This is the story of the battle to build a railway across one of the most extreme environments on Earth. To lay down over a thousand kilometres of track in a remote wilderness. To drive 7 tunnels and to raise 675 bridges all at an altitude where even a simple breath is nearly impossible to come by. 140,000 workers and 2000 medics struggled for 5 years to conquer this hostile environment to complete. the Qinghai-Tibet railway, the highest, most extreme railway in the world!
Title | MegaStructures - Season 9 Episode 5 Extreme Railway |
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Year | 2012 |
Genre | Documentary |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | National Geographic |
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Alternative Titles | Obras.Incríveis, NatGeo-Obras.Incríveis, 伟大工程巡礼, MegaStructures |
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First Air Date | Jan 01, 2004 |
Last Air date | May 24, 2012 |
Season | 9 Season |
Episode | 158 Episode |
Runtime | 60:14 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb: | 7.00/ 10 by 14.00 users |
Popularity | 12.903 |
Language | English, French, Hungarian |