Mighty Trains Season 3 Episodes

Episode 1

Thai Rail and Death Railway

44 mins

Travel abroad the colourful trains of the State Railway of Thailand and explore the famed Death Railway; the trains travel through ancient areas, historical tunnels, and raging rivers.

Episode 2

Rovos Railway

44 mins

South Africa's most luxurious train - Rovos Rail - travel from Pretoria to Cape Town in classic cars pulled by a series of steam, diesel and electric locomotives.

Episode 3

Bernina Express

44 mins

Teddy travels on the famous Bernina Express from Chur, Switzerland to Tirano, Italy in winter. The scenery is spectacular and there are many precautions the train crew have to take to prevent avalanches and ice falling from inside tunnels which could pierce the windshield. A guide explains about the corkscrew tunnels along the route.

Episode 4

Indian Pacific

The Indian Pacific is a four-day, 4,352 kilometre Sydney to Perth transcontinental journey across Australia, a trip which features the world's longest straight stretch of railway and steepest incline.

Episode 5

Bergen & Nordland Lines

44 mins

This route is from Oslo to Bergen, passing through 182 tunnels; Nordland Line transports passengers and freight; Flam Railway boasts one of the steepest railway climbs on earth.

Episode 6

Frecciarossa 1000 & Italo EVO

In-depth comparison of two different high-speed rail lines running in Italy, one of which is publicly owned and the other of which is privately owned. The episode also explores how the tracks are maintained using drones. It looks at maintenance of all the infrastructure and avoiding disruption of service. They also show how the Italo Evo train was designed.