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  1. Aberystwyth to Newtown

    15/15Michael travels from Aberystwyth into the Cambrian Mountains and finishes in Newtown.

  2. Blaenau Ffestiniog to Barmouth

    14/15Michael heads across Snowdonia to the coastal towns of north western Wales.

  3. Bangor to Betws-y-Coed

    13/15Michael Portillo continues his 1936 railway tour of north Wales in the city of Bangor.

  4. Rhyl to Anglesey

    12/15Michael’s 1930s railway tour of north Wales takes him to a magnificent coastline.

  5. Crewe to Shotton

    11/15Michael is in Crewe, a town steeped in railway history and immortalised in the music hall.

  6. Newmarket to Walsingham

    10/15Michael Portillo is in Suffolk on the last leg of his 1930s tour of East Anglia.

  7. Sawbridgeworth to Cambridge

    9/15Steered by his Bradshaw’s guide, Michael Portillo heads for the village of Perry Green.

  8. Potters Bar to Cardington

    8/15Michael Portillo’s Bradshaw travels resume at Potters Bar in leafy Hertfordshire.

  9. Colchester to Chadwell Heath

    7/15Michael Portillo discovers the Essex origins of the BBC and joins the Women’s Land Army.

  10. Saxmundham to Dedham

    6/15Armed with his 1930s Bradshaw’s, Michael Portillo explores East Anglia between the wars.

  11. Farnborough to Winchester

    5/15Michael is heading for Farnborough, Hampshire, famous today for its airshow.

  12. Guildford to Aldershot

    4/15Michael Portillo resumes his tour of the Home Counties in the historic town of Guildford.

  13. West Ruislip to Windsor

    3/15Michael Portillo continues his railway tour at leafy Hatch End.

  14. Stoke Mandeville to Beaconsfield

    2/15Michael Portillo continues his travels at Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire.

  15. Oxford to Abingdon

    1/15Michael Portillo strikes out on another series of railway journeys, starting in Oxford.