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    Rail Away Season 1 Episode 1 - United States: Manitou - Pikes Peak & Denver - Glenwood Springs & Georgetown - Silver Plume
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    Series about striking railways in the world. Each episode travels along a number of special locations, where the train serves as a guide and there is also attention for the landscape and culture.

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  2. Rail Away Season 1 Episode 2 - Portugal: Pinhão - Peso da Régua - Lousado - Porto
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    "The interplay between rail and river." That is the theme of the tour along the Douro. The Douro valley is world famous for its port. In the past, port boats sailed along this river to the city of Porto. Now trains, both modern and antique locs, perform this task.

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  3. Rail Away Season 1 Episode 3 - Sri Lanka: Galle - Hikkaduwa - Colombo - Kandy - Nanu Oya
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    The rails wind their way through the humid tropics to beautiful temples and busy cities, including the capital Colombo. An old steam locomotive collapses during a mountain trip, where travelers come face to face with a herd of bathing elephants.

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  4. Rail Away Season 1 Episode 4 - Denmark & Sweden: Kopenhagen - Helsingborg - Göteborg - Stockholm - Luleå
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    179/5000 In this episode a train journey through Denmark and Sweden. The journey runs from the Danish capital Copenhagen to the Swedish port of Helsingborg, Gothenburg, Stockholm and Lulea.

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  5. Rail Away Season 1 Episode 5 - Eastern & Oriental Express: Singapore - Butterworth - Penang - Bangkok - River Kwai - Ayutthaya
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    The Eastern & Oriental Express makes a journey of more than 3500 kilometers through Southeast Asia, from Singapore to Bangkok. It is one of the world's most luxurious train routes. The final destination of this trip is the bridge over the River Kwai.

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  6. Rail Away Season 1 Episode 6 - Orient-Express: London - Folkestone - Boulogne - Paris - Interlaken - Jungfraujoch - Venice
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    The train of Agatha Christie and Hercule Poirot. This extremely luxurious train was the favorite means of transport for the rich to travel from London to Venice for a century. After a restoration a few years ago, the train was fully restored to its former glory.

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  7. Rail Away Season 1 Episode 7 - India: Delhi - Agra - Taj Mahal - Udaipur - Jaipur
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    In this episode a train journey through the northwest of India. From Delhi to Agra, to Chittaurgarh, Udaipur, Palitana and Jaipur.

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  8. Rail Away Season 1 Episode 8 - Greece: Kalavryta - Diakofto - Athens - Cyclades - Thessaloniki
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    This train journey takes us past masterpieces in the architecture of antiquity. The beautiful mountain country passes by. Various archaeological sites are visited in Athens. Along Mount Olympus, people travel to Thessaloniki to view the most recent excavations.

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  9. Rail Away Season 1 Episode 9 - Cuba: Matanzas - Havana - Pinar del Río
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    The journey starts in the modern, tourist resorts by the sea, including a stop in Havana, the island's capital. A beautiful and fascinating country, swinging to the rumba rhythm. The final station is Pinar del Rio, where thousands of Cubans work on the tobacco plantations.

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  10. Rail Away Season 1 Episode 10 - Spain: Madrid - Seville - Granada - Jerez
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    Series about striking railways in the world. Each episode travels along a number of special locations, where the train serves as a guide and there is also attention for the landscape and culture.

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  11. Rail Away Season 1 Episode 11 - Scotland: East to West Coast: Berwick - Edinburgh - Glasgow - Fort William - Mallaig
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    This time attention for the Scottish Highlands. Via Berwick, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Fort William, Mallaig and the famous whiskey distilleries the journey leads to the shrimp fishermen on the west coast. During the tour, the history and culture of the country are told and attention is paid to the various sights. INTERVIEWS with: - train traveler about shopping with the train; - George McKenzie (distillery) on the importance of the waterfall's water for whiskey distilleries; - Robin Purdon, driver, about the steam train that is used in the summer months.

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  12. Rail Away Season 1 Episode 12 - Tunisia: Sidi Bou Said - Tunis - Sousse - El Djem - Sfax - Gabès
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    In this episode a train journey through Tunisia. The journey runs from Sidi Bou Saïd, to Tunis, Sousse, El Djem, Sfax, Gabès.

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  13. Rail Away Season 1 Episode 13 - Finland: The South-East: Helsinki - Riihimäki - Kouvola - Parikkala - Savonlinna
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    The land of a thousand lakes is perfect to discover by train. With a beautiful steam locomotive we depart from the magnificent Central Station in Helsinki through the dense Finnish forests. Authentic shipyards, saunas and an enchanted castle are visited.

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  14. Rail Away Season 2 Episode 1 - United states: Los Angeles - Santa Monica - San Luis Obispo - San Francisco - Sacramento
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    With the "Coast Starlight" from Amtrack a train journey is made along the coast of California. The journey goes from Los Angeles, with a visit to the seaside town of Santa Monica and Hollywood, to San Luis Obispo and then to San Francisco with the Golden Gate Bridge, where with one of the oldest and shortest cable railways is the "Angels Flight", and the famous Cable Cars. The end point of the trip is Sacramento where the sea lions are visited and the Union Pacific Railroad makes a trip along the Sacramento River.

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  15. Rail Away Season 2 Episode 2 - Norway: Oslo - Holmenkollen - Myrdal - Flåm - Bergen
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    The starting point of this trip is Oslo, where a visit is made to a ski jumping competition in Holmenkollen and to the sculpture park with work by Gustav Vigeland. From Myrdal a trip to Flam with the Aurlandfjord. From Myrdal to Flam, the train descends zigzagging 865 meters and passes twenty tunnels. The city of Bergen is the end point of the journey.

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  16. Rail Away Season 2 Episode 3 - Canada: Vancouver - Kamloops - Banff
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    The starting point of this trip with the Rocky Mountaineer starts in the most westerly state of Canada: British Columbia and goes via Vancouver to the gold digger place Kamloops. From there it goes further to Banff, which is a thousand kilometers to the east. This place has grown from a small railway village to the heart of the Rocky Mountains.

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  17. Rail Away Season 2 Episode 4 - Ireland: Killarney - Kildare - Dublin - Belfast - Portrush
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    Starting point is Killarney with the Radio train (special wagons in which disc jockeys provide music) via Kildare to Dublin. A trip to Dublin is made with the DART train. Continue with the intercity to Belfast and to Portrush with the Portrush Flyer.

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  18. Rail Away Season 2 Episode 5 - Romania: Bucharest - Ploiesti - Sinaia - Brașov - Vatra Dornei
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    The journey goes with the CFR (the national railway company of Romania) from Bucharest via Ploiesti, Sinaia, Brasov to Vatra Dornei.

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  19. Rail Away Season 2 Episode 6 - The Netherlands: Medemblik - Hoorn - Amsterdam - IJmuiden - The Hague - Maastricht - Schin op Geul - Kerkrade
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    The trip goes from Medemblik with the steam train to Hoorn, then with the Dutch Railways, via the bulb fields of Noord-Holland, to Amsterdam. From Amsterdam with the "Kennemer beach express" from Lovers Rail to IJmuiden. Then via The Hague to Maastricht with the Dutch Railways. Then to Schin op Geul and with a steam train over the Miljoenenlijntje to Kerkrade.

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  20. Rail Away Season 2 Episode 7 - Australia: Sydney - Broken Hill - Adelaide
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    In the first part of the long route from Sydney to Perth the journey first goes from the outskirts of Sydney with the Zig Zag Railway through the mountains of The Blue Mountains. Then the tour starts with the Indian Pacific from Sydney via Broken Hill to Adelaide where a boat trip is made to Kangaroo Island.

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  21. Rail Away Season 2 Episode 8 - Australia: Adelaide - Kalgoorlie - Perth
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    In the second part of the long route from Sydney to Perth the journey goes from Adelaide via Kalgoorlie to Perth. With the tourist train Steam Ranger, the journey from Goolwa (near Adelaide) to the seaside resort of Victoria Harbor is undertaken. The journey then takes the horse-drawn tram to Granite Island and the Murray River is visited, after which the journey with Indian Pacific continues to the gold-digger town of Kalgoorlie. The last part of the trip goes to Perth and Freemantle.

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  22. Rail Away Season 2 Episode 9 - Switzerland: Lucerne - Vitznau - Flüelen - Göschenen - Bellinzona - Locarno - Ponte Brolla
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    In this episode the journey goes from Lucerne by paddle boat to Vitznau; up the Rigi mountain with a cog railway; then continue with the paddle boat to Flüelen; then by train to Göschenen; there with a steam train over the Furka pass; then by train via Bellinzona to Locarno; there by train into the hinterland to the Swiss-Italian border region.

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  23. Rail Away Season 2 Episode 10 - Peru: Juliaca - Cuzco - Machu Picchu
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    Train journey from Juliaca via Cuzco to the ancient Inca ruins of Machu Picchu.

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  24. Rail Away Season 2 Episode 11 - United Kingdom: Edinburgh - Alnmouth - York - Cranmore - London
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    Train journey from Edinburgh via Alnmouth, York and Cranmore to London with the luxurious train The Royal Scotsman.

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  25. Rail Away Season 2 Episode 12 - South Africa: Pretoria - Kimberley - Matjiesfontein - Cape Town
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    S2:E12

    In this episode the journey goes by 1930s Rovos steam train from Pretoria via Kimberley and Matjiesfontein to Cape Town's final destination.

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Best Episodes Summary

"United States: Manitou - Pikes Peak & Denver - Glenwood Springs & Georgetown - Silver Plume" is the best rated episode of Rail Away. It scored 0.0/10 from 0 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on January 6, 1996.

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