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Looping around AndalucIa, the luxury Al Andalus train takes in some of the most staggering cities in Spain. Traveling south from Seville we visit Jerez, where the horses of the royal school of equestrian art are trained. Then we rise to the cliff top town of Ronda, before rolling on to the ancient cities of Granada and Cor...
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Celebrating the wonders of Queensland, we travel over 1000 miles from Brisbane to Cairns onboard one of the most advanced trains in the world. It's a chance stop off at a Rum Distillery in Bundaberg and spot a duck-billed platypus named Gimpy, before riding on the history Mary Vally line. Further north we take off with the...
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Leaving chic 21st century Nice behind, the Train des Pignes or The Pinecone train, takes us back into the Provence of the past. As great granite cliffs rise on either side, we pull into the village of Villars-Sur-Var, where olive oil is made using the same stone wheel technique the Knights Templars used 1000 years earlier.
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Starting a mile above sea level in Colorado's state capital Denver, our train, the Rocky Mountaineer makes its way through wild west country to Moab in the state of Utah. On the way we mine for gold, just as the first 'fifty-niners' did in the mid-19th century. At almost 12,000 feet we ski the continental divide, where any...
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Traveling in a train made up of 18 vintage coaches, this is an epic ten-day expedition. Starting from one of the world's most remote cities, Walvis Bay in Namibia, we roll 1500 miles through the Kalahari Desert to Pretoria, South Africa's executive capital. On the way we hunt Waterbuck with the San people, Namibia's origin...
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Celebrating Italy, we follow the Neapolitan Line. Travelling west from the gelato shops of the seaside town of Pescara we'll cross Italy, through remote and wild Apennine mountains, down to the hustling city of Naples on the west coast. Years ago, for many Italians, this was a one-way trip, their ultimate destination the U...
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In Porto, we discover how the Royal Families of England and Portugal were bound together in the 13th century with the marriage of Philippa of Lancaster to King John I of Portugal.
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Pulled by the Royal Scott, one of the finest locomotives ever built, we power through the Peak District in full steam. On our way from Crew to York, we travel over Chat Moss on a line built by Robert Stephenson and once served by the famous rocket.
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From the Mexican border at San Diego, we follow the Californian coast north, to the city of San Luis Obispo, aboard the aptly named Pacific Surfliner. Pulled by a gleaming Siemens Charger locomotive, our rake of five double decked coaches, will take us on a 350-mile trip into the Californian dream. On our way we stop off i...
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Starting in Kyale of Lochalsh, a tiny fishing village on the far west coast of Scotland, our line takes us east right across the Highlands, then south through the whisky country of Speyside to Aberdeen, Scotland's oil capital. Originally built to carry cattle south from the highlands, its main income is now from tourists, ...
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A stunning rail journey through the heart of South Island's best scenery starts in Greymouth, renowned for its coal-mining past.
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Looping around Andalucía, the luxury Al Andalus train takes in some of the most staggeringly beautiful cities in Spain.
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From Tirano in Italy, this route spirals 1000 metres up the Alps, past glaciers and through mountains, until ending at the base of the majestic Matterhorn.
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The Cambrian Line starts in Pwllheli and travels 200km, taking in the fairy-tale village of Portmeirion, the seaside resort of Aberdovey and the ancient capital of Machynlleth.
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Canada's iconic Rocky Mountaineer train loops from Vancouver to the heart of the Rockies via crystal clear lakes, lush coastal rainforest, and the splendour of the Fraser Canyon.
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This episode curates exciting highlights of The World's Most Scenic Railways, looking at luxury rail routes and combining the best stories from the series.
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We follow New Zealand's famous Northern Explorer - the longest running passenger service in the country. The route travels through some of the most astonishing landscapes of the southern hemisphere, from volcanoes, to coast, to lava fields, and to unspoilt islands.
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This episode curates exciting highlights of The World’s Most Scenic Railways, looking at coastal rail routes. The film combines the best stories from the series to create a programme which covers spectacular coastal railways across Europe.
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Join us as we take a stunning French 200-mile rail journey through a beautiful but hidden area of unspoilt France. From Nimes, in the heart of the south, our journey takes us northwards on the Ligne de Cevennes, travelling through the Massif Central to France's volcanic heart - Clermont Ferrand and the great Puy De Dome.
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This episode curates exciting highlights of The World's Most Scenic Railways, looking at Mountain rail routes. It combines the best stories from the series to cover spectacular mountain railways across the globe.
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