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But if the weather was one obstacle, there was another, more human,
threat on the mind of the railway engineers. At the time of construction, the enemy of the Norwegian people
are actually the Russians. At the beginning of the 20th
century, Finland was part of the Russian
Empire and building a railway line across Sweden and Norway
exposed both countries to a potential threat. In peacetime, you hope for the best. But in the back of everybody's mind was the fact that this railway line
could be used in a time of war and they needed a get-out clause
threat on the mind of the railway engineers. At the time of construction, the enemy of the Norwegian people
are actually the Russians. At the beginning of the 20th
century, Finland was part of the Russian
Empire and building a railway line across Sweden and Norway
exposed both countries to a potential threat. In peacetime, you hope for the best. But in the back of everybody's mind was the fact that this railway line
could be used in a time of war and they needed a get-out clause
Full Transcript
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But if the weather was one obstacle,
00:00:03.076 --> 00:00:06.072
there was another, more human,
threat on the mind
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of the railway engineers.
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At the time of construction,
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the enemy of the Norwegian people
are actually the Russians.
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At the beginning of the 20th
century,
00:00:19.064 --> 00:00:23.056
Finland was part of the Russian
Empire and building a railway line
00:00:23.006 --> 00:00:27.999
across Sweden and Norway
exposed both countries
00:00:27.998 --> 00:00:28.068
to a potential threat.
00:00:30.004 --> 00:00:32.028
In peacetime, you hope for the best.
00:00:32.032 --> 00:00:34.002
But in the back of everybody's mind
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was the fact that this railway line
could be used in a time of war
00:00:38.016 --> 00:00:40.052
and they needed a get-out clause.
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Movie Summary
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.
