Down the Line

1  New South Wales

Ride the rails with enthusiast and raconteur Scott McGregor, to explore remote, unique and exotic destinations on and off the track. Scott travels to Asia to travel on some of the world's most beautiful railways. Each trip reveals an array of characters, culture and history. With New Zealand, Australia and Vietnam on the timetable it's just the ticket.
Duration: 60'

 

2  Vietnam

We ride the rails with Scott McGregor, enthusiast and raconteur, exploring remote, unique and exotic destinations on and off the rails. One of the world's great train journeys is on the little known 'Reunification Express'. It travels the length of Vietnam, a 2,000-km lifeline from Ho Chi Minh City in the south to Hanoi in the North.
Duration: 60'

 

3  New Zealand - South Island

Scott McGregor, enthusiast and raconteur, explores remote, unique and exotic destinations on and off the rails. New Zealand - the first country in the world to see the sun rise everyday. And on the south island, it shines on a rugged and spectacular landscape. Mountains that have become the destination of the thrill seeker - and the railway adventurer like Scott
Duration: 60'

 

4  Far North Queensland - Australia

Scott McGregor, enthusiast and raconteur, explores remote, unique and exotic destinations on and off the rails. Queensland's far north provides the backdrop for a series of train journeys that some consider the most unique in the world. People travel from all over the globe to Australia to catch these trains from 'nowhere to nowhere' and Scott finds out why when he travels the Savannahlander and the Gulflander
Duration: 60'

 

5  New Zealand - North Island

Scott McGregor, enthusiast and raconteur, explores remote, unique and exotic destinations on and off the rails. Scott travels right through the heart of New Zealand's emerald-green North Island. The tour, down the main trunk line, also allows for some fascinating side trips: we meet a potter who built his own mountain railway, and see the majesty of the smouldering volcano Mount Ruapehu
Duration: 60'

 

6  Victoria & South Australia

Scott McGregor, enthusiast and raconteur, explores remote, unique and exotic destinations on and off the rails. Scott begins his epic journey in Melbourne as he heads west with the intention of participating in the Cummins Kalamazoo World Championship (a kalamazoo is a hand pumped rail car). The championship is held once a year down the main street of Cummins, a dusty, small junction town in the middle of the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia
Duration: 60'