Worlds Most Scenic Railway Journeys
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43:25Our journey begins in Anchorage, Alaska, where we board the flagship service the Denali Star, a luxury passenger train, part of the great Alaska Railroad fleet. We then head north along the Knick Arm and cross this huge sea inlet to enter the vast wilderness of Alaska, America's largest and remotest state.
43:40We will explore a little known but beautiful route through Sweden on the Inlandsbanan, a unique private train that travels through several different landscapes from the lakes around Mora and Ostersund till we get to Gällivare and explore the great expanse of the Arctic Circle. We'll join the people who live and work along ...
43:27In this episode, we will board the Edinburgh Flyer, one of the UK's most famous steam trains, to travel from York to Edinburgh. We'll explore the route through Northumbria, stopping at Durham, Lindisfarne, the Borders, till we arrive at and explore Scotland's famous city of Edinburgh.
43:19We will travel on the vintage luxury train the Northern Belle, from Chester to Cardiff, crossing the great Cefn Viaduct, being sung to by one of Wale's most famous choirs, and cross the Welsh marches before exploring the old steam engines of the past at Blaenavon, while the Mermaid of Merthyr swims in her wild loch, till w...
43:31This episode travels along ScotRail's famous Far North Line to the very northern tip of mainland Great Britain as we'll explore the great re-wilding of Alladale, visit one of the most famous fishing rivers of Scotland, and find out what it takes to really make and wear a kilt. We'll explore Dunrobin Castle and its very own...
43:19In this episode, we travel on the iconic trans-continental train, the Indian Pacific, on a two-day tour from Sydney to Adelaide. As our passengers sit back in luxury, enjoying the huge lounge and bar, feasting on three-course silver-service meals, and relax in their super-deluxe bedrooms, we will be exploring Australia's m...
43:24We're taking the train from Bergen to Oslo through the extraordinary mountains of southern Norway in winter. This superb fast train travels daily and our first stop is Dale - a place with Norway's most famous knitters who design and knit the country's well-known jumpers and for every Olympics, they knit a new design for th...
43:46Escape with us on a historic voyage through the South Island in New Zealand, where we travel on the great Dunedin Railway's trains - the Inlander and the Seasider. The first train descends from the spectacular Taieri Gorge towards the glorious Pacific Ocean to Otago Harbour and the area's capital, Dunedin.
43:36Escape with us this week on Austria's stunning Transaplin railway that crosses the majestic snowy peaks of the Tirol. Our journey begins in the historic city of Graz and heads west through famous alpine beauty spots where the sounds of yodelling still echo across pristine mountain valleys. Onwards to our eight-hour alpine ...
43:18Our journey begins in the port city of Hualien, from where we travel north along the rugged Pacific coast, where the railway is flanked by dramatic cliffs. Our first stop is Taiwan's greatest natural attraction - Taroko Gorge. The gorge was created over millions of years by a combination of river erosion and mountain uplif...
43:35Escape on a journey back in time aboard the luxury heritage train The Northern Belle as it makes a grand tour of England's glorious rural northwest. Our journey begins in Preston, where the legendary steam locomotive 6201 -The Princess Elizabeth, awaits, along with the stylish 1930's Pullman carriages.
43:33This scenic railway journey through Devon to the tip of Cornwall heads back in time to recapture the golden age of luxury train travel. Travelling in the elegantly restored Statesman, the passengers relax in its vintage carriages and enjoy the exquisite service.
43:37This Bavarian train journey is an extraordinary trip that will take you from the middle of a massive meteor crater to the top of the highest mountain in Germany. We'll explore the state's rich history of steam travel, we'll meet world-beating miniature railways, and visit a whole host of places as we head to the heart of t...
43:24The West Highland Line is one of the world's most legendary train routes, crossing spectacular Scottish moors and mountains as it heads towards the majestic Isle of Skye. Starting in Glasgow, within minutes our train is gliding towards Loch Lomond, the world's largest inland stretch of water. Here we enter Loch Lomond and ...
43:31After almost 80-kilometeres of travel along the coast we reach Genoa, a historic port city brimming with stunning architecture. But our journey is not over yet - we finish with a trip on the Genoa-Casella railway, a narrow-gauge line heading high into the mountains. The panoramas from the line are jaw-dropping, and to top ...
43:30Our train voyage through Sicily is an extraordinary journey that travels back in time, through a landscape forged by the earth's forces and several ancient civilisations. Our railway line crosses seven World Heritage Sites - some of these cities built by the Romans and the Greeks - through a mountainous region in the south...