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Secrets of the Railways

Many of the world's most spectacular railways are surrounded by mysterious stories, tales and sagas. But these back stories have been lost to the passing years and are now unknown even to those using the railways daily.

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A railway line in the middle of
nowhere - Secrets of the Railways

A railway line in the middle of nowhere

A railway that carves its way
through the wilds of Alaska - Secrets of the Railways

A railway that carves its way through the wilds of Alaska

This is the Kiruna
to Narvik railway line - Secrets of the Railways

This is the Kiruna to Narvik railway line

In this series, we explore some of
the greatest railways in the world - Secrets of the Railways

In this series, we explore some of the greatest railways in ...

This is the Tablelands
railway network - Secrets of the Railways

This is the Tablelands railway network

In this series, we explore some
of the greatest railways - Secrets of the Railways

In this series, we explore some of the greatest railways

This is the White Pass and
Yukon Route, - Secrets of the Railways

This is the White Pass and Yukon Route,

In this series, we explore some
of the greatest railways - Secrets of the Railways

In this series, we explore some of the greatest railways

In this series, we explore some of
the greatest railways in the world, - Secrets of the Railways

In this series, we explore some of the greatest railways in ...

This is the Harz Mountain Railway,
and here is its hidden story. - Secrets of the Railways

This is the Harz Mountain Railway, and here is its hidden st...

In this series, - Secrets of the Railways

In this series,

{\an5}Out in the fjords of Northern Norway
lies a railway line - Secrets of the Railways

{\an5}Out in the fjords of Northern Norway lies a railway li...

{\an8}The Liverpool to Manchester Railway - Secrets of the Railways

{\an8}The Liverpool to Manchester Railway

This line is built in one of the
most remote parts of the world. - Secrets of the Railways

This line is built in one of the most remote parts of the wo...

At the heart of the trans-Pyrenean
line is a deserted building - Secrets of the Railways

At the heart of the trans-Pyrenean line is a deserted buildi...

Yukon, Canada - - Secrets of the Railways

Yukon, Canada -

{\an8}The Tablelands line is serious
railway building. - Secrets of the Railways

{\an8}The Tablelands line is serious railway building.

Canfranc is in
the middle of nowhere. - Secrets of the Railways

Canfranc is in the middle of nowhere.

Every day, deep in the heart of
modern Germany, - Secrets of the Railways

Every day, deep in the heart of modern Germany,

Imagine trying to survey when you
cannot see the sky. - Secrets of the Railways

Imagine trying to survey when you cannot see the sky.

{\an5}You've got to get a sense of
the scale of Canfranc - - Secrets of the Railways

{\an5}You've got to get a sense of the scale of Canfran...

On a wet, horrible day, - Secrets of the Railways

On a wet, horrible day,

Opened in 1900,
the White Pass and Yukon Route - Secrets of the Railways

Opened in 1900, the White Pass and Yukon Route

It is basically a mecca for steam
railway enthusiasts the world over. - Secrets of the Railways

It is basically a mecca for steam railway enthusiasts the wo...

It sprung up out of nowhere at the
turn of the 20th century - Secrets of the Railways

It sprung up out of nowhere at the turn of the 20th century

If you're taking that train ride
on the Harz Mountain Railway, - Secrets of the Railways

If you're taking that train ride on the Harz Mountain R...

The Harz Narrow Gauge Railway
network comprises of three lines... - Secrets of the Railways

The Harz Narrow Gauge Railway network comprises of three lin...

These two countries are
France and Spain. - Secrets of the Railways

These two countries are France and Spain.

Hidden under the canopy, thousands
of holes lead - Secrets of the Railways

Hidden under the canopy, thousands of holes lead

Those mountains have been crossed
by the bravest adventurers - Secrets of the Railways

Those mountains have been crossed by the bravest adventurers

Duncan Ray is a local adventurer. - Secrets of the Railways

Duncan Ray is a local adventurer.

If you really want to understand why
this railway line is so important, - Secrets of the Railways

If you really want to understand why this railway line is so...

The Pyrenees is THE natural border - Secrets of the Railways

The Pyrenees is THE natural border

Today, we think of Narvik as being
this somewhat obscure port - Secrets of the Railways

Today, we think of Narvik as being this somewhat obscure por...

With up to 15 vintage locomotives
still in daily use, - Secrets of the Railways

With up to 15 vintage locomotives still in daily use,

Two lines were built at the turn
of the 20th century - - Secrets of the Railways

Two lines were built at the turn of the 20th century -

We tend to think of the Second
World War as quite - Secrets of the Railways

We tend to think of the Second World War as quite

The answer lies within the
history of Germany itself. - Secrets of the Railways

The answer lies within the history of Germany itself.

Today, the abandoned station is a
testament to its former glory, - Secrets of the Railways

Today, the abandoned station is a testament to its former gl...

{\an8}Australia, of course, was right
in the forefront of this war, - Secrets of the Railways

{\an8}Australia, of course, was right in the forefront of th...

Brittany Masloski, known in Skagway
as "Dakota Panning", - Secrets of the Railways

Brittany Masloski, known in Skagway as "Dakota Panning&...

Jonathan Diaz is a French retired
bus driver who used to travel - Secrets of the Railways

Jonathan Diaz is a French retired bus driver who used to tra...

You can go all the way back to 1841 - Secrets of the Railways

You can go all the way back to 1841

{\an5}TRANSLATION: Now you can see,
there's tree's growing inside. - Secrets of the Railways

{\an5}TRANSLATION: Now you can see, there's tree's...

What's really important about
the story of this railway line - Secrets of the Railways

What's really important about the story of this railway...

In the winter of 2000, - Secrets of the Railways

In the winter of 2000,

Away from the public eye, - Secrets of the Railways

Away from the public eye,

TRANSLATION: I had gone for a walk
after a two-hour drive. - Secrets of the Railways

TRANSLATION: I had gone for a walk after a two-hour drive.

What he found was a clue to one
of the most important questions - Secrets of the Railways

What he found was a clue to one of the most important questi...

The Harz in central Germany was
an area rich with minerals - Secrets of the Railways

The Harz in central Germany was an area rich with minerals

..and were moving into the Pacific. - Secrets of the Railways

..and were moving into the Pacific.

The reason for this lethal attack
lies in the ground at the other end - Secrets of the Railways

The reason for this lethal attack lies in the ground at the ...

TRANSLATION: I took a handful of
papers, and luckily enough, - Secrets of the Railways

TRANSLATION: I took a handful of papers, and luckily enough,

The mineral had been discovered in
Kiruna in the 17th century. - Secrets of the Railways

The mineral had been discovered in Kiruna in the 17th centur...

There was a line drawn across
Brisbane called the Brisbane Line. - Secrets of the Railways

There was a line drawn across Brisbane called the Brisbane L...

Unbelievably, what Jonathan had
found was official documentation - Secrets of the Railways

Unbelievably, what Jonathan had found was official documenta...

..and this called for building works
on a massive scale. - Secrets of the Railways

..and this called for building works on a massive scale.

{\an8}But what made the journey so slow
between these two northern cities? - Secrets of the Railways

{\an8}But what made the journey so slow between these two no...

In addition to the railway line and
the towns of Kiruna and Narvik, - Secrets of the Railways

In addition to the railway line and the towns of Kiruna and ...

Rewind to the mid 19th century, - Secrets of the Railways

Rewind to the mid 19th century,

{\an8}The tin ore was contained in the
granite rocks surrounding the area, - Secrets of the Railways

{\an8}The tin ore was contained in the granite rocks surroun...

The towns and villages served by
this railway also hold - Secrets of the Railways

The towns and villages served by this railway also hold

Nowadays, the modern road follows
the train tracks. - Secrets of the Railways

Nowadays, the modern road follows the train tracks.

One of the techniques at the time
was to insert explosives into a hole - Secrets of the Railways

One of the techniques at the time was to insert explosives i...

But these works had a price. - Secrets of the Railways

But these works had a price.

The Harz region has a deep
connection into the subconscious - Secrets of the Railways

The Harz region has a deep connection into the subconscious

A railway line was the answer. - Secrets of the Railways

A railway line was the answer.

The problem was that the French
side of the Pyrenees - Secrets of the Railways

The problem was that the French side of the Pyrenees

The line was opened in 1903. - Secrets of the Railways

The line was opened in 1903.

So, how did the early 20th century
engineers cope with the mountains' - Secrets of the Railways

So, how did the early 20th century engineers cope with the m...

The main reason for the
Harz being a central point - Secrets of the Railways

The main reason for the Harz being a central point

The electric trains were better on
slopes than steam-powered ones. - Secrets of the Railways

The electric trains were better on slopes than steam-powered...

Despite the hardships that lay
ahead, the lure of the gold - Secrets of the Railways

Despite the hardships that lay ahead, the lure of the gold

But if the weather was one obstacle, - Secrets of the Railways

But if the weather was one obstacle,

Potentially, this seemed to have
find some sort of echo in Germany. - Secrets of the Railways

Potentially, this seemed to have find some sort of echo in G...

This is one of the dangers
in the rainforest. - Secrets of the Railways

This is one of the dangers in the rainforest.

The Gold Rush had a massive impact
on places like Skagway. - Secrets of the Railways

The Gold Rush had a massive impact on places like Skagway.

Landowners didn't want a railway
invading their private land. - Secrets of the Railways

Landowners didn't want a railway invading their private...

The solution was to build a bridge
with an explosive secret. - Secrets of the Railways

The solution was to build a bridge with an explosive secret.

The spiral tunnel was ingenious,
but labour-intensive. - Secrets of the Railways

The spiral tunnel was ingenious, but labour-intensive.

The Norddal Bridge... - Secrets of the Railways

The Norddal Bridge...

But the crown jewel of the
trans-Pyrenean's construction - Secrets of the Railways

But the crown jewel of the trans-Pyrenean's constructio...

{\an8}There are two histories to the land
in that part of Australia. - Secrets of the Railways

{\an8}There are two histories to the land in that part of Au...

However, there was a problem
from the beginning. - Secrets of the Railways

However, there was a problem from the beginning.

In the end, Parliament
rejected the bill. - Secrets of the Railways

In the end, Parliament rejected the bill.

The painting takes inspiration
from Faust, - Secrets of the Railways

The painting takes inspiration from Faust,

The authorities were going
to need help. - Secrets of the Railways

The authorities were going to need help.

The Norddal Bridge goes over
a bit of water - Secrets of the Railways

The Norddal Bridge goes over a bit of water

Despite knowledge of the French
gauge, the Spanish had built their - Secrets of the Railways

Despite knowledge of the French gauge, the Spanish had built...

A secretive character
with unknown origins - Secrets of the Railways

A secretive character with unknown origins

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Many of the world's most spectacular railways are surrounded by mysterious stories, tales and sagas. But these back stories have been lost to the passing years and are now unknown even to those using the railways daily.

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Genre: documentary

Year: 2019

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Released: 18 Jun 2019

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