Mighty Trains
A journey riding the rails around the world, from the locomotive to rail traffic control to the maintenance depot.
Cast: Teddy Wilson
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6 episodes
1. Glacier ExpressThe Glacier Express features cutting-edge versions of old technology to pull the train up the steepest slopes on its route across the Swiss Alps.TV-GCC46minOct 16, 2016
2. The ShinkansenJapans Tokaido Shinkansen, known as the bullet train, operates on a dedicated railway line at up to 285 km/h.TV-GCC46minOct 23, 2016
3. The CanadianThe iconic Canadian travels between Vancouver and Toronto; passengers travel in vintage streamliner cars built in the 1950s.TV-GCC46minOct 30, 2016
4. White Pass and Yukon RouteThe White Pass and Yukon route was built in 1869 to take miners and supplies to the Klondike gold fields, and was the worlds first containerized freight railway.TV-GCC46minNov 7, 2016
5. North Rail ExpressThe highly-specialized North Rail Express container train travels from Narvik in the Norwegian Arctic Circle to Oslo, delivering cargo of fish as quickly as possible.TV-GCC46minNov 13, 2016
6. The GhanThe Ghan takes passengers on a three-day, two-night journey through Australia, from Adelaide in the south to Darwin in the north; the Pichi Pichi Railway offers passengers a trip on an original steam locomotive train.TV-GCC46minNov 20, 2016
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Mighty Trains
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A journey riding the rails around the world, from the locomotive to rail traffic control to the maintenance depot.
Creators and cast
- Cast
- Teddy Wilson
- Studio
- Exploration Production
