The illness of a woman caused a Dutchman to build the famous railway line along and in the bed of the Rhine, also known as the Swiss Grand Canyon. The second pilot tells the story of banker Jan Willem Holsboer, who traveled to Davos in Switzerland in 1887 in connection with the health of his wife. He finally realized his life's work there, the Rhätische Bahn. Air Date : 13th-Dec-2000

Air Date : 15th-Nov-2000  Read More

The West Highland Railway, a railway line through impassable areas. The History of Stubborn Scots like Concrete Bob, who built a railway line, across Rannoch Moor, past Lochs and Ben Nevis, to Fort William and the Caledonian Canal. Air Date : 22nd-Nov-2000  Read More

Various older rail lines on the holiday island of Mallorca. From Palma de Mallorca to Inca inland. And from Palma to the coastal town of Sóller, right through gardens with orange trees and through the mountains with more than 70-year-old trains. In Sóller another ride with an old tram. Air Date : 29th-Nov-2000  Read More

The illness of a woman caused a Dutchman to build the famous railway line along and in the bed of the Rhine, also known as the Swiss Grand Canyon. The second pilot tells the story of banker Jan Willem Holsboer, who traveled to Davos in Switzerland in 1887 in connection with the health of his wife. He finally realized his life's work there, the Rhätische Bahn. Air Date : 13th-Dec-2000  Read More

This episode is about the narrow-gauge railway of the Furka Oberalp. Because of the snow, the narrow gauge line makes its way from Disentis over the high passes of the famous winter sports areas to Brig. Air Date : 20th-Dec-2000  Read More

The Brig-Visp-Zermatt Bahn. A train journey from the banks of the Rhone to the summit of the Gornergrat. A mountain railway that travels to an altitude of more than 3,000 meters, to the most famous mountain peak of the country, the Matterhorn. And a mountain village that turns into a center for mountain and winter sports. Air Date : 3rd-Jan-2001  Read More

White Pass & Yukon Railroad. The railway was built for the gold diggers of the Klondike and Yukon, who came to the biggest gold rush in history. The performance of Big Mike Heney, the designer, has been named one of the technical highlights of the last century. Air Date : 31st-Jan-2001  Read More

Montreux-Oberland-Bernois. He is often referred to as the Golden Pass Panoramic, the train connection between Montreux on Lake Geneva and Zweisimmen. This special narrow-gauge railway runs from the shores of the lake to the peaks of the Bernese Oberland. Air Date : 7th-Feb-2001  Read More