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Rewind to the mid 19th century, when the railway was only
a pipe dream. There were already lines going
inside the Pyrenees, getting to France and to Spain. But they needed a faster route
to get between Paris and Madrid. And this, they decided,
was the way of doing it. Right across the top. Going through these mountains,
going up to the valleys. Build it, they must, they thought -
and build it, they did
a pipe dream. There were already lines going
inside the Pyrenees, getting to France and to Spain. But they needed a faster route
to get between Paris and Madrid. And this, they decided,
was the way of doing it. Right across the top. Going through these mountains,
going up to the valleys. Build it, they must, they thought -
and build it, they did
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Rewind to the mid 19th century,
00:00:03.084 --> 00:00:05.076
when the railway was only
a pipe dream.
00:00:07.076 --> 00:00:11.024
There were already lines going
inside the Pyrenees,
00:00:11.028 --> 00:00:13.044
getting to France and to Spain.
00:00:13.048 --> 00:00:17.002
But they needed a faster route
to get between Paris and Madrid.
00:00:17.024 --> 00:00:19.052
And this, they decided,
was the way of doing it.
00:00:19.056 --> 00:00:21.072
Right across the top.
00:00:21.076 --> 00:00:24.032
Going through these mountains,
going up to the valleys.
00:00:24.036 --> 00:00:27.024
Build it, they must, they thought -
and build it, they did.
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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.
