Season 2
01 Extreme Wilderness
45mThe wilderness lines that have pushed the frontiers of human endeavour into previously unknown territories, solving a set of complex problems along the way.
2019-02-12
02 Building Bridges
45mSince their rise in the 19th Century, railways have been at the forefront of modern engineering and transport, conquering dizzying altitudes, wilderness, seas and cities.
2019-02-19
03 Into the Blue
45mEngineering that has overcome some of the greatest mountain ranges to create innovative railways, including a tunnel in the Swiss Alps and a zig-zag railway in Ecuador.
2019-02-26
04 City Limits
45mHow 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.
2019-03-0505 Full Throttle
45mA look at the planet's most incredible metropolitan railways, and how they help people solve distinctly urban problems. Including a project to upgrade New York's transit system.
2019-03-1206 The Sky's the Limit
45mThe engineering breakthroughs that allow trains to go faster than ever thought possible, including technology that allows trains to navigate the winding mountains of Spain at speed.
2019-03-1907 Episode 7
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