Great British Railway Journeys Season 2 Episode 11 - Newcastle to Chester-le-Street

Airdate: 2011-Jan-17

Episode summary:

Michael visits the first locomotive factory in the world, opened by George Stephenson. He also searches for the lost pit village of Marsden in South Shields and is entertained by a comic troupe of rapper sword dancers in Chester-le-Street.

About Great British Railway Journeys series:

Documentary series in which Michael Portillo travels the length and breadth of the country by train.