World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys
World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys is a documentary on Channel 5. Bill Nighy narrates the stories of epic train journeys through stunning scenery. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 36 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in January 2026.
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From the vineyard that makes port to the city that gave it its name: Porto.
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50:00Travelling through the Peak District at full steam, pulled by the Royal Scot.
45:00Our journey starts in Kyle of Lochalsh, a fishing village on the west coast of Scotland.
50:00Leaving present Nice behind, the Train des Pignes takes us to the Provence of the past.
50:00Starting in Denver, the Rocky Mountaineer makes its way through the state of Utah.
50:00We roll through the Kalahari desert to Pretoria, South Africa's Executive Capital.
50:00Pulled by a Siemens Charger locomotive we travel 350 miles with a stop in Carlsbad.
1:00:00Celebrating the wonders of Queensland, we travel over 1,000 miles from Brisbane to Cairns.
1:00:00The luxury Al Andalus train takes in some of the most beautiful cities in Spain.
1:00:00We follow the Neapolitan Line, crossing Italy through the wild Apennine Mountains.
Series 5
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1:00:00Get aboard the magnificent steam train Tornado, coupled with 13 luxury vintage carriages.
1:00:00Exploring the Far North Line, starting from Inverness in the Highlands of Scotland.
1:00:00A railroad journey of the vast wilderness in Alaska, Americas largest and remotest state.
1:00:00All aboard the grande dame of luxury heritage trains, the Northern Belle.
1:00:00Our magical mid-summer railway journey through central Sweden starts in Dalarna.
1:00:00We travel on one of the oldest steam railways in Australia on a coast-to-coast journey.
Series 4 1:00:00
1:00:00Series 4, Episode 4 - Austria of World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys was added on Wednesday 12 November 2025. World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys is a documentary on Channel 5. Bill Nighy narrates the stories of epic train journeys through stunning scenery.
Series 3 1:00:00
1:00:00Series 3, Episode 5 - Italy of World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys was added on Wednesday 5 November 2025. World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys is a documentary on Channel 5. Bill Nighy narrates the stories of epic train journeys through stunning scenery.