Great Coastal Railway Journeys

The first leg of a trip from the Firth of Clyde to Lewis and Harris

Michael Portillo sets off on the first leg of a trip from the Firth of Clyde to Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides, beginning with a visit to a nuclear power station on the Hunterston Peninsula. He then learns about Largs' Viking past and admires one of the most beautiful railway stations in Britain at Wemyss Bay. The importance of ferries to connect western Scotland with its many islands becomes plain to Michael at Port Glasgow in the deep waters of the Clyde, where he visits Ferguson Marine, builders of Calmac ferries