largest white fish ports in the world and goes fishing for sea
5. 5 5. Filey to Scarborough2010-01-08 · 30mMichael goes bird-watching on the wild cliffs of Flamborough Head, learns to decipher traditional knitting patterns in Filey and meets one of the oldest residents of the Victorian
6. 6 6. Preston to Morecambe2010-01-11 · 30mMichael explores the origins of the temperance movement in Preston, samples the attractions of Blackpool, a resort made by the railways, and takes a walk across Morecambe Bay with
7. 7 7. Settle to Garsdale2010-01-12 · 30mMichael returns to the historic Settle-Carlisle line to find out what has happened to it since he helped save it in the 1980s. Along the way, he explores the magnificent Ribblehead
8. 8 8. Windermere to Kendal2010-01-13 · 30mMichael takes a steamboat tour of Lake Windermere, visits Wordsworth's home village of Grasmere and makes sausages with a local Herdwick sheep farmer.
9. 9 9. Carlisle to Glasgow2010-01-14 · 30mMichael meets the wild clansmen of Carlisle, the Border Reivers, witnesses a wedding in Gretna Green and visits a secret World War One munitions factory.
10. 10 10. Edinburgh to Kirkcaldy2010-01-15 · 30mMichael makes apple juice in the Clyde valley orchards, pays a thrilling visit to the top of the Forth Rail Bridge and relives his childhood memories in his grandparents' home town
11. 11 11. Swindon to Bristol2010-01-18 · 30mMichael finds out about free holiday trains for the GWR workers in Swindon, samples the Spa in Bath, and tries his hand at glass blowing in Bristol.
12. 12 12. Yatton to Weston Super Mare2010-01-19 · 30mMichael samples local Cheddar strawberries, explores Cheddar Gorge and the famous caves, and visits one of the oldest piers in the country at Weston Super Mare.
13. 13 13. Torquay to Totnes2010-01-20 · 30mMichael finds out about Torquay's micro climate, goes salmon fishing on the Dart estuary and spends some of Totnes' new local currency.
14. 14 14. Bugle to Mevagissey2010-01-21 · 30mMichael visits the largest clay mine in the world near St Austell, goes pilchard fishing in Mevagissey and finds out how the estate of Heligan shaped British gardens.
15. 15 15. Truro to Penzance2010-01-22 · 30mMichael searches for the lost church of St Piran, explores the last working tin mine in Cornwall and harvests oysters on the Helford River.
16. 16 16. Buxton to Matlock2010-01-25 · 30mMichael visits an architectural wonder, the Duke of Devonshire's stables in Buxton, helps to repair the ancient peat landscape of the Peak District and travels on the historic stea
17. 17 17. Cromford to Burton-on-Trent2010-01-26 · 30mMichael visits the oldest working factory in the world at Cromford, explores the country's first public park in Derby and finds out why Burton's beer is said to be the best.
18. 18 18. Walsall to Bournville2010-01-27 · 30mMichael meets the queen's saddler in Walsall, learns how to cook an authentic Indian curry in Birmingham and visits Bournville, rumoured to be the best place to live in Britain.
19. 19 19. Coventry to Watford2010-01-28 · 30mMichael relives the Coventry Blitz, meets the last pure breed Aylesbury duck farmer in Buckinghamshire and finds out how the trains helped to evacuate millions of children during W
20. 20 20. St Pancras to Westminster2010-01-29 · 30mMichael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. In a series of four epic journeys, he travels the length and breadth of the count