Great British Railway Journeys
Season 9 Episode 13 - Sheffield to Nantwich
With his Edwardian railway guidebook tucked under his arm, Michael Portillo is in the steel city of Sheffield, where he discovers an enormous and beautifully preserved early 20th-century steam engine. At 400 tonnes and packing 12,000 horsepower, it produced armour plate for the most feared warship of the Royal Navy. Heading south into Nottinghamshire, Michael reaches what was once the most successful coalfield in Europe. He follows his Bradshaw's guide to the former pit village of Eastwood, where he finds the birthplace of a man then called Bert, better known today as DH Lawrence. The author of Women in Love and Lady Chatterley's Lover opened the eyes of Edwardian society to the life of the working class and challenged their attitudes towards sexuality. Michael finishes with a dip in the briny at Nantwich.
Episodes in Season 9
Cromer to Cambridge
30 min
Letchworth Garden City to Herne Hill
30 min
Croydon to Shoreham-by-Sea
30 min
Chichester to Cowes
30 min
Swanwick to Brownsea Island
30 min
Whitland to Swansea
30 min
Pontyclun to Ebbw Vale Town
30 min
Newport to Clevedon/Yatton/Bristol Channel
30 min
Taunton to Newton Abbot
30 min
Plymouth to The Lizard
30 min
Hull to Malton
30 min
York to Frizinghall
30 min
Sheffield to Nantwich
30 min
Liverpool to Dolgarrog
30 min
Criccieth to Caernarfon
30 min
