Great Railway Journeys: Confessions of a Trainspotter

Michael Palin fulfils a boyhood dream to travel from London Euston to the Kyle of Lochalsh, near Skye, contrasting the world of modern trains with the nostalgic dreams of steam along the way. First broadcast in 1980

Saturday, 5 September 1 airing
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S1 E4 · Confessions of a Trainspotter