Ep. 6 - Waterworld

Impossible Railways

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Whether crossing the cyclone-prone Indian Ocean, travelling under the Bosphorus Strait directly through an earthquake zone, or carved through the sea cliffs of Italian Riviera, each of these railways has solved a seemingly impossible problem: to create some of the most dramatic train journeys in the world.

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Jul 11, 2019

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