Honks whistle. Along the way, ill cross some stunning landscapes and meet people whose lives have been transformed by the Great British railway. I wanted to bring us down this slimyjetty here cos i wanted to show off Portsmouth Harbour station. As you come in, you feel like youre on land, but actually, its an old pier. And this used to function as a Freight Boat Pier in the mid 1800s. Im starting my Rail Adventure on englands southern coastline, passing through london, the midlands, into the yorkshire dales, then crossing scotland up through the highlands, and hopefully making it to thurso, the most northerly Railway Station in the uk. Sometimes find hermit crabs. There isnt a hermit crab in this one though. Tannoy please buy a ticket before getting on to a train. | as luck would have it, i happened to be wearing the specific badge to the train were travelling on. 166210. I actually used to get this train to see my parents when i used to live in portsmouth. So, yeah, im really excited.
Through the highlands, and hopefully making it to thurso, the most northerly Railway Station in the uk. Sometimes find hermit crabs. There isnt a hermit crab in this one, though. Tannoy please buy a ticket before getting on to a train. | as luck would have it, i happened to be wearing the specific badge to the train were travelling on. 166210. I actually used to get this train to see my parents when i used to live in portsmouth. So, yeah, im really excited. And all the better doing it on br Rolling Stock, too. Essentially, that means trains made in the uk in the era of british rail up to the mid 90s before the network was privatised. Tickets, please. Hiya~ hello. Ta. Thank you. This country invented the railway, and once, we used to design and Build Locomotives that were sent across the world, slashing Journey Times between great cities. But as the uks Manufacturing Industries declined, Railway Companies here found it cheaper to import trains from overseas. Yeah, 70007 and 66528. 007,
tropical cyclone, tens of thousands flee coastal villages for concrete storm shelters. the conservatives say they will bring back mandatory national service for 18 year olds if they win the general election. national service for 18 year olds if they win the general election. my name is francis bourgeois. i m a railway enthusiast, and i use my social media to share my passion with the world. train horn blows. what a legend. i have 5.4 million followers in total. it s been a pretty wackyjourney. as the uk prepares to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the world s first passenger railway, i ve taken on the challenge to travel from the southern coast of england. did your ears pop? ..to the northern coast of scotland. we just passed the highest point of the uk network. i ve decided to only use trains made here. honks whistle. along the way, i ll cross some stunning landscapes and meet people whose lives have been transformed by the great british railway. i wanted to bring us down
That the plans are wrong. The plans could make it harder four troops and theirfamily to could make it harder four troops and their family to sue the government if something goes wrong in carpet. And steam power, for the first time in almost half a century, a timetabled steam Train Service returns to the english railways. Good morning, its tuesday 14th february. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Donald Trumps National Security Adviser, Michael Flynn, has resigned over his contacts with russia. Telephone intercept is show that Michael Flynn, mr Trumps National Security Adviser, had discussed us sanctions with the russian envoy before mr trump took office. Its illegal for private citizens to conduct us diplomacy, and the phone calls happened late last year before mr flynn was appointed to the administration. Before being appointed, he was known for his close ties with the senior russian officials. Here he is sat with President Putin at a dinner in 2015. Hes also been accused of misleading the
To the bbc news at one. Its got to be some kind of record, with donald trump facing his first scandal and a top level resignation just 2a days after his inauguration. His National Security adviser, michael flynn, has resigned over his contacts with russia. Hes alleged to have discussed us sanctions with the Russian Ambassador before mr trump took office, then misled officials including the Vice President about the conversation. The kremlin has refused to comment on the resignation, saying it was an internal matter for the United States. Our correspondent andy moore reports. Just over three weeks into his presidency, and donald trump has already lost one of his closest advisers. This was mike flynn at the white house just before his resignation. A lonely figure on the front row of a press conference. Then a Cool Handshake from Vice President mike pence the man hes been accused of misleading. It was flynns close links with the kremlin that got him in trouble. Here he is in 2015, at a din