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Jan 18, 2016 documentary series in which chris tarrant explores the worlds most extreme railway lines. He begins his journey at istanbul railway station, the starting point of the marmaray rail tunnel, which passes beneath the bosphorus and was built to withstand. Here you fint both the broadcast episodes as the next episodes. How the engines and tracks were built, how they are kept running and how they revolutionised remote communities. Chris tarrant is back with more fascinating and fun railway adventures. Extreme railways series for channel 5, with locations including the congo ocean railway, the ghan across australia and the konkan railway. Chris tarrant extreme railways s01e01 video dailymotion. Chris tarrants extreme railways series 1 dvd tarrant was enormously impressed with what he found as he journeyed along the line the fact passengers can open the train doors while the train is moving, the people sleeping in cupboards, and the chefs surrounded by pans of boiling oil as they work all hours in the shaky dining car to prepare. Built by french colonists at a cost of tens of thousands of african lives, this railway connects the capital, brazzaville, far inland on the congo river, to the coast 310 miles away.
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Chris tarrant extreme railways s01e03 video dailymotion. Chris tarrants extreme railways series 1 popular tv host chris tarrant takes epic and treacherous train journeys through the west african jungle, the australian outback and indias monsoon coast. Chris travels from bangkok in thailand to mandalay in myanmar, tracing the route of the notorious burmasiam. Myanmar burma, bolivia, siberia, cuba, japan and canada. The konkan railway runs down the west coast of india, connecting the port cities of mumbai and mangalore. Add the shows you like to a watchlist and let the site take it from there. Built by french colonists at a cost of tens of thousands of african lives, this railway connects the capital of brazzaville, far inland on the congo river. The tv presenter has swapped extreme railways abroad for.
Threepart documentary presented by television personality and railway enthusiast chris tarrant. Track railways that built britain with chris tarrant season 1 episodes. Chris travels from bangkok in thailand to mandalay in myanmar, tracing the route of the notorious burmasiam railway, built by. Documentary series in which chris tarrant explores the worlds most extreme railway lines. For instance new episodes or start of a new season. Chris tarrant returns for a second series of extreme railway adventures.
Television presenter chris tarrant travels around the world to ride some of the most extreme railways that wind. Congos jungle railway connects brazzaville on the congo river to the african coast. Jan 18, 2016 chris tarrant has to contend with searing heat, sandstorms and missing track in australia as he follows the 2,000 milelong line from adelaide to darwin. For chris travelling by train is the best way to explore a country, meet the people and unlock its treasures. For chris tarrant travelling by train is the best possible way to explore a country, meet the real people and unlock its culture and history. Chris discovers how a 2,500mile transcontinental railway was built against huge odds in just a few. The series combines celebrity travelogue with history, engineering, a lot of fun and some serious adventure. Dec 03, 2015 in his first acclaimed series of extreme railway adventures, chris tarrant travels three of the worlds most extreme railway lines across jungle, desert and watch chris tarrant. Travelling round the coast of india, the outback of australia and the jungles of the democratic republic of the congo, tarrant takes the viewer on a journey of discovery as he meets the drivers and engineers of the railways that put these places on the map. The first episode of extreme railway journeys was broadcast in december, 2019. In this episode, chris tarrant discovers the land of the rising sun is the land of the train. We have 18 episodes of extreme railway journeys in our archive. Chris tarrant explores railways that were built under extreme circumstances and still an adventure to travel on today. Catch up on extreme railway journeys and watch full episodes.
In 20, channel 5 aired a new series called chris tarrant goes fishing. In the last instalment of his interesting travelogue of extreme railway journeys across the worlds toughest terrains, presenter chris tarrant takes a trip through india on the konkan line. Chris tarrants extreme railways series 1 madman entertainment. In his first acclaimed series of extreme railway adventures, chris tarrant travels three of the worlds most extreme railway lines across jungle, desert and watch chris tarrant. He begins with a journey across the alps, starting in vienna. In this episode, chris embarks on a thousand mile journey across spains complex railway system, from gibraltar in the far. Australias outback railway extreme railway journeys.
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May 21, 2018 chris tarrant extreme railways s04 ep04 railway to the holy land hd watch. In the second series of extreme railways he explores some of the most beautiful environments on earth. Season 1 guide for railways that built britain with chris tarrant tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. Chris tarrant travels almost 3,000 kilometres across scandinavia and finland in the middle of winter, braving deep snow, subzero temperatures and hardly any light. Amazing train journeys around the world chris continues his railway adventures in this hit series for channel 5. Chris tarrant is in west africa to experience one of the greatest surviving african railways of the colonial era.
Chris tarrants madcap adventures travelling around the world by train. Extreme railway journeys season 1 episode 2 australias outback railway. From the tiny coastal town of tocopilla, chris rides one of the steepest railways in the world as he scales the first 1,000 metres of the andes. Extreme railways is a tv show on british national television from channel 5 with an average rating of 3. Chris tarrant continues his exploration of the worlds most extreme railway lines.
The broadcaster returns, beginning by travelling across europe to examine the trains role in the first world war. Tv presenter chris tarrant travels around the world to ride some of the most extreme railways that wind their way through some of the harshest terrain on earth. This week, chris is in the republic of the congo to experience one of the greatest surviving african railways of the colonial era. Chris tarrant has to contend with searing heat, sandstorms and missing track in australia as he follows the 2,000 milelong line from adelaide to darwin. Chris tarrant rides 2000 miles north on the ghan line from adelaide capital of the state of south australia, across the red desert centre of the australian outback, finishing at darwin capital of the northern territory. Chris is in the republic of the congo to experience one of the greatest surviving african railways of the colonial era. Chris continues his exploration of the worlds most extreme railway lines. Chris crosses mountains, deserts, jungles and warzones to discover how railways have been central to to the history of 4 very different parts of the world. Chris sets out on a mission to visit all four corners of ireland in just six days, on an ageing network that has seen better days. Catch up on chris tarrants extreme railways and watch. Chris finds himself stuck in the heart of an african jungle, crossing the vast australian outback and exploring the monsoon coast of india. Extreme railways and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. Chris tarrant takes us on a series of extreme railway journeys through the worlds toughest terrains.
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