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,
On gaza and so clearly, the focus today has been on gaza and the attempt to get a depot on gaza and the attempt to get a depot ih on gaza and the attempt to get a depot in egypt. We on gaza and the attempt to get a depot in egypt on gaza and the attempt to get a depot in egypt. We will talk on that shortl , depot in egypt. We will talk on that shortly. But depot in egypt. We will talk on that shortly, but there depot in egypt. We will talk on that shortly, but there has depot in egypt. We will talk on that shortly, but there has been depot in egypt. We will talk on that l shortly, but there has been renewed fighting on the Northern Border and further exchanges of fire between the israeli and backed hezbollah and Israeli Forces. Hezbollah which is backed by iran. The border skirmishes have raised concerning israel that it could now face a war on two fronts. Our Correspondent Reports on the latest developments from lebanon. Reports on the latest developments from lebanon reports on the l
In the first three months of the year as people followed false advice on how to beat the disease. A bela rusian protester dies in Police Custody the second death since clashes with the police erupted over the disputed president ial election. Hello and thank you forjoining us. Brace yourselves because the race to win the next us president ial election has just gone into full swing. The democratic candidate, joe biden, has officially unveiled his running mate, Kamala Harris, at a special event in the state of delaware. Senator harris is the first black and Asian American woman on a president ial ticket and she wasted no time criticising mr trumps performance in office, as she said the us was crying out for leadership. Our north america correspondent david willis reports. Events of this kind normally ta ke events of this kind normally take place before large and adoring cards but normal times, these are not, and the first black woman ever to appear in a us president ial ticket was forced
Coronavirus in england, according to a major new antibody study. The train driver and conductor killed in the derailment in aberdeenshire have been named they were Brett Mccullough and Donald Dinnie. Thunderstorms and heavy rain sweep across parts of the uk and theres more to come following the record breaking hot weather. Hundreds of thousands of students in england, wales and Northern Ireland have received a level and btec grades, after the huge uncertainty caused by coronavirus. They didnt sit exams because of lockdown, so marks have been awarded using teacher estimates, standardised by exam boards headteachers say the results show a great deal of volatility. In england, more than a third of a level results were one grade lower than teachers had submitted, and 3 of results were down by two grades. Overall, the number of a to c a level grades rose by 2. 6 , compared to last year. In a moment, well get reaction from Northern Ireland and wales, but our first report comes from our educa