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Impossible Railways

Rating:3.5 of 5Total number of episodes:160Last broadcast:18/10/2019 at 01:00
October 2019
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Into the Blue (S2E3)

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How some of our greatest railways have challenged engineering's finest minds in their efforts to conquer the planet's waterways, including a tunnel beneath the English Channel.
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Into the Blue (S2E3)

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How some of our greatest railways have challenged engineering's finest minds in their efforts to conquer the planet's waterways, including a tunnel beneath the English Channel.
1:00:00

Into the Blue (S2E3)

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How some of our greatest railways have challenged engineering's finest minds in their efforts to conquer the planet's waterways, including a tunnel beneath the English Channel.
1:00:00

Building Bridges (S2E2)

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Since their rise in the 19th Century, railways have been at the forefront of modern engineering and transport, conquering dizzying altitudes, wilderness, seas and cities.
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Building Bridges (S2E2)

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Since their rise in the 19th Century, railways have been at the forefront of modern engineering and transport, conquering dizzying altitudes, wilderness, seas and cities.
1:00:00

Extreme Wilderness (S2E1)

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Since their meteoric rise in the 19th Century, railways have been at the forefront of modern engineering. They've conquered dizzying altitudes, wilderness, seas and cities.
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Extreme Wilderness (S2E1)

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Since their meteoric rise in the 19th Century, railways have been at the forefront of modern engineering. They've conquered dizzying altitudes, wilderness, seas and cities.
1:00:00

Need for Speed (S1E6)

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Trains can now reach inconceivable speeds, thanks to pioneering engineers. Hear how mighty steam trains, supersonic rocket sleds and 'hovering' trains came about.
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Need for Speed (S1E6)

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Trains can now reach inconceivable speeds, thanks to pioneering engineers. Hear how mighty steam trains, supersonic rocket sleds and 'hovering' trains came about.
1:00:00

Waterworld (S1E5)

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From crossing the cyclone-prone Indian Ocean to travelling under the Bosphorus strait, discover how railway engineers have overcome the challenges presented by water.
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Urban Adventures09/10/2018
Need for Speed07/09/2018
Waterworld06/09/2018
Reaching New Heights05/09/2018
Crossing Chasms04/09/2018
Into the Wild03/09/2018
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