World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys
New Zealand
Season 2 Episode 5 of 7
New Zealand's Northern Explorer, the longest-running passenger service in the country. The train travels 423 miles along the historic North Island Main Trunk Line on a 12-hour voyage and the journey takes travellers through some of the most astonishing landscapes of the southern hemisphere from volcanoes to coast and from lava fields to unspoilt islands. Historians explain the history of the railway and tell the tale of the terrible tragedy at Tangiwai, when over 150 people were killed by a volcanic mudflow that hit the train. Narrated by Bill Nighy
World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys airs on 5SELECT at 9:00 AM, Monday 24 March. (Subtitles.)
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
Foreign Countries ➝ Expeditions
Nature ➝ Animals ➝ Environment
Bill Nighy
Narrator
Peter Gauvain
Producer
Clare Fisher
Series Producer
Tom Porter
Executive Producer