Railroad Australia (2016)
Season 2
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.
Released March 10, 2016
Episode 45 min
None+
Genres: Documentary, Reality
Keywords: tmdb.railroad, imdb.tourist
Watch Providers: Tubi TV
Production Companies: Prospero Productions
Network: Discovery Channel
S2E1 - Episode 1
Legendary train driver Bernie Baker takes five Streamliner locos on a 2500km odyssey across the searing outback.
May 11, 2017, midnight
S2E2 - Episode 2
Bernie Baker's coal truck odyssey goes horribly wrong.
May 18, 2017, midnight
S2E3 - 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, midnight
S2E4 - 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.
June 1, 2017, midnight
S2E5 - 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.
June 8, 2017, midnight
S2E6 - 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.
June 15, 2017, midnight
S2E7 - 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.
June 22, 2017, midnight
S2E8 - 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.
Sept. 14, 2017, midnight
S2E9 - 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.
Sept. 21, 2017, midnight
S2E10 - 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.
Sept. 28, 2017, midnight
S2E11 - 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.
Oct. 5, 2017, midnight
S2E12 - 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.
Oct. 12, 2017, midnight
S2E13 - Episode 13
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.
Oct. 19, 2017, midnight
Network: Discovery Channel
Episode Runtime: 45 min.
Season Runtime: 945 min.
Released: March 10, 2016
Last Air Date: Oct. 19, 2017, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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