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In this centenary year celebrating the authors birth. Then he goes from Norwich to Chichester and a taste of life in the fast lane at Goodwood. The Railway Series: Thomas the Tank Engine Centenary Collection Box SET. He's guided by his Bradshaw's from London's Euston to Leeds and then travels from Southampton to Wolverhampton where he hears Queen Victoria made an emotional visit. Join Michael Portillo as he retraces the journeys that were first documented in the monthly railway guide, Bradshaw's Handbook. Michael goes from Manchester, where Bradshaw was born, to Chesterfield, the burial place of George Stephenson, the father of the railway. This 23 disc set features all 115 episodes from the first five series of Great British Railway Journeys in one complete box set. Finally he goes to the Republic of Ireland. He explores the awe-inspiring scenery of rural and coastal Scotland and retraces the footsteps of the master engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Michael follows the track that helped fuel the Industrial Revolution and then travels between two historic docks - Portsmouth & Grimsby. On his fourth journey, he goes through some of the North's most dramatic scenery to end on the beautiful and unique Isle of Man with his final journey of the series taking him across the Irish sea.
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Michael follows the route of the Great Eastern Line, goes in the footsteps of Queen Victoria, travels west, from Oxford in the heart of England, through the Malvern Hills and into Wales. Save up to 30 when you buy one of these definitive collector’s editionshandsome sets printed on acid-free paper, bound in cloth, and protected by sturdy slipcases designed by leading graphic artists like Chip Kidd, Archie Ferguson, Kimberly Glyder, Mark Melnick, and Gabriele Wilson. He also discovers a secret World War II chemical weapons plant at Rhydmwyn, takes a steam train across the beautiful North Yorkshire Moors, attempts to make an authentic Melton Mowbray pork pie, discovers how the railways turned cricket into a national sport and hunts for gold in Scotland's mountains. Michael samples some classic Cromer crab, gets a rare chance to drive a heritage diesel and gets up close and personal with a pedigree Hereford bull. Michael explores the secret ammunition factory at Gretna, sails the last steam boat on Lake Windermere, learns to talk 'scouse in Liverpool, takes a dip in Bath Spa, cooks a traditional curry in Birmingham, tries his hand at oyster fishing in Cornwall and meets survivors of the Coventry Blitz. Condition: New, Features: Collection/Box Set, Format: Hardback, Subject: Children's Books, Illustrator: W Awdry, Topic: Books, Book Series: the Tank Engine Railway Series, Personalise: No, Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom, Ex Libris: No, Language: English, Character: Non, Publication Year: 2015, Subject 2: Literature & Fiction, Book Title: Rev.This 23 disc set features all 115 episodes from the first five series of Great British Railway Journeys in one complete box set. This elegant boxset brings together the all 26 books, in hardback, from this famous series. The Reverend Awdry's first book in the classic Railway Series, The Three Railway Engines, was published exactly 70 years ago. Titles in the Collection The Three Railway Engines Thomas The Tank Engine James The Red Engine Tank Engine Thomas Again Troublesome Engines Henry the Green. Item: 392153664181 Thomas the Tank Engine Railway Series Collection 26 Books Box Set By W Awdry NEW. With over 480 minutes of Railway action and historical footage this series Box Set is a must for all collectors and contains the 8 original Railway Roundabout programmes which were - Railway Roundabout 1958 Railway Roundabout 1959 Railway Roundabout 1960 Railway Roundabout 1961 Railway Roundabout 1962 Railway Roundabout The End of the Line.