Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways - Season 1 Episode 1 Congo's Jungle Railway
Season - Episode
6
Season 6 Nov 25, 2019
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6 - 1Railways of the Somme Nov 25, 2019 -
6 - 2Last Train to Transylvania Dec 02, 2019 -
6 - 3The Eastern Express Dec 09, 2019 -
6 - 4Crossing the Emerald Isle Dec 16, 2019 -
6 - 5The Lunatic Express Dec 23, 2019
5
Season 5 Jan 07, 2019
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5 - 1Conquering The Alps Jan 07, 2019 -
5 - 2The Train in Spain Jan 14, 2019 -
5 - 3A Journey Too Far? Jan 21, 2019 -
5 - 4The Reunification Express Jan 28, 2019
4
Season 4 Nov 06, 2017
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4 - 1Destination Timbuktu Nov 06, 2017 -
4 - 2Crossing the Baltics Nov 13, 2017 -
4 - 3Return to Yugoslavia Nov 20, 2017 -
4 - 4Railway To The Holy Land Nov 27, 2017 -
4 - 5Hitler's Holocaust Railways Oct 28, 2018
3
Season 3 Oct 31, 2016
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3 - 1Ice Train to Nowhere Oct 31, 2016 -
3 - 2Night Train to Patagonia Nov 07, 2016 -
3 - 3The Diamond Railway Nov 14, 2016 -
3 - 4Trans-Caucasus Railway Nov 21, 2016 -
3 - 5On the Xmas Express Dec 19, 2016
2
Season 2 Oct 01, 2015
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2 - 1Railroad to Mandalay Oct 01, 2015 -
2 - 2Crossing the Andes Oct 08, 2015 -
2 - 3One Way Ticket to Siberia Oct 15, 2015 -
2 - 4Slow Train to Guantanamo Bay Oct 22, 2015 -
2 - 5The Great Japanese Train Ride Oct 29, 2015 -
2 - 6The Railway that Created Canada Nov 05, 2015
1
Season 1 Jan 18, 2014
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1 - 1Congo's Jungle Railway Jan 18, 2014 -
1 - 2Australia's Outback Railway Jan 25, 2014 -
1 - 3India's Monsoon Railway Feb 01, 2014
0
Season 0 Dec 19, 2016
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0 - 1On the Xmas Express: War, Ore and Santa Dec 19, 2016
Overview
This week, Chris is in the Republic of the Congo to experience one of the greatest surviving African railways of the colonial era. Built by French colonists at a cost of tens of thousands of African lives, this railway connects the capital of Brazzaville, far inland on the Congo River, to the coast 310miles away. It has remained a vital lifeline for both people and freight in a country with few roads and thousands of square of miles of jungle. Since its opening in 1934, the Congolese have done everything in their power to keep the railway open, even during the civil wars of the 1990s when the railway was deliberately targeted by guerrillas. Chris sets off from the overcrowded station at the port of Pointe-Noire to travel through the jungle to Brazzaville. With a few stops along the way, Chris is prepared for a gruelling two-day journey. Six days and a whole series of setbacks later, he finally arrives at his destination.
Year 2019
Studio 5
Director
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Popularity 0.741
Language English
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