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Michael Portillo uses Metro while filming popular BBC show Great British Railway Journeys

Former Tory Minister turned TV train buff Michael Portillo made an eye-catching sight as he boarded the Tyne and Wear Metro.

Noted for his colourful dress sense, his lilac jacket and orange trousers in part clashed with the colour scheme of the ticket machines.

He was using the Tyne and Wear Metro service as it features in his latest TV series, Great Coastal Railway Journeys.

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