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| Mighty Trains | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Created by | Discovery Channel |
| Narrated by | Teddy Wilson |
| Music by | Greg Johnston [1] |
| 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 – 27 August 2021 |
Mighty Trains (also known as Megatrains on Discovery Channel Australia [2] ) is a documentary television program, part of the "Mighty" franchise, alongside Mighty Planes , Mighty Cruise Ships, Mighty Ships and The Mightiest . [3] This series was produced in Canada and aired on the Discovery Channel Canada. [4] Smithsonian Channel had an executive production role in Season 1. [5] Each episode of the series follows a particular train.
| Series | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 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 release 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 release 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 release 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 release 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.
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