Michael Portillo

Great Victorian Railway Journeys

Foreword: The Victorian Railway Revolution Michael Portillo Introduction: The Genius of Bradshaw’s Karen Farrington Excursions and Innovations: Great Yarmouth to London From Academia to Industry: Oxford to Milford Haven A Royal Progress: Windsor to Weymouth Border Country: Berwick-upon-Tweed to the Isle of Man Bradshaw’s Ireland: Dublin to Belfast

Great British Railway Journeys

Foreword Michael Portillo Introduction Charlie Bunce Cottonopolis and the Railways: from Liverpool to Scarborough The Holiday Line: from Swindon to Penzance Bringing Beer Down South: from Buxton to London Opening Up Victorian Britain: from Preston to Edinburgh The Mail Train: from Ledbury to Holyhead The Taming of the Highlands: from Ayr to Skye Railways Made …

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