Mighty Trains | |
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Genre | Documentary |
Created by | Discovery Channel |
Narrated by | Teddy Wilson |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 24 |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | Discovery Channel Canada |
Release | 16 October 2016 present | –
Mighty Trains (also known as Megatrains on Discovery Channel Australia [1]) is a documentary television program, part of the "Mighty" franchise, alongside Mighty Planes, Mighty Cruise Ships, Mighty Ships and The Mightiest. [2] This series was produced in Canada and aired on the Discovery Channel Canada. [3] Smithsonian Channel had an executive production role in Season 1. [4] Each episode of the series follows a particular train.
Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 6 | 16 October 2016 | 20 November 2016 | |
2 | 6 | 14 October 2018 | 18 November 2018 | |
3 | 6 | 13 October 2019 | 17 November 2019 | |
4 | 6 | 11 July 2021 | 29 August 2021 |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Original air date |
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1 | 1 | " Glacier Express" | 16 October 2016 |
2 | 2 | " The Shinkansen" | 23 October 2016 |
3 | 3 | " The Canadian" | 30 October 2016 |
4 | 4 | " White Pass and Yukon Route" | 6 November 2016 |
5 | 5 | " North Rail Express" | 13 November 2016 |
6 | 6 | " The Ghan" | 20 November 2016 |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Original air date |
---|---|---|---|
7 | 1 | " Rocky Mountaineer" | 14 October 2018 |
8 | 2 | " Tren Crucero" | 21 October 2018 |
9 | 3 | " Maharajas' Express" | 28 October 2018 |
10 | 4 | " AVE 103" | 4 November 2018 |
11 | 5 | " Kiwi Rail" | 11 November 2018 |
12 | 6 | " Hector Rail" | 18 November 2018 |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Original air date |
---|---|---|---|
13 | 1 | " Thai Railway and Death Railway" | 13 October 2019 |
14 | 2 | " Rovos Rail" | 20 October 2019 |
15 | 3 | " Bernina Express" | 27 October 2019 |
16 | 4 | " Indian Pacific" | 3 November 2019 |
17 | 5 | " Bergen and Nordland Lines" | 10 November 2019 |
18 | 6 | " Frecciarossa 1000 and Italo EVO" | 17 November 2019 |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Original air date |
---|---|---|---|
19 | 1 | " Tren Turistico" | 11 July 2021 |
20 | 2 | " Transcantábrico Clásico" | 18 July 2021 |
21 | 3 | " Seven Stars in Kyushu" | 25 July 2021 |
22 | 4 | " Belgrade to Bar Railway" | 15 August 2021 |
23 | 5 | " Reunification Express" | 22 August 2021 |
24 | 6 | " Coastal Pacific" | 29 August 2021 |
At one point, a railway car technician lovingly describes the elaborate onboard toilet system he maintains, saying that its 130 or so toilets are like his "little children". I aspire to this level of devotion.
Mighty Trains | |
---|---|
Genre | Documentary |
Created by | Discovery Channel |
Narrated by | Teddy Wilson |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 24 |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | Discovery Channel Canada |
Release | 16 October 2016 present | –
Mighty Trains (also known as Megatrains on Discovery Channel Australia [1]) is a documentary television program, part of the "Mighty" franchise, alongside Mighty Planes, Mighty Cruise Ships, Mighty Ships and The Mightiest. [2] This series was produced in Canada and aired on the Discovery Channel Canada. [3] Smithsonian Channel had an executive production role in Season 1. [4] Each episode of the series follows a particular train.
Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 6 | 16 October 2016 | 20 November 2016 | |
2 | 6 | 14 October 2018 | 18 November 2018 | |
3 | 6 | 13 October 2019 | 17 November 2019 | |
4 | 6 | 11 July 2021 | 29 August 2021 |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Original air date |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | " Glacier Express" | 16 October 2016 |
2 | 2 | " The Shinkansen" | 23 October 2016 |
3 | 3 | " The Canadian" | 30 October 2016 |
4 | 4 | " White Pass and Yukon Route" | 6 November 2016 |
5 | 5 | " North Rail Express" | 13 November 2016 |
6 | 6 | " The Ghan" | 20 November 2016 |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Original air date |
---|---|---|---|
7 | 1 | " Rocky Mountaineer" | 14 October 2018 |
8 | 2 | " Tren Crucero" | 21 October 2018 |
9 | 3 | " Maharajas' Express" | 28 October 2018 |
10 | 4 | " AVE 103" | 4 November 2018 |
11 | 5 | " Kiwi Rail" | 11 November 2018 |
12 | 6 | " Hector Rail" | 18 November 2018 |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Original air date |
---|---|---|---|
13 | 1 | " Thai Railway and Death Railway" | 13 October 2019 |
14 | 2 | " Rovos Rail" | 20 October 2019 |
15 | 3 | " Bernina Express" | 27 October 2019 |
16 | 4 | " Indian Pacific" | 3 November 2019 |
17 | 5 | " Bergen and Nordland Lines" | 10 November 2019 |
18 | 6 | " Frecciarossa 1000 and Italo EVO" | 17 November 2019 |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Original air date |
---|---|---|---|
19 | 1 | " Tren Turistico" | 11 July 2021 |
20 | 2 | " Transcantábrico Clásico" | 18 July 2021 |
21 | 3 | " Seven Stars in Kyushu" | 25 July 2021 |
22 | 4 | " Belgrade to Bar Railway" | 15 August 2021 |
23 | 5 | " Reunification Express" | 22 August 2021 |
24 | 6 | " Coastal Pacific" | 29 August 2021 |
At one point, a railway car technician lovingly describes the elaborate onboard toilet system he maintains, saying that its 130 or so toilets are like his "little children". I aspire to this level of devotion.