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The Best Episodes of Impossible Railways

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Impossible Railways Season 1 Episode 5 - Waterworld
    8.5/10(7 votes)

    #1 - Waterworld

    S1:E5

    Since the dawn of the 19th century, rail networks have overcome almost all nature can throw at them. But there's one environment that's their nemesis: water. Some of the world's greatest Railways have challenged engineering's greatest minds in their efforts to conquer our ‘water worlds'. Whether crossing the cyclone-prone Indian Ocean, travelling under the Bosphorus Strait directly through an earthquake zone, or carved through the sea cliffs of Italian Riviera, each railway has solved a seemingly impossible problem: to create some of the most dramatic train journeys in the world.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Impossible Railways Season 1 Episode 6 - Need For Speed
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #2 - Need For Speed

    S1:E6

    For over 150 years, railways have pushed engineering to its limits, in order to open up the world. Trains can now travel further, and climb higher, than ever before. But for train engineers, it's the need for speed that has inspired the greatest innovations of all. Trains can now reach previously inconceivable speeds, and record-breaking railways cross the globe. From mighty powered steam trains, super-sonic rocket sleds and trains that seemingly fly above their guideways; this episode investigates the incredible engineering breakthroughs that have made these trains go faster than ever thought possible.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Impossible Railways Season 1 Episode 3 - Crossing Chasms
    7.7/10(8 votes)

    #3 - Crossing Chasms

    S1:E3

    Railways encounter a multitude of challenges, but among the most demanding of them all comes when faced with crossing the valleys, waterways and canyons that often stand in the way of their progress. This episode of the brilliant documentary series investigates how the most incredible bridges from around the world help to solve a series of spanning problems. From Scotland's iconic Forth Bridge to a vertigo-inducing viaduct in rural New Zealand and an innovative mechanical lift span in Staten Island New York, they each demonstrate an inspired engineering solution that allow trains to overcome any obstacles that might stand in their way.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Impossible Railways Season 1 Episode 1 - Urban Adventures
    7.6/10(9 votes)

    #4 - Urban Adventures

    S1:E1

    Every day cities around the world rely on the railway to keep them moving. Whether it's commuters travelling to work, tourists seeing the sights or goods going to market, trains take care of them all. This episode takes a closer look at the planet's most incredible metropolitan railways and explores how they help us solve our distinctly urban problems.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Impossible Railways Season 1 Episode 4 - Reaching New Heights
    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #5 - Reaching New Heights

    S1:E4

    Mountains are one the greatest challenges a railway can face. Tough climbs, perilous ascents and extreme weather conditions, have all posed seemingly impossible problems. Daring railway engineering has conquered Earth's greatest ranges, to create some of the most innovative railways on the planet. From tunnelling through the mighty Swiss Alps, clearing the snow bound rails in California's Sierra Nevada, to a 19th Century engineering masterpiece, that conquers a near vertical cliff face in Southern Australia, this episode investigates the solutions that have made these remarkable journeys possible.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Impossible Railways Season 1 Episode 2 - Into The Wild
    6.8/10(9 votes)

    #6 - Into The Wild

    S1:E2

    From the planet's deepest jungles to its sprawling deserts and mightiest mountains, railways have been instrumental in helping us conquer them all. This episode explores the wilderness lines that have pushed the frontiers of human endeavour into previously unknown territories, solving a set of complex problems along the way. Whether it's a vast canyon spanning trestle bridge in the depths of the San Diego desert, a train that travels through a mountain to reach one of Switzerland's most imposing peaks or the incredible story of prisoners of war battling to build a now infamous jungle railway, they all exist as proof that engineers can overcome the very wildest challenges on Earth.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Impossible Railways Season 2 Episode 1 - Extreme Wilderness
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #7 - Extreme Wilderness

    S2:E1

    The wilderness lines that have pushed the frontiers of human endeavour into previously unknown territories, solving a set of complex problems along the way.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Impossible Railways Season 2 Episode 2 - Building Bridges
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - Building Bridges

    S2:E2

    Since their rise in the 19th Century, railways have been at the forefront of modern engineering and transport, conquering dizzying altitudes, wilderness, seas and cities.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Impossible Railways Season 2 Episode 3 - Into the Blue
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - Into the Blue

    S2:E3

    Engineering that has overcome some of the greatest mountain ranges to create innovative railways, including a tunnel in the Swiss Alps and a zig-zag railway in Ecuador.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Impossible Railways Season 2 Episode 4 - City Limits
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - City Limits

    S2:E4

    How some of our greatest railways have challenged engineering's finest minds in their efforts to conquer the planet's waterways, including a tunnel beneath the English Channel.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Impossible Railways Season 2 Episode 5 - Full Throttle
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Full Throttle

    S2:E5

    A look at the planet's most incredible metropolitan railways, and how they help people solve distinctly urban problems. Including a project to upgrade New York's transit system.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Impossible Railways Season 2 Episode 6 - The Sky's the Limit
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - The Sky's the Limit

    S2:E6

    The engineering breakthroughs that allow trains to go faster than ever thought possible, including technology that allows trains to navigate the winding mountains of Spain at speed.

    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Waterworld" is the best rated episode of "Impossible Railways". It scored 8.5/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/20/2018. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Need For Speed".