Rail Away Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• Cuba

  Seaside resorts; countryside; Pinar del Rio; tobacco plantations.

• Denmark and Sweden

  Train boards an enormous ferry; a glassworks; a weaving mill; wood carvings.

• Eastern & Oriental Express

  A 2,000-mile journey through Southeast Asia; bridge on the River Kwai.

• Finland

  A modern steam locomotive; Central Station in Helsinki; woodworking industry; boat builders; castles; operatic performance.

• Greece

  The Peloponnese; architecture; archaeological sites; Mount Olympus.

• India

  The Royal Orient line; temples; wildlife reserves.

• Orient Express

  The Orient Express runs from London to Venice; the Jungfrau Mountain.

• Portugal

  Interaction between railroad and river; the River Douro; small vineyards; port cellars.

• Scotland

  The Highlands of Scotland; whiskey distilleries; Edinburgh and Glasgow; shrimpers.

• Spain

  A train winds through Andalusia; Puerta de Atocha in Madrid.

• Sri Lanka

  The crowded city of Colombo; tea leaves; old steam locomotive; herd of bathing elephants.

• Tunisia

  Tunisia's rail network; cave dwellers and desert nomads; African culture.

• United States

  A cog railway; Pikes Peak; the California Zephyr; the ancient Loop Railroad.