Series 2 episode 3 how some of our greatest railways have challenged engineerings finest minds in their efforts to conquer the planets waterways, including a tunnel beneath the english channel. Mar, 2016 railroad journeys around the world scotland questar entertainment. Series 1, episode 4 great continental railway journeys. No great continental rail journey would be complete without switzerland and this rail holiday allows you to enjoy the beauty of switzerlands cities, mountains and lakes from the comfort of the train. With purple, green and yellow ribbons flying, and sporting ankle bells, michael portillo is led a merry dance in stogumber, all in the name of fertility. Grand train tour of switzerlad, a new 60minute documentary, is the sequel to the telly awardwinning public television special coproduced by small world productions and kctsseattle. The tv presenter continues his travels along the worlds most challenging railways, setting out to reach the northernmost railway station on earth, inside russias arctic circle. The 5 best scenic train rides in switzerland lost in switzerland. The swiss railway system includes some of the most impressive engineering in the world travelling through valleys and mountain passes and past beautiful lakes and villages. Michael portillo hears how daphne du maurier captivated readers between the wars. In this episode we go to lauterbrunnen, murren and grindelwald. If youre familiar with the swiss rail journeys, a 15 episode series originally telecast on bbc and pbs, this isnt it. Great continental railway journeys is a british television documentary series presented by michael portillo.
Michael portillo travels on the great train routes of europe, as he retraces the journeys featured in george bradshaws 19 continental railway guide. The programme was first broadcast in 2010 on bbc two and has returned annually for a total of 11 series. Great british railway journeys series 9 is fantastic with train journeys from cromer to brownsea island and from whitland to the lizard and from hull to caernarfon with mr michael portillo plus one of the best bbc presenters all over the world and colourful blazers and nice shirts and colourful jeans to make him look very good on his history. The adventures continue with another set of rides, different destinations, and more swiss splendors.
Track great british railway journeys season 2 episodes. With the lowprice tickets from swiss travel system, your journey through switzerland will be stressfree. In short, everything that makes a ride on the bls lotschberg railway such a memorable experience. Bbc four indian hill railways episode 33 the kalka shimla. With the swiss travel pass you can travel flexibly and inexpensively in switzerland by train, bus and boat as a tourist or business passenger. Current itinerary revolves around lucerne, wengen and zermatt preliminary. Great continental railway journeys documentary sbs on demand. Swiss railway journeys the jungfrau railways on vimeo. Scenic journeys official ticketshop for swiss railway tickets. Swiss rail holidays escorted tours in switzerland great. Make unforgettable memories in europe, with a sleigh ride and two magnificent rail journeys. Swiss railway journeys series and episode guides tv from.
The rail travel in switzerland is efficient, easy to use, and connects the entire country. Great british railway journeys tv show season 2 episodes. During christrmas 2004, my wife and i went rail cruising on some of switzerlands most scenic routes in the alps with our new sony hdrfx1 camera. Scenic journeys official ticketshop for swiss railway. Season 5 episode 2 steered by his 19 railway guide, on this journey michael portillo explores the oncegreat empire of austriahungary, domain of the famous habsburg monarchs. Mortz, swiss rail journeys takes you through glorious mountain scenery and around breathtaking alpine lakes. Get a 50% discount on rail, bus and boat tickets for one month. Journey to the top of europe on the jungfrau railway, one of switzerland s favourite railways. Search results for great continental railway journeys.
The programme was first broadcast in 2010 on bbc two and has returned annually for a total of 11 series the series features portillo travelling around the railway networks of. Swiss classic rail journeys steam, cogs and stunning swiss mountain views. For the series he travels on the railway networks of continental europe while comparing how travel and its destinations have changed between the descriptions in his 19 copy of bradshaws continental railway guide and present day. We operate rail and hotel booking platforms for switzerland, a call centre in 6 languages and affiliated companies in london and stuttgart. The william tell express produced in cooperation with the swiss federal rails and the lake of lucerne navigation company, this program travels the william tell express, linking some of switzerland s most attractive regions. Home series swiss railway journeys official order season 1 episode 1 the albula line one of switzerland s most spectacular rail journeys from chur to st moritz with heartstopping mountain scenery and fascinating towns and villages en route. Well researched and filmed but is unfortunately starting to show its age.
In picturesque snowdonia, michael portillo braves the fastest zip. Benedict allen travels along the railway connecting kenya and uganda and searches for the source of the white nile. Ben okri travels by train from britain to greece via france, switzerland and italy. The stories of these iconic railways are told by those who travel on, work on and live beside them. Great british railway journeys is a bbc documentary series presented by michael portillo, a former conservative mp and cabinet minister who was instrumental in saving the settle to carlisle line from closure in 1989. You could do the golden pass if you move from wengen to zermatt via gstaad and montreux, but that might be a. Michael finds a surprise 19thcentury tea plantation in the west georgian countryside. Find out when swiss railway journeys is on tv, including 15072012. The further adventures of max the dog and his furry animal friends. Clive anderson travels from hong kong to ulaanbaatar in mongolia via changsha, shanghai, nanjing and beijing. Season 5 guide for great continental railway journeys tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. This episode starts in west virginia riding on two of their most historic steam railroadsthe cass scenic and durbin and the.
Great continental railway journeys is a british documentary written for television and presented by michael portillo. Switzerland, right in the middle of western europe, splices neatly into a multicountry trip by car or train. You will be impressed by the engineering excellence of the swiss rail network and your swiss pass allows you to explore more fully using. Watch great scenic railway journeys episodes online. Watch full episodes of swiss rail journeys and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. Train travel in switzerland swiss travel passes explained seat 61. Pdf format from the lonely planet website, from around. Ancient glaciers that have slowly taken shape over millennia, ageold mountain peaks, lakes you just cant help but dip your. On our tours, we travel on a few of the most spectacularly scenic journeys in switzerland.
Catch up on great continental railway journeys and watch. The most scenic is the bernina express, the part from st. Travel on the famous glacier express one of switzerland s best scenic train rides across the alps connecting two of the most popular resorts zermatt and st. Bbc two great british railway journeys episode guide. Season 6 guide for great continental railway journeys tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. Season 2 guide for great british railway journeys tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. We provide an easy access for tourists visiting switzerland. Volume 2 the railroad of switzerland cross some of the most spectacular and stunningly beautiful mountain landscapes in the world.
In a nation where a cup of coffee may cost more than a mcdonalds happy meal back home, the threevolume official timetable is an amazing bargain. Swiss railway series a great collection of railway films lasting approx 60 minutes excellent coverage of alpine railways in switzerland and the brunig line. Bbc two great continental railway journeys, series 1. Swiss rail journeys in snow christmas 2004 hd on vimeo. Watch mighty trains online full episodes of season 2 to. Great continental railway journeys tv show season 6. Swiss railway journeystravelchannel2 great series of journeys around switzerland. This is an epic 2,000mile adventure from moscow into arctic siberia, and begins with a marathon 19hour leg. The william tell express produced in cooperation with the swiss federal rails and the lake of lucerne navigation company, this program travels the william tell express, linking some of switzerlands most attractive regions. Top swiss railway journeys, scenic mountain rides, cable car excursions and postal bus tours bernina express in the puschlav valley theres no better way to explore this country than by taking at least one of the top swiss railway journeys and scenic mountain rides.
Embark on a winter adventure over the festive season, spending christmas beside lake como and new year in switzerland. Ayr to paisley great british railway journeys sbs on. Switzerland has the worlds best railroad system, as we demonstrate here. Swiss travel pass the allinoneticket for switzerland sbb. Actor bill nighy narrates as cameras follow trains travelling though some of the most scenic landscapes in the world. Great british railway journeys series 9 episodes episode guide. Same network and reductions as swiss travel pass you choose the travel days within a month. Switzerland rail holidays there is no more relaxing way to enjoy the magnificent scenery of the swiss alps than on a rail tour. For any swiss domestic journey you can just turn up, buy a ticket at the station and hop on. Leave meiringen behind and climb by cogwheel up the brunig pass. First stop is canton ticino where visitors can admire the italian influenced architecture before travelling high into the alps through densely wooded valleys to marvel at this spectacular mountain range. If youre familiar with the swiss rail journeys, a 15episode series originally telecast on bbc and pbs, this isnt it. For instance, the appenzell region is a likely gateway to germanys bavaria or austrias tirol.
The worlds most scenic railway journeys tv miniseries 2019. The dartmouth steam railway takes michael portillo to the home of agatha christie. Great continental railway journeys is a british television documentary series presented by. The glacier express is ironically named, and is often called the slowest express train in the world. To buy your timetable, go to the ticket counter in any swiss railway station and ask for the offizielles kursbuch, indicateur officiel, or orario ufficiale.
Great continental railway journeys tv show season 5. Swiss railway journeys season 1 episode 6 the brunig line part 2. So far as we know, those episodes, produced by a talented twoperson british team and featuring various journeys on individual trains and routes, are still only available on vhs. Railroad journeys around the world scotland youtube. Experience switzerland along the grand tour of switzerland with. The worlds most scenic railway journeys tv miniseries. Day 2 lucerne lugano train journey from lucerne to lugano. Bbc two great continental railway journeys, series 6. There are many beautiful sepia toned archive photographs showing the construction of the main transalpine routes, the gotthard, lotschberg and simplon as well as of old locomotives and rolling stock. Richard dreyfuss on gunsmoke 1973 part 2 by dreyfussfan. Great railway journeys, originally titled great railway journeys of the world, is a recurring series of travel documentaries produced by bbc television. The train descends to the lush lakelands of central switzerland to look at baroque churches and the ancient openair parliament. Routes include the bernina express, glacier express, montblanc express, golden pass line etc. Episode and series guides for swiss railway journeys.
It is the storybook image of a swiss town, abounding in cobblestoned streets, spires and turrets, covered bridges, frescoed houses and fountains. Aug 19, 2015 in this episode we go to lauterbrunnen, murren and grindelwald. Swiss railway journeys the jungfrau railways trailer. Katra to jammu tawi train journey onboard swaraj express. Swiss railway journeys is a captivating series showcasing the beautiful swiss countryside as seen from its immaculate railways. Track great continental railway journeys season 6 episodes. The premise of each programme is that the presenter, typically a wellknown figure from the arts or media, would make a journey by train, usually through a country or to a destination to which they had a personal connection. It sees portillo travel on the railway networks of continental europe, referring to his 19 copy of bradshaws continental railway guide, as he describes how the various destinations have changed since edwardian times. Box set the railroad of switzerland cross some of the most spectacular and stunningly beautiful mountain landscapes in the world. The first series was originally broadcast on bbc two in 2012, and. The best swiss railway journeys and mountain rides by. Home series swiss railway journeys official order season 1 episode 1 the albula line one of switzerlands most spectacular rail journeys from chur to st moritz with heartstopping mountain scenery and fascinating towns and villages en route. Great british railway journeys on tv series 9 episode 9. Hi, we are considering adding one of the train journeys as part of our 10day switzerland trip in augsep.
Michael portillo travels from the swiss alps to the shores of lake geneva. He visits a celebrated edwardian garden at hestercombe to discover the fruits of an unusual partnership. Italian christmas and swiss new year great rail journeys. Track great continental railway journeys season 5 episodes. Grand train tour of switzerland real rail adventures. Search results for great continental railway journeys sbs. Combine with a swiss rail card from to get the best out of your holiday to switzerland. This is swiss railway journeys the jungfrau railways by calin adamu. Arrive lucerne by train in 1st class from swiss border or airport rail station. Collect quality railway dvds with daves railway films. Were a company owned by the swiss railways sbb, regional swiss railway companies, the swiss hotel association and switzerland tourism.