S3 E1 • Ice Train to Nowhere

Chris Tarrant heads to the Arctic to explore a railway which probably should never have been built, the Alaska Railroad. Constructed when the USA's largest state was barely populated, Chris wants to find out how and why it has become such a success.

Première diffusion : 31 octobre 2016

S3 E2 • Night Train to Patagonia

From Buenos Aires, Chris Tarrant heads to the Pampas lowlands, where he talks to local gauchos. In Bahia Blanca, four Falklands veterans share their opinion of Britain, before Chris takes in South America's beautiful Patagonia region.

Première diffusion : 7 novembre 2016

S3 E3 • The Diamond Railway

Chris Tarrant travels 1500 miles from Cape Town in South Africa across Botswana to the Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, following the route of a mind-bogglingly ambitious railway pioneered by controversial 19th century British Colonialist, Cecil Rhodes.

Première diffusion : 14 novembre 2016

S3 E4 • Trans-Caucasus Railway

Chris Tarrant travels on the historically Soviet Trans-Caucasus Railway, beginning in the Azerbaijani city of Baku before exploring the Geogian capital Tbilisi's vintage metro system, then a mountain rail bridge designed by Eiffel, and finally a tunnel reputed to be held together with egg yolk.

Première diffusion : 21 novembre 2016

S3 E5 • On the Xmas Express

Chris Tarrant takes a train trip through northern Scandinavia's winter wonderland, visiting the northern reaches of Norway, Sweden, Lapland and Finland. Included is a trip to the North Pole to visit a well-known resident.

Première diffusion : 19 décembre 2016