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Great British Railway Journeys

Series 2

Episode 11: Newcastle to Chester-le-Street

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

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. Show less

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