Railroad Australia - Season 2

Railroad Australia - Season 2

Season 2

Season 2 of Railroad Australia returns to Discovery Channel to explore what it takes to transport ever-growing numbers of passengers and crucial resources across one of the most extreme and hostile places on the planet.

Hauling some of the largest cargo loads across the country, this series dives into the inner workings of Australia's railway network to meet the armies of workers who work tirelessly day and night to keep the nation's lifeblood flowing, with help from some of the biggest and most powerful trains in the world. On the outskirts of Melbourne, a new breed of train is being unveiled; the V-locity bullet train which will move 17 million passengers a year around the state of Victoria, connecting its major towns. Follow the work of Lara Coughlan and her rapid rail response team in Melbourne, who are in constant demand carrying out running repairs on live train lines to keep Metro Trains on time and on track. And at the Pichi Richi workshops in South Australia, it's a huge day for 16-year-old Jayden Chandler, who wants to prove he's got what it takes to become the fifth generation of his family to drive steam trains.

Australian rail operators are global leaders and with unprecedented access, Railroad Australia goes behind the scenes to meet the train drivers, locomotive servicing crews and track maintenance teams on some of the toughest, most demanding and spectacular journeys on Earth.

Network
Episodes13
DatesMay 11, 2017 - Aug 3, 2017
Previous Season

Episodes

Episode 1
Season 2Episode 160 min

Episode 1

Legendary train driver Bernie Baker takes five Streamliner locos on a 2,500km odyssey across the searing Outback.

May 11, 2017
Episode 2
Season 2Episode 260 min

Episode 2

Bernie Baker's coal truck odyssey goes horribly wrong.

May 18, 2017
Episode 3
Season 2Episode 360 min

Episode 3

The closer it gets the harder it gets as Bernie Baker battles his way home in five streamliner locos pulling 90 old coal wagons.

May 25, 2017
Episode 4
Season 2Episode 460 min

Episode 4

Cracks appear in a multi billion dollar iron ore railroad while learner driver James Gray must survive the punishing Cockatoo run and the ire of instructor Dave Boyd.

Jun 1, 2017
Episode 5
Season 2Episode 560 min

Episode 5

One man and one massive train take on the unforgiving Pilbara, while in Sydney it's a marathon meets Rubik's Cube for four extreme train enthusiasts.

Jun 8, 2017
Episode 6
Season 2Episode 660 min

Episode 6

Bernie Baker is back putting together the first ever Streamliners festival. But historic flooding in NSW could put and end to his dream.

Jun 15, 2017
Episode 7
Season 2Episode 760 min

Episode 7

Bernie Baker's Streamliner festival comes to a heavenly locomotive climax while Southern Shorthaul Railroad's reputation is on the line.

Jun 22, 2017
Episode 8
Season 2Episode 860 min

Episode 8

A crack team races to build the State's VLocity trains of the future in Dandenong, Victoria.

Jun 29, 2017
Episode 9
Season 2Episode 960 min

Episode 9

The Savannahlander railcar heads up one of the roughest tracks in Australia for the first time after a wet season.

Jul 6, 2017
Episode 10
Season 2Episode 1060 min

Episode 10

Master mechanic Mick gets steamed over a broken antique locomotive; Winston Martin is pressured to deliver the paper on time.

Jul 13, 2017
Episode 11
Season 2Episode 1160 min

Episode 11

The Steel Train's epic journey across the Nullarbor continues, while a group of trainee train drivers face the reality of life on the lines.

Jul 20, 2017
Episode 12
Season 2Episode 1260 min

Episode 12

John Mackie embarks on a locomotive resurrection mission from hell; Wilmar Sugar races to repair destroyed tracks.

Jul 27, 2017
Episode 13
Season 2Episode 1360 min

Episode 13

The sugar train is desperate to meet its deadline in rush to crush first cane harvest of the year.

Aug 3, 2017

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