BBC to feature Mallorca train lines

THE BBC is to feature the train lines that connect Palma with Inca and Manacor in an episode of the ‘Great Continental Railway Journeys’.

The train services of Mallorca (SFM) have approved a request from the producers of this TV show, hosted by ex-Minister Michael Portillo, to film inside trains and stations of Inca and Manacor on April 21, 22 and May 5 and 6.

In the fourth edition of the show, which is also broadcast on the Spanish cable channel Canal + Viajar, Mr Portillo will be travelling around the train lines of the Mediterranean area, beginning in Barcelona, followed by Tarragona, Valencia and finally, Mallorca.

On April 21 and 22, the team will record scenes on board trains travelling through the Raiguer and Pla Insular areas. In May, the host will be visiting different places in Mallorca.