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