Synopsis
From awesome engineering to extreme environments and thrill-seeking train-surfers and from the high-tech to the home-made, these are the 10 most extreme railways on Earth.
- Programme: World's Most Extreme
- Episode: 5: Railways
- Channel: Channel 4
- Broadcast year: 2014
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