The diamond railway southern africa july 11, 2017 season 3, episode 3. Category documentary travel original air date 2019 11 25. Oct 01, 2015 chris tarrant returns for a second series of extreme railway adventures. Chris journeys a thousand miles across japan to find. Oct 01, 2015 it took us 18 months to film chris tarrant. Chris tarrant extreme railways s01e03 video dailymotion. Chris tarrants madcap adventures travelling around the world by train. Chris tarrant extreme railway journeys series 3 2 of 4 night train to. Chris tarrant was approached by channel 5 to present three railway documentary episodes in 2012, and the result was tarrant s trips to congo, australia and india, under the name extreme railways. If you have the chance in a future season, come check out amtrak. The aim is to travel the entire length of moroccos stateowned railway system at the. Its a country best known for civil war, nuclear disaster, soviet repression and lots of cabbage soup.
The series combines celebrity travelogue with history, engineering, a lot of fun and some serious adventure. Chris tarrant heads to the arctic to explore a railway which probably should never have been built, the alaska railroad. The first episode of chris tarrant s extreme railways was broadcast in april, 2020. Reviewed in the united kingdom on 11 february 2019. Extreme railway journeys, we set off on another exciting series of railway adventures. Extreme railways season 5, the venerable travel guide journeys thousands of miles by train through the alps, spain, ukraine and vietnam. Chris sets out on a mission to visit all four corners of ireland in just six days, on an ageing network that has seen better days. Chris tarrant crosses europe to tell the story of the machine that led to death on such a horrendous scale the railway. May 21, 2018 watch chris tarrant extreme railways s01e03 racheldaniels55 on dailymotion. Dec 03, 2017 travelogue in which chris tarrant rides some of the worlds wildest trains. We have 7 episodes of chris tarrant s extreme railways in our archive. He also travels on railways that are some of the worlds oldest and most scenic, and finds out their history. Chris sets out from a britishbuilt station in buenos aires taking the overnight train to the.
For chris travelling by train is the best way to explore a country, meet the people and unlock its treasures. Nov 15, 2019 chris tarrant was working on the final segment of his latest extreme railways series by lake victoria, kenya, when men with rifles arrived in jeeps and jabbered away angrily at him and his team. In four new episodes, chris will be visiting countries where the development of railways has played a vital role in their history. Extreme railways season 5, the venerable travel guide journeys thousands of miles by train through the. Extreme railways, chris, a veteran english television presenter, travels thousands of miles by train across europe, the middle east and africa in the pursuit of great railways and their stories. Chris tarrant takes us on a series of extreme railway journeys through the worlds toughest terrains. Chris travels from cape town in south africa to victoria falls in zimbabwe, following the route of an. How bram stoker used the trains to help him write dracula. May 11, 2019 arriving in ukraine, chris wonders what on earth he is doing here. Extreme railway journeys railroad to mandalay episode trailer hd. Along the way he makes some remarkable discoveries. In 20, channel 5 aired a new series called chris tarrant goes fishing.
The story of a machine that led to death on a massive scale. 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. He begins with a journey across the alps, starting in vienna. Alaska, argentina, southern africa, caucasus, scandinavia. Chris tarrant extreme railway journeys episode 5 the great. Traveling through three countries, he takes a railway journey that will chronicle how the holocaust evolved during a 10 year period from 1935 to 1945, starting in. Kenya episode was postponed and is expected by march. 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. Extreme railway journeys or look back at early seasons. This series sees tv legend chris tarrant embark on a series of adventures as he travels around the globe to experience the worlds most extreme trains.
In the series, tarrant travels worldwide to visit railways that go through the harshest terrain. Extreme railways series for channel 5, with locations including the congo ocean railway, the ghan across australia and the konkan railway. Chris tarrant extreme railway journeys2x02crossing the. Cookies websites use cookies that have been placed on this site by its operator. In the season 3 finale, chris travels 1800 miles across scandinavia and finland in the middle of winter, braving deep snow, subzero temperatures and hardly any. Chris tarrant s extreme railways is a tv show on australian national television from seven with an average rating of 3. Extreme railway journeys, is a british television documentary series presented by chris tarrant for channel 5. Chris heads to alaska, but his plan to travel along the alaska railroad does not get off to a good start in seward as there are no trains running, so he hitches a ride on a track inspectors car before riding a freight train to anchorage. His journey starts in the southwest at cobh in co cork and his first stop is blarney castle, where chris kisses the famous stone, before he heads to the west coast to ride on an old local line saved by an eccentric local millionaire. From arctic to desert, jungle to mountain, bullet train to freight. Extreme railways is a tv show on british national television from channel 5 with an average rating of 3. Documentary series in which chris tarrant explores the worlds most.
New series starts next monday 2nd december first stop transylvania. I ended up after viewing his three episodes being quite impressed. Extreme railways next episode air date and your favorite tv shows. In this episode, chris tarrant discovers the land of the rising sun is the land of the train. Constructed when the usas largest state was barely populated, chris wants to find out how and why it has become such a success. Chris tarrant travels 1500 miles from cape town in south africa across botswana to the victoria falls in zimbabwe, following the route of a mindbogglingly ambitious railway pioneered by controversial 19th century british colonialist, cecil rhodes. Extreme railway journeys season 2 episode 3 one way ticket to siberia. Extreme railways is released and available on netflix for streaming and download in your country and language. 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. Extreme railway journeys is on tv, including series 3episode 4. Radio and television composer david lowe provided music for the series. Chris travels through turkey, reflecting on the achievements of mustafa kemal ataturk the founder of the republic who oversaw the modernisation of the country and its railways.
Chris tarrant explores the darkest chapter in the history of the railways, their role in the nazi holocaust of wwii. Extreme railway journeys series 4 2of4 baltic video dailymotion. Extreme railway journeys the great japanese train ride. This famed railway played a crucial role in turkeys history. Chris is on a mission to visit all four corners in six days. Nov 16, 2015 chris tarrant sets off around the world for his second series of extreme railway journeys. Chris tarrants extreme railways lives up to its title in the. The website will not be available from 4pm to 6pm, et on july 11, 2011. Three years later, a second series was aired, titled chris tarrant.
Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show chris tarrant. He begins his journey at istanbul railway station, the starting point of the marmaray rail tunnel, which passes beneath the bosphorus and was built to withstand. Amazing train journeys around the world chris continues his railway adventures in this hit series for channel 5. Chris tarrant is back with more fascinating and fun railway adventures. Chris tarrant extreme railway journeys1x01congos jungle. Chris crosses mountains, deserts, jungles and warzones to discover how railways have been central to to the history of 4 very different parts of the world. Extreme railways to your favourites, so we can remind you by email when theres a new episode available to watch. Chris continues his exploration of the worlds most extreme railway lines. In this opening episode of the series, hes in north africa. 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 explores five balkan countries which boasted an extensive staterun railway network before the breakup of yugoslavia. Chris tarrant extreme railway journeys series 3 4 of 4 trans. The diamond railway chris tarrant travels 1500 miles from cape town in south africa across botswana to the victoria falls in zimbabwe, following the route of a mindbogglingly ambitious railway pioneered by controversial 19th century british colonialist, cecil rhodes.
Watch chris tarrant extreme railways s01e03 racheldaniels55 on dailymotion. Traveling through three countries, he takes a railway journey that will chronicle how the holocaust evolved during a 10 year period from 1935 to 1945, starting in nuremberg and ending at the death camps of auschwitz. Chris tarrant returns for a second series of extreme railway adventures. Chris tarrant extreme railway journeys series 3 2 of 4 night train. Extreme railway journeys the great japanese train ride ep. Chris tarrant takes a series of extreme railway journeys across the worlds toughest terrains. Catch up on chris tarrants extreme railways and watch online. Extreme railway journeys season 3 episode 3 the diamond railway.
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