World's Greatest Train Journeys from Above — Season 1
About this season
With a focus on engineering challenges, we'll follow extraordinary railroads across spectacular scenery, through the lens of aerial photography.
Episodes (6)
1. Glacier Express
Aired 16 October 2022 • 44 min
The Glacier Express train in the Swiss Alps is an engineering marvel traveling over treacherous gorges and through huge mountain ranges.
2. Canada's Wilderness Railroad
Aired 23 October 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.
3. Copper Canyon Railway
Aired 30 October 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.
4. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
Aired 6 November 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.
5. Australia's Outback Railway
Aired 13 November 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.
6. Norway's Bergen Railway
Aired 3 December 2022 • 44 min
The Bergen line is a triumph of engineering in the face of extraordinary natural obstacles: fjords, freezing conditions and rogue wildlife.