Chris tarrant is back with more amazing railway journeys in four new episodes, chris will be travelling thousands of miles by train across europe, the middle east and africa. The series combines celebrity travelogue with history, engineering, a lot of fun and some serious adventure. The aim is to travel the entire length of moroccos stateowned railway system at the. 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. Travelogue in which chris tarrant rides some of the worlds wildest trains. Threepart documentary presented by television personality and railway enthusiast chris tarrant. Chris tarrant has called on society to never stop telling what nearly happened to the jewish race, during an emotional visit with holocaust survivors, on wednesday afternoon.
Chris is on a mission to visit all four corners in six days. Chris heads to the crossroads of the world in search of a legendary longdistance railway that played a crucial role in turkeys history. The first episode of extreme railway journeys was broadcast in april, 2020. We have 7 episodes of chris tarrants extreme railways in our archive. He begins with a journey across the alps, starting in vienna.
Travelling from slovenia to montenegro, via croatia, bosnia and herzegovina, and serbia, he discovers how the former staterun yugoslav railways in titos days are faring since their breakup in the 1990s, goes in search of titos famous blue train and talks to some fascinating local people en route. Chris tarrant extreme railway journeys series 2 6of6 transcontinental rail canada 720p. Chris travels through turkey, reflecting on the achievements of mustafa kemal ataturk the founder of the republic who oversaw the modernisation of the country and its railways. This episode has been made possible with the support of the following.
Over the last two and a half years, chris tarrant has traveled, literally, all around the world filming extreme railway journeys. His journey starts in the southwest at cobh in co cork and his first stop is blarney castle, where chris kisses the famous stone, before he heads to the west coast to ride on an old local line saved by an eccentric local millionaire. Chris tarrants madcap adventures travelling around the world by train. He also travels on railways that are some of the worlds oldest and most scenic, and finds out their history.
Cookies websites use cookies that have been placed on this site by its operator. In the series, tarrant travels worldwide to visit railways that go through the harshest terrain. Catch up on extreme railway journeys and watch online on. Chris tarrant extreme railways s05e03 extreme nuclear railwaya journey too. 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 railway journeys aired order season 5 episode 2 the train in spain in this episode, chris embarks on a thousand mile journey across spains complex railway system, from gibraltar in the far south to bermio on the north coast, deep in basque country. This week chris tarrant is travelling on the konkan railway which runs down the west coast of india connecting the port cities of mumbai and mangalore. Extreme railways next episode air date and your favorite tv shows. Extreme railways is a tv show on british national television from channel 5 with an average rating of 3. 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.
Catch up on chris tarrants extreme railways and watch. Traveling through three countries, he takes a railway journey that will chronicle how the holocaust evolved during a 10 year period from 1935 to 1945, starting in nuremberg and ending at the death camps of auschwitz. Extreme railway journeys, is a british television documentary series presented by chris tarrant for channel 5. In this episode, chris embarks on a thousand mile journey across spains complex railway system, from gibraltar in the far south to bermio on the north coast, deep in basque country. Although the british empire built 40,000 miles of track across this vast subcontinent between, they stayed clear of this narrow, boggy strip of land as it was such a treacherous and difficult. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show chris tarrant. Chris attempts to cross the five countries of the balkan region in six days. Travelling on an extraordinary range of different trains and. Chris s journeys have taken him to the congo, india, australia, bolivia twice, japan, siberia, myanmar, canada, and cuba, and the latest programs see the completion of filming in alaska, argentina, azerbaijan, south africa, and zimbabwe. Chris tarrant extreme railways s05e01 conquering the alps 720p hdtv x264qpel eztv 882. Extreme railway journeys is a tv show on australian national television from sbs one with an average rating of 3. In the second series of extreme railways he explores some of the most beautiful environments on earth. Extreme railway journeys season 2 episode 3 one way ticket to siberia. 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.
Baltic in an attempt to cross three former soviet republics entirely by rail in one week, chris navigates his way on trains across estonia, latvia and lithuania, en route discovering amazing stories and dark secrets from the regions warravaged past. Chris tarrant explores five balkan countries which boasted an extensive staterun railway network before the breakup of yugoslavia. Alaska, argentina, southern africa, caucasus, scandinavia. Chris tarrant was working on the final segment of his latest extreme railways series by lake victoria, kenya, when men with rifles arrived in jeeps and jabbered away angrily at him and his team. 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. Series link allows you to record the entire season. Chris tarrants extreme railways is a tv show on australian national television from seven with an average rating of 3.
This famed railway played a crucial role in turkeys history. Kenya episode was postponed and is expected by march. In this episode chris travels on three extreme railways from the coats of chile. Night train to patagonia argentina from season 3 at. Chris tarrants extreme railways lives up to its title in.
Extreme railways season 5, the venerable travel guide journeys thousands of miles by train through the alps, spain, ukraine and. Along the way he makes some remarkable discoveries. Chris tarrant extreme railways s04 ep04 railway to the holy land hd watch. In this opening episode of the series, hes in north africa. Chris tarrant returns for a second series of extreme railway adventures. 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. Railway buff chris tarrant has his love of trains tested as he encounters sixdaylong delays, dense jungle and foul toilets on a gruelling, yet inspiring journey through the congo. Extreme railway journeys tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. For chris travelling by train is the best way to explore a country, meet the people and unlock its treasures. Chris tarrant heads to the arctic to explore a railway which probably should never have been built, the alaska railroad. Extreme railway journeys, is a british television documentary series presented. We have 18 episodes of extreme railway journeys in our archive.
American public television 55 summer street boston, ma 02110 p. Amazing train journeys around the world chris continues his railway adventures in this hit series for channel 5. Chris continues his exploration of the worlds most extreme railway lines. Extreme railways congos jungle railway episode trailer hd summary. 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, to the coast 310miles away. Chris tarrant extreme railways s02 ep06 the railway that created canada hd watch. This week, chris is in the republic of the congo to experience one of the greatest surviving african railways of the colonial era. The first episode of chris tarrants extreme railways was broadcast in april, 2020. How bram stoker used the trains to help him write dracula.
Constructed when the usas largest state was barely populated, chris wants to find out how and why it has become such a success. Chris tarrant extreme railways s01e01 video dailymotion. Extreme railways the reunification express vietnam season 5 episode 4. Extreme railway journeys series 4 2of4 baltic video. The tv presenter continues his travels along the worlds most challenging railways, setting out to reach the northernmost railway station on earth, inside russias arctic circle. Extreme railway journeys or look back at early seasons. About episode guide series 6 series 5 series 4 series 3 series 2 series 1 s2e6 chris tarrant. Worlds most extreme railways congoocean railway part 2.
Extreme railways is released and available on netflix for streaming and download in your country and language. Chris tarrant extreme railway journeys series 2 6of6. Sneak peek of our new series of chris tarrant s extreme railway journeys coming to your screens later this year. Chris tarrant extreme railways s06e01 railways of the somme. Chris tarrant explores the darkest chapter in the history of the railways, their role in the nazi holocaust of wwii. The story of a machine that led to death on a massive scale.
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