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The Pyrenees is THE natural border but it's also a very tough border
to get across. The trans-Pyrenean route took
a long time to build. It was fraught with danger
and difficult obstacles. Crossing the Pyrenees is a landmark
in engineering history. An incredible achievement. But it turned out not to be
an amazing success
to get across. The trans-Pyrenean route took
a long time to build. It was fraught with danger
and difficult obstacles. Crossing the Pyrenees is a landmark
in engineering history. An incredible achievement. But it turned out not to be
an amazing success
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The Pyrenees is THE natural border
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but it's also a very tough border
to get across.
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The trans-Pyrenean route took
a long time to build.
00:00:11.092 --> 00:00:15.048
It was fraught with danger
and difficult obstacles.
00:00:15.052 --> 00:00:19.064
Crossing the Pyrenees is a landmark
in engineering history.
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An incredible achievement.
00:00:21.088 --> 00:00:24.072
But it turned out not to be
an amazing success.
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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.