
Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways
2012 · 5 · 60 min · 7 seasons
S07E01 · Africa by Train with Chris Tarrant
Fri, 19 June, 5:00 am
Chris arrives in Mombasa to follow what was surely the greatest railway endeavour of the entire colonial era - the so-called Lunatic Line. His plan is to follow the now-crumbling line right across Kenya to the shores of Lake Victoria, discovering how the constructors overcame obstacles in their bid to make East Africa part of the British Empire.
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Chris Tarrant continues his exploration of the worldʼs most extreme railway lines.
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Africa by Train with Chris Tarrant
Fri, 19 June· 60 minChris arrives in Mombasa to follow what was surely the greatest railway endeavour of the entire colonial era - the so-called Lunatic Line. His plan is to follow the now-crumbling line right across Kenya to the shores of Lake Victoria, discovering how the constructors overcame obstacles in their bid to make East Africa part of the British Empire.
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Chris Tarrant
Chris Tarrant