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The Best Episodes of Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways Season 5

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Every episode of Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways Season 5!

The Best Episodes of Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways Season 5

Chris Tarrant's Extreme Railway Journeys brings to life beautifully not only the romance of travelling by train, but also the sights, sounds and smells of...

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  1. Background image for Conquering The Alps
    7.9/10(22 votes)

    #1 - Conquering The Alps

    S5:E1

    Chris heads to the Alps to ride on six pioneering mountain railways. It’s the middle of winter, with snow and ice constantly threatening to derail his journey, as he crosses Austria and Switzerland on ever higher and higher railways to find out how and why these extraordinary lines were built. Along the way he faces some terrifying 19th Century winter sports and a climb up the North Face of the Eiger. Will Chris conquer the Alps? Or will they conquer him?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for The Train in Spain
    7.1/10(18 votes)

    #2 - The Train in Spain

    S5:E2

    In this episode, Chris embarks on a thousand mile journey across Spain’s complex railway system, from Gibraltar in the far south to Bermio on the north coast, deep in Basque Country. Travelling on an extraordinary range of different trains and types of track, he’s on a mission to find out how Spanish railways evolved from some of the most backward in Europe to the most advanced and innovative in the World, through one and a half centuries of stormy history, including the Civil War and four dark decades of the Franco dictatorship.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for A Journey Too Far?
    7.6/10(20 votes)

    #3 - A Journey Too Far?

    S5:E3

    Chris Tarrant embarks on a journey across Ukraine, where he meets a soldier from the ongoing civil war and visits Chernobyl.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for The Reunification Express
    7.4/10(15 votes)

    #4 - The Reunification Express

    S5:E4

    Chris embarks on a rail trip across Vietnam, exploring its French colonial history along the way, as he sets off along the Reunification Line from Ho Chi Minh in the south - to Hanoi in the north.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Conquering The Alps" is the best rated episode of "Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways" season 5. It scored 7.9/10 based on 22 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/7/2019. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "The Train in Spain".