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However, there was a problem
from the beginning. The tracks didn't match in size. The French on their standard gauge,
and the Spanish on a slightly broader gauge meant that trains
couldn't pass straight through. Everything stopped - this was
basically a great, big border. Yeah, it was a trans-Pyrenean
railway, but actually, it was two railways
which stopped in the middle
from the beginning. The tracks didn't match in size. The French on their standard gauge,
and the Spanish on a slightly broader gauge meant that trains
couldn't pass straight through. Everything stopped - this was
basically a great, big border. Yeah, it was a trans-Pyrenean
railway, but actually, it was two railways
which stopped in the middle
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However, there was a problem
from the beginning.
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The tracks didn't match in size.
00:00:08.048 --> 00:00:12.004
The French on their standard gauge,
and the Spanish on a slightly
00:00:12.044 --> 00:00:16.044
broader gauge meant that trains
couldn't pass straight through.
00:00:16.048 --> 00:00:20.096
Everything stopped - this was
basically a great, big border.
00:00:21.000 --> 00:00:23.068
Yeah, it was a trans-Pyrenean
railway, but actually,
00:00:23.072 --> 00:00:26.012
it was two railways
which stopped in the middle.
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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.
