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14/02/2022 Great Coastal Railway Journeys and Michael Portillo visits Largs [Largs and Millport Weekly News] Largs' famous landmarks and stories of the town's history will be showcased on a BBC show airing on Monday. TV presenter Michael Portillo will be evoking the spirit of the Battle of Largs as he becomes a Viking for a day in the upcoming episode of Great Coastal Railway Journeys. (Permalink) BBC Great Coastal Railway Journeys Hunterston Power Station Largs Michael Portillo Vikings Wemyss Bay Largs: A Viking longboat at Largs Station. Design supplied by the Scottish Maritime Museum. John Yellowlees 03/06/2018 Largs: A Glasgow to Largs DMU approaching its destination in May 1984, taken from the overbridge. The road on the left is Rockland Park. The Pencil stands in the background. See image [[51154]] Colin Miller /05/1984 Largs: The 'Pencil' and the Largs Branch in 1990 when it was still showing the scars of lifting the northbound line. Ewan Crawford //1990 Largs and Millport Weekly News
10/02/2022 Ferguson Marine visited by Michael Portillo for BBC show [Greenock Telegraph] Ferguson Marine was visited by politician turned TV presenter Michael Portillo for a BBC show. The latest episode of his Great Coastal Railway Journeys series sees the broadcaster look at progress on the two CalMac ferries, as part of a feature on their role connecting Scotland's islands with the mainland. (Permalink) Ferguson Marine Great Coastal Railway Journeys Michael Portillo Newark Shipyard: 'Glen Sannox', Calmac's new ferry for the Ardrossan to Brodick route was launched from Ferguson's shipyard at Port Glasgow on a dreich 21st November 2017. Malcolm Chattwood 21/11/2017 Greenock Telegraph
08/02/2022 Michael Portillo takes a trip on Metro in his new TV series [Tyne and Wear Metro] The Tyne and Wear Metro has featured in Michael Portillo's latest TV series, Great Coastal Railway Journeys. Portillo, who has become renowned for his railway travel programmes on the BBC, took a journey on Metro during the episode that was broadcast last night, Monday 7 February. He travelled from Central Station in Newcastle up to Tynemouth on the North Tyneside coast. During his journey Portillo marvelled at Metros 60 stations and 40 years of operations, and he spoke fondly of the frontal view of the track afforded to him from the front passenger seats on the Metro train. At Tynemouth station Portillo explained to viewers how the station was originally built in 1882 for the North Eastern Railway and was switched to serve Metro trains in the 1980s. He described the stations Victorian architecture as breath taking. He said: Tynemouth has one of the finest glass roofs in Britain and recently it has been superbly restored and it is a gem. Metro Operations Director, John Alexander, said: We were delighted to welcome Michael Portillo on Metro for his latest television series. He really showcased how important the Metro is to the communities that we serve, and he reflected brilliantly on our proud railway heritage in North East England. A further trip on Metro from South Shields to Central is set to appear later in the series, along with a Tyne crossing on the Shields Ferry. All of the filming took place in August 2021. (Permalink) Great Coastal Railway Journeys Michael Portillo Tyne and Wear Metro Tynemouth Tynemouth: View over the concourse towards the abandoned bays at the south end of Tynemouth station in August 2010. See image [[19724]] for a similar view nearly thirty years earlier. While some general improvem ... Colin Alexander 18/08/2010 Tynemouth: The refurbished concourse and roof canopies at the south end of Tynemouth station in March 2012. A credit to the 'Friends of Tynemouth Station' and other like-minded people who have worked hard over m ... Colin Alexander 31/03/2012 Tyne and Wear Metro
04/02/2022 When is a broch not a broch? When it's a windmill, of course Caithness Broch Project take BBC to task over glaring error [John O Groat Journal] Many Caithness broch lovers condemned what they saw as an editorial error in last night's episode of the BBC's Great Coastal Railway Journeys. (Permalink) Broch Castlehill Windmill Great Coastal Railway Journeys John O Groat Journal
04/02/2022 Northumberland set to feature on TV's Great Coastal Railway Journeys [Berwick Advertiser] Northumberland is to be the focus of Great British Railway Journeys on BBC Two. (Permalink) Great Coastal Railway Journeys Northumberland Berwick Advertiser
25/01/2022 Bo'ness Railway to star on television [Falkirk Herald] Tuesday's episode of Michael Portillo's Great Coastal Railway Journeys will feature a steam-powered excursion on the historic Boness and Kinneil Railway. (Permalink) Boness and Kinneil Railway Great Coastal Railway Journeys Michael Portillo Falkirk Herald
24/01/2022 BBC Two - Great Coastal Railway Journeys, Series 1, Dunbar to Edinburgh [BBC] Michael Portillo begins a series of coastal railway journeys around the British Isles. Episode 1: Dunbar to Edinburgh (Permalink) BBC Great Coastal Railway Journeys Michael Portillo BBC