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In fact, the truth is that the
Spanish started building their railway system in 1848 - 80 years before the
trans-Pyrenean line was opened. When the Canfranc Station was being
built, the Spanish actually wanted to encourage a good relationship
between the two countries. But they already had their train
tracks in place, which were of a different gauge
to the French
Spanish started building their railway system in 1848 - 80 years before the
trans-Pyrenean line was opened. When the Canfranc Station was being
built, the Spanish actually wanted to encourage a good relationship
between the two countries. But they already had their train
tracks in place, which were of a different gauge
to the French
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In fact, the truth is that the
Spanish started building
00:00:04.048 --> 00:00:07.024
their railway system in 1848 -
00:00:07.028 --> 00:00:09.092
80 years before the
trans-Pyrenean line was opened.
00:00:12.088 --> 00:00:17.998
When the Canfranc Station was being
built, the Spanish actually wanted
00:00:17.012 --> 00:00:21.004
to encourage a good relationship
between the two countries.
00:00:21.044 --> 00:00:24.004
But they already had their train
tracks in place,
00:00:24.044 --> 00:00:26.072
which were of a different gauge
to the French.
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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.