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Great Continental Railway Journeys

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Michael Portillo retraces the journeys from George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Guide.

Michael Portillo travels on the great train routes of Europe, as he retraces the journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway Guide.

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Great Continental Railway Journeys: Series 1 - Reversions

Michael Portillo

John Comerford

Alison Kreps

Pam Cavannagh

Great Continental Railway Journeys: Series 1 - Reversions: Episode 10: Berlin to the Rhein Part 2

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Episode 10: Berlin to the Rhein Part 2

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Berlin to the Rhein Part 2

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Michael Portillo travels through the industrial Ruhr Valley.

Michael Portillo continues through the industrial Ruhr Valley to learn how imperial Germany was war-ready, before travelling south to Cologne.

Steered by his 1913 railway guide, on the second part of this train journey through Germany, Michael Portillo continues through the industrial Ruhr Valley to learn how imperial Germany was war-ready, before travelling south to Cologne and along the tourist trail of the castle-studded River Rhine. His journey ends in the Rheingau, tasting the wines of its age-old vineyards.

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