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About Railroad Australia

Railroad Australia is a reality and documentary TV series that premiered on Discovery Channel on March 10, 2016. It has 2 seasons and 21 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 2 Episode 13, aired on October 19, 2017.

Discover what it takes to transport ever-growing numbers of passengers and crucial resources across Australia. With unprecedented access we go behind the scenes to meet the train drivers, locomotive servicing crews and track maintenance teams on some of the toughest and most spectacular journeys.

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Episodes

21 episodes · 2 seasons

Season 1

2016 · 8 episodes · Last episode: 10 years ago

In a wild frontier world of blistering heat and vast distances, an army of workers toil day and night to keep the nation's lifeblood flowing... with a little help from some of the biggest and most powerful trains in the world. Australian rail operators are world leaders in heavy haul rail freight, moving some of the longest and heaviest freight trains in the world.

Railroad Australia Season 1 release dates →
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    8. Episode 8

    Finale

    Bernie Baker is on a tight deadline on board a vintage locomotive. Allie Hume is battling a temperamental engine in the Tasmanian rainforest, and on the Nullarbor plain, track crews battle through the night to repair a section of rail.

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    7. Episode 7

    Vintage locomotive, "The Snow Train", is senselessly attacked by vandals. Mark and Paul race to deliver grain and hay to Port, and in Far North Queensland, the Savannahlander drivers, Wil and Leigh, have an encounter with a stray cow.

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    6. Episode 6

    Project manager Colm Hand faces delays that could cost his company millions of dollars. Ghan train manager Bruce Smith is dealing with missing passengers and extreme outback trainspotters Eddie and Dave are hunting down a train.

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    5. Episode 5

    The Ghan train manager Bruce Smith must entertain passengers while battling every problem the outback can throw at him. Rookie steam train driver Allie Hume is on a nail-biting ride through the Tasmanian mountain wilderness.

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    4. Episode 4

    A Fortescue track crew have just four hours to fix a faulty track - fail and it could cost their heavyweight iron ore company millions. Long haul SCT drivers Cookie and Ryan are battling a freight train with a fuel problem.

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    3. Episode 3

    Sugar cane driver Ray "Stinger" Giles battles fog and mechanical issues in a race to get to the mill before the sugar deteriorates. Fletchers' drivers Mick Grantham and Simon Briggs are fighting with a massive freight train to descend the Blue Mountains.

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    2. Episode 2

    A monster sized freight train continues its 3000km journey through the Australian outback, Leigh and Wil prove to be more than just train drivers, and train tragic Bernie Baker battles the Blue Mountains in NSW.

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    1. Episode 1

    A 1.5 km long train travels one of the toughest runs in Australia. George Savell feels the pressure to keep millions of dollars of iron ore on the tracks, and Leigh Johns' and Wil Kemp's locomotive tackles Far North Queensland.

Season 2

2017 · 13 episodes · Last episode: 9 years ago

Season 2 heads deeper into the lives of the drivers, crews, and maintenance teams on some of the world's heaviest and longest trains across the toughest and most inhospitable continent on the planet.

Railroad Australia Season 2 release dates →
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    13. Episode 13

    Finale

    The sugar train is desperate to meet its deadline in the rush to crush the first cane harvest of the year, while "Mr. Fix It" John Mackie continues his crusade to bring loco 602 back to life.

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    12. Episode 12

    Mr. Fix It John Mackie embarks on a locomotive resurrection mission from hell, while Wilmar Sugar race to repair cyclone destroyed tracks, and an upstart freight company takes on Broken Hill's mineral riches.

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    11. 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, and Metrorail's Cragieburn Maintenance depot battles to meet the network's demands.

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    10. Episode 10

    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.

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    9. Episode 9

    This program heads deeper into the lives of the drivers, crews, and maintenance teams on some of the world's heaviest and longest trains across the toughest and most inhospitable continent on the planet.

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    8. Episode 8

    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.

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    7. Episode 7

    Bernie Baker's streamliner festival comes to a heavenly locomotive climax while Southern Shorthaul's reputation is on the line with their mad modification of 18 coal wagons.

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    6. Episode 6

    Bernie Baker is back putting together the first ever streamliners festival. But will historic flooding in NSW put an end to his dream.

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    5. 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 in the All Stations Challenge.

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    4. Episode 4

    Cracks begin to 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.

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    3. 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.

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    2. Episode 2

    Bernie Baker's coal truck odyssey goes horribly wrong.

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    1. Episode 1

    Legendary train driver Bernie Baker takes five Streamliner locos on a 2500km odyssey across the searing outback.

Railroad Australia FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Railroad Australia?

Railroad Australia has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on October 19, 2017.

When did the latest episode of Railroad Australia come out?

The most recent episode of Railroad Australia, Season 2 Episode 13, aired on October 19, 2017.

How many seasons of Railroad Australia are there?

Railroad Australia has 2 seasons with 21 episodes in total.

When did Railroad Australia first air?

Railroad Australia first aired on Discovery Channel on March 10, 2016.

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