Passionate about trains, Michael Portillo charts the great British romance with the railways as he retraces journeys that were first documented in the monthly railway guide, Bradshaw's Handbook. He sees what's changed and discovers how our love of the railways all began.;This 14 disc DVD set features all 65 episodes from the first three series of Great British Railway Journeys.;Series 1;Covering 4 different journeys: Liverpool to Scarborough Preston to Kirkcaldy Swindon to Penzance Buxton to London 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.;Series 2;Covering 5 different journeys Brighton to Cromer Ledbury to Holyhead Newcastle to Melton Mowbray London Bridge to Hastings Ayr to Skye;Michael samples some classic Cromer crab, gets a rare chan