World's Greatest Train Journeys from Above

Season 1

2022 · 6 episodes · 4h 24m in all

Episodes

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   1. Glacier Express

   16 Oct 2022 · 44 min

   The Glacier Express train in the Swiss Alps is an engineering marvel traveling over treacherous gorges and through huge mountain ranges.

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   2. Canada's Wilderness Railroad

   23 Oct 2022 · 44 min

   The Winnipeg to Churchill train crosses the province of Manitoba, along a route that requires determination, force, and fire to keep it running.

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   3. Copper Canyon Railway

   30 Oct 2022 · 44 min

   The luxury El Chepe train is a wonder of Mexican engineering that took 100 years to build through the world's largest canyon region, Copper Canyon.

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   4. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

   6 Nov 2022 · 44 min

   The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is an engineering classic in the lap of the Himalayas, traveling through precarious terrains and 5 climatic zones.

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   5. Australia's Outback Railway

   13 Nov 2022 · 44 min

   Crossing the harsh terrain of the Australian outback, the Ghan, a luxury train, and its 3,000 kms of track need constant and skilled maintenance.

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   6. Norway's Bergen Railway

   3 Dec 2022 · 44 min

   The Bergen line is a triumph of engineering in the face of extraordinary natural obstacles: fjords, freezing conditions and rogue wildlife.