Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways

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28 total episodes

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6 seasons

First Aired January 18, 2014

Overview

Chris Tarrant's Extreme Railway Journeys brings to life beautifully not only the romance of travelling by train, but also the sights, sounds and smells of the countries and places visited, while also illuminating the customs and attitudes of the people the author encountered along the way.

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The Railway that Created Canada

Season 2 - Episode 6 - 1h 45m

Air Date

November 05, 2015

Overview

Documentary series in which Chris Tarrant explores the world's most extreme railway lines. Chris discovers how a 2,500-mile transcontinental railway was built against huge odds in just a few decades, and turned a vast wilderness of isolated communities into the country we now know as Canada.