From the tiny coastal town of tocopilla, chris rides one of the steepest railways in the world. Chris tarrants extreme railways series 2 dvd dvdland. Chris discovers how a 2,500mile transcontinental railway was built against huge odds in just a few decades, and turned a vast wilderness of isolated communities into the country we now know as canada. Tv and radio presenter chris tarrant journeys by rail through some of. Extreme railway journeys in this episode, chris embarks on a thousand mile journey across spains complex. Chris tarrant sets off around the world for his second series of extreme railway journeys. The final programme in the extreme railways series, from india, will be screened at 9pm on channel 5 on wednesday december 19. From arctic to desert, jungle to mountain, bullet train to freight. Series 2 episode 5 chris journeys across japan by rail, meeting one of the great architects of bullet trains, a singing conductor and atomic bomb survivors who kept trams running. Series 2 dvd, 2016, 2disc set at the best online prices at ebay. Here you fint both the broadcast episodes as the next episodes.
Chris tarrants extreme railways series 2 dvd madman. On 12 march 2014, it was reported that tarrant had suffered a mini stroke during a flight from bangkok to london on 1 march 2014 while returning from overseas shooting for the programme. Chris journeys across japan by rail, meeting one of the great architects of bullet trains, a singing. Series 3 over the last two and a half years, chris tarrant has travelled, literally, all around the world filming extreme railway journeys. Feb 22, 2017 9 videos play all popular videos chris tarrant. With undampened enthusiasm for the oldest, slowest.
How bram stoker used the trains to help him write dracula. Dec 12, 2012 chris tarrants extreme railway journeys. Chris tarrant is back with more epic railway journeys in four new episodes, chris will be travelling thousands of miles by train across mountains, deserts, jungles and warzones. Catch up on extreme railway journeys and watch online on. Extreme railway journeys, is a british television documentary series presented by chris tarrant for channel 5.
And that has helped make a hit of the british television series, chris tarrant. Chriss 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 continues his exploration of the worlds most extreme railway lines. Over the last two and a half years, chris tarrant has traveled, literally, all around the world filming extreme railway journeys. Chris tarrants extreme railways series 1 dvd madman. In each episode chris battles different extremes thrown up by the environment, climate, the state of the local railways and the people he encounters. Chris tarrant returns for more tretcherous journeys on the worlds most extreme railways. In the third series of extreme railways, he explores the alaska railroad, sets out from a britishbuilt station in buenos aires, travels 1500 miles from cape town, south africa to the victoria falls in zimbabwe, travels the route of the sovietera transcaucasus railway departing the capital of azerbaijan, baku and ending with an epic journey. These are ambitious, tough journeys through extreme landscapes. 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. Nov 07, 2015 chris tarrant extreme railway journeys series 2 6of6 transcontinental rail canada 720p. Dec 03, 2017 travelogue in which chris tarrant rides some of the worlds wildest trains.
Extreme railway journeys season 6 episode 2 last train to transylvania. Extreme railways 2012 tv show chris tarrant continues his exploration of the world. With undampened enthusiasm for the oldest, slowest and most uncomfortable trains on the planet, chris tarrant explores more parts of the world rich in railway history. Extreme railway journeys season 4 episode 3 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. Tv and radio presenter chris tarrant journeys by rail through some of the worlds most challenging terrain, beginning with a trip from bangkok in thailand to. In the second series of extreme railways he explores some of the most beautiful environments on earth the andes mountains in bolivia and chile, the jungles of thailand and myanmar, the siberian arctic, the tropical island of cuba, the canadian wilderness, and weird and wonderful japan. Series 2 episode 5 chris journeys across japan by rail, meeting one of the great architects of bullet trains, a singing conductor and. Nov 16, 2015 chris tarrant sets off around the world for his second series of extreme railway journeys. Travel documentary hosted by chris tarrant, published by channel 5 in 2016 english narration cover informationchris tarrants extreme railway journeys. Chris tarrant extreme railway journeys series 2 6of6 transcontinental rail canada 720p. Chris tarrant continues his exploration of the world. This is an epic 2,000 mile adventure from moscow into arctic siberia, and begins with a marathon 19hour leg.
Extreme railway journeys tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. Chris tarrant extreme railway journeys gotthard base tunnel. Series 2 dvd, 2016, 2 disc set at the best online prices at ebay. For many rail travelers, its not the destination that matters, its the track. Amazing train journeys around the world chris continues his railway adventures in this hit series for channel 5. Boarding a train in budapest, chris takes a midwinter trip through transylvania in search of the truth behind the story of dracula and to find out how well the regions railway networks which were meticulously described in bram stokers 1897 classic novel survived. The series combines celebrity travelogue with history, engineering, a lot of fun and some serious adventure. 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. Chris tarrant extreme railway journeys series 2 6of6. Threepart documentary presented by television personality and railway enthusiast chris tarrant. Sep 21, 2018 the 3,000 kilometrelong adelaide to darwin railway is commonly known as the ghan line.
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. 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. Chris continues his railway adventures in this hit series for channel 5. He also travels on railways that are some of the worlds oldest and most. We have 18 episodes of extreme railway journeys in our archive. Alaska, argentina, southern africa, caucasus, scandinavia. With undampened enthusiasm for the oldest, slowest and most uncomfortable trains on the planet, chris tarrant explores.
Three years later, a second series was aired, titled chris tarrant. Extreme railway journeys is a tv show on australian national television from sbs one with an average rating of 3. Chris tarrant extreme railways series 2 x265 dvd rip. 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. Chris tarrants extreme railways series 1 dvd tarrant was enormously impressed with what he found as he journeyed along the line the fact passengers can open the train doors while the train is moving, the people sleeping in cupboards, and the chefs surrounded by pans of boiling oil as they work all hours in the shaky dining car to prepare. In this episode chris travels on three extreme railways from the coats of chile. Series 2 travel documentary hosted by chris tarrant, published by channel 5 in 2015 english narration. Chris tarrants extreme railways complete series 2 price. The 3,000 kilometrelong adelaide to darwin railway is commonly known as the ghan line. Jan 14, 2019 season 5, episode 2 of the series chris tarrant.
Extreme railway journeys season 1 episode 2 australias outback railway. This famed railway played a crucial role in turkeys history. Chris journeys across japan by rail, meeting one of the great architects of bullet trains, a singing conductor and atomic bomb survivors who kept trams running. Tv and radio presenter chris tarrant journeys by rail through some of the worlds most challenging terrain, edit railroad to mandalay in the first episode chris begins with a trip from bangkok in thailand to mandalay in myanmar. Extreme railway journeys or look back at early seasons. Chris tarrant sets off round the world on another spectacular series of railway adventures. Apr 21, 2015 sneak peek of our new series of chris tarrants extreme railway journeys coming to your screens later this year.
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