# Amazing Train Journeys

Amazing Train Journeys (original title in French: Des trains pas comme les autres) is a French documentary series created by François Gall and Bernard d'Abrigeon, broadcast since 12 January 1987 on Antenne 2, and after France 2. Some episodes were rebroadcast since 2006 on France 5, that relaunched the series on 4 April with a new format presented by Philippe Gougler.

## History

The show, created and produced by François Gall et Bernard d'Abrigeon, was broadcast since 12 January 1987 on Antenne 2, and after on France 2.
In July 2011, the France 5 channel decided to relaunch the program with a new formula: the show was presented by an on-screen journalist, Philippe Gougler, who follows a real railway journey and meets train users.
For Philippe Gougler, also co-author of the documentaries, the goal was to be less "contemplative and heritage" and to give a "human dimension", curious, sensitive and caring, through meetings, "attention given to the other" and the presence of a facilitator on the ground.

## Episodes
### First form (1987–2005)

List of the 58 episodes of the first form :
| Episode | Title | Destination(s) | First released | Channel |
| 1 | Le Canada: d'un océan à l'autre | Canada | 12 January 1987 | Antenne 2 |
| 2 | L'Inde: quatre milliards de voyageurs | India | 19 January 1987 | Antenne 2 |
| 3 | Norvège, Suède: l'Express du soleil de minuit | Norway, Sweden | 26 January 1987 | Antenne 2 |
| 4 | Japon: les trains obus | Japan | 1 February 1989 | Antenne 2 |
| 5 | Congo-Océan | Republic of the Congo | 8 February 1989 | Antenne 2 |
| 6 | Russie: Transsibérien | Russia | 14 July 1991 | Antenne 2 |
| 7 | Australie: lIndian Pacific' | Australia | 28 July 1991 | Antenne 2 |
| 8 | Thaïlande, Malaisie, Singapour Express | Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore | 4 August 1991 | Antenne 2 |
| 9 | Turquie: Trans-Europe-Asie | Turkey | 11 August 1991 | Antenne 2 |
| 10 | Égypte: Trains et pharaons | Egypt | 18 August 1991 | Antenne 2 |
| 11 | Viêt Nam: du Nord au Sud | Vietnam | 25 August 1991 | Antenne 2 |
| 12 | Mexique: des trains et des dieux | Mexico | 1 September 1991 | Antenne 2 |
| 13 | États-Unis: de l'Atlantique au Pacifique | United States | 8 September 1991 | Antenne 2 |
| 14 | Kenya: Safari Pacifique | Kenya | 9 July 1992 | Antenne 2 |
| 15 | Équateur: des Andes aux Galápagos | Ecuador | 16 July 1992 | Antenne 2 |
| 16 | Corée du Sud | South Korea | 30 July 1992 | Antenne 2 |
| 17/18 | Indonésie: de Java à Bali | Indonesia | 26 August 1993 | France 2 |
| 19/20 | Chine du Nord, Chine du Sud | China | 2 September 1993 | France 2 |
| 21/22 | Au pays des Incas | Peru, Bolivia | 3 August 1995 | France 2 |
| 23 | Maroc | Morocco | 24 August 1995 | France 2 |
| 24/25 | Birmanie: Myanmar | Burma | 31 August 1995 | France 2 |
| 26/27 | Au sud de l'Inde | India | 3 July 1997 | France 2 |
| 28/29 | Sicile | Italy | 10 July 1997 | France 2 |
| 30/31 | Italie du Nord : L'Orient-Express, Florence, Venise et la Toscane | Italy | 31 July 1997 | France 2 |
| 31 | De l'Éthiopie à Djibouti | Ethiopia | 21 August 1997 | France 2 |
| 32/33 | Brésil: Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 28 August 1997 | France 2 |
| 34/35 | L'Afrique du Sud: de Pretoria au Cap, de Johannesburg au Parc Krüger | South Africa | 24 June 1999 | France 2 |
| 36/37 | Argentine, Paraguay: des chutes d'Iguazú à la Terre de Feu | Argentina, Paraguay | 30 July 2000 | France 2 |
| 38/39 | Syrie, Jordanie: de l'Oasis de Palmyre au désert de Wadi-rum | Syria, Jordan | 3 August 2000 | France 2 |
| 40 | Grèce | Greece | 13 August 2000 | France 2 |
| 41 | Les trains de luxe en Orient | | 27 August 2000 | France 2 |
| 42/43 | Baltique express: de Saint-Pétersbourg à Tallinn, de Riga à Varsovie | Russia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland | 22 December 2001 | France 2 |
| 44/45 | France: petits trains, grande passion | France | 17 May 2003 | France 2 |
| 46 | Andalousie | Spain | 3 August 2003 | France 2 |
| 47/48 | Trains de luxe en Asie: au nord de l’Inde, de Singapour en Thaïlande | India, Singapore, Thailand | 10 August 2003 | France 2 |
| 49 | Iran | Iran | 1er August 2004 | France 2 |
| 50/51 | Tunisie | Tunisia | 20 August 2005 | France 2 |
| 52 | En Europe à toute vapeur | Switzerland, Wales, Belgium, Germany | 2 September 2006 | France 2 |
| 53/54 | Portugal | Portugal | 7 July 2007 | France 2 |
| 55/56 | Pékin et la route de la soie | China | 2 August 2008 | France 2 |
| 57/58 | Écosse: hier et aujourd'hui, les hautes terres | Scotland | 30 August 2008 | France 2 |

### Second form (since 2011)

List of episodes of second form :
| Episode | Destination | First release | Channel |
| Season 1 | Season 1 | Season 1 | France 5 |
| 1 (59) | Vietnam | 28 July 2011 | France 5 |
| 2 (60) | Cuba | 4 August 2011 | France 5 |
| 3 (61) | South India | 11 August 2011 | France 5 |
| 4 (62) | Peru | 18 August 2011 | France 5 |
| 5 (63) | North India | 25 August 2011 | France 5 |
| France 5 |||
| 1 (64) | Thailand | 26 July 2012 | France 5 |
| 2 (65) | Bolivia | 2 August 2012 | France 5 |
| 3 (66) | Turkey | 9 August 2012 | France 5 |
| 4 (67) | Romania | 16 August 2012 | France 5 |
| 5 (68) | Malaysia | 23 August 2012 | France 5 |
| 6 (69) | Argentina | 30 August 2012 | France 5 |
| France 5 |||
| 1 (70) | Burma | 25 July 2013 | France 5 |
| 2 (71) | South Africa | 1 August 2013 | France 5 |
| 3 (72) | Brazil | 8 August 2013 | France 5 |
| 4 (73) | Philippines | 15 August 2013 | France 5 |
| 5 (74) | United States | 22 August 2013 | France 5 |
| 6 (75) | Madagascar | 29 August 2013 | France 5 |
| France 5 |||
| 1 (76) | Sri Lanka | 24 July 2014 | France 5 |
| 2 (77) | Morocco | 31 July 2014 | France 5 |
| 3 (78) | Japan | 7 August 2014 | France 5 |
| 4 (79) | Tanzania | 14 August 2014 | France 5 |
| 5 (80) | New Zealand | 21 August 2014 | France 5 |
| 6 (81) | Greece | 28 August 2014 | France 5 |
| France 5 |||
| 1 (82) | Brazil | 30 July 2015 | France 5 |
| 2 (83) | Norway | 6 August 2015 | France 5 |
| 3 (84) | Australia | 13 August 2015 | France 5 |
| 4 (85) | Hong Kong | 20 August 2015 | France 5 |
| 5 (86) | Scotland | 27 August 2015 | France 5 |
| France 5 |||
| 1 (87) | Zimbabwe – Zambia | 28 July 2016 | France 5 |
| 2 (88) | South Korea | 4 August 2016 | France 5 |
| 3 (89) | Italy South | 11 August 2016 | France 5 |
| 4 (90) | Sweden Lapland | 18 August 2016 | France 5 |
| 5 (91) | Mongolia | 25 August 2016 | France 5 |
| France 5 |||
| 1 (92) | Indonesia | 20 July 2017 | France 5 |
| 2 (93) | Finland | 27 July 2017 | France 5 |
| 3 (94) | Chile | 3 August 2017 | France 5 |
| 4 (95) | Russia 1/2: "From Saint Petersbourg to Moscow" | 10 August 2017 | France 5 |
| 5 (96) | Switzerland (summer) | 17 August 2017 | France 5 |
| 6 (97) | Italy North, from Genoa to Venice | 24 August 2017 | France 5 |
| 7 (98) | Russia 2/2: "De Moscow to Lake Baikal" | 31 August 2017 | France 5 |
| France 5 |||
| 1 (99) | Namibia | 19 July 2018 | France 5 |
| 2 (100) | Colombia | 26 July 2018 | France 5 |
| 3 (101) | Canada | 2 August 2018 | France 5 |
| 4 (102) | Spain | 9 August 2018 | France 5 |
| 5 (103) | Ireland | 16 August 2018 | France 5 |
| 6 (104) | Taiwan | 23 August 2018 | France 5 |
| 7 (105) | Portugal | 30 August 2018 | France 5 |
| France 5 |||
| 1 (106) | Switzerland (winter) | 18 July 2019 | France 5 |
| 2 (107) | Ecuador | 25 July 2019 | France 5 |
| 3 (108) | Cambodia | 1 August 2019 | France 5 |
| 4 (109) | Albania | 8 August 2019 | France 5 |
| 5 (110) | Tunisia | 15 August 2019 | France 5 |
| 6 (111) | England | 22 August 2019 | France 5 |
| 7 (112) | Costa Rica | 29 August 2019 | France 5 |
| France 5 |||
| 1 (113) | Ethiopia | 16 July 2020 | France 5 |
| 2 (114) | Austria | 23 July 2020 | France 5 |
| 3 (115) | Panama | 30 July 2020 | France 5 |
| 4 (116) | Denmark | 20 August 2020 | France 5 |
| 5 (117) | Georgia | 27 August 2020 | France 5 |
| France 5 |||
| 1 (118) | Mauritania | 8 July 2021 | France 5 |
| 2 (119) | Croatia | 15 July 2021 | France 5 |
| 3 (120) | Colombia | 22 July 2021 | France 5 |
| 4 (121) | Sweden | 29 July 2021 | France 5 |
| 5 (122) | Kenya (first part) | 5 August 2021 | France 5 |
| 6 (123) | Kenya (second part) | 5 August 2021 | France 5 |
| 7 (124) | Uzbekistan | 12 August 2021 | France 5 |
| 8 (125) | Lithuania | 19 August 2021 | France 5 |
| France 5 |||
| 1 (126) | Guatemala | 7 July 2022 | France 5 |
| 2 (127) | Italy | 14 July 2022 | France 5 |
| 3 (128) | Dominican Republic | 21 July 2022 | France 5 |
| 4 (129) | Siberia | 28 July 2022 | France 5 |
| 5 (130) | Greece | 4 August 2022 | France 5 |
| 6 (131) | Mexico | 25 August 2022 | France 5 |
| 7 (132) | Norway (first part) | 1 September 2022 | France 5 |
| 8 (133) | Norway (second part) | 1 September 2022 | France 5 |
| France 5 |||
| 1 (134) | India | 6 July 2023 | France 5 |
| 2 (135) | Japan | 13 July 2023 | France 5 |
| 3 (136) | Austria (South) | 20 July 2023 | France 5 |
| 4 (137) | Netherlands | 10 August 2023 | France 5 |
| 5 (138) | Serbia | 24 August 2023 | France 5 |
| 6 (139) | Argentina (North) | 31 August 2023 | France 5 |
| 7 (140) | Argentina (South) | 31 August 2023 | France 5 |

### Special episodes

List of special episodes :
| Title | Duration | First release | Channel |
| Unusual professions | 52 min | 6 August 2020 | France 5 |
| Rencontres extraordinaires | 52 min | 13 August 2020 | France 5 |
| Spéciale 10 ans | 1 h 40 min | 30 December 2020 | France 5 |
| Le meilleur de la Season 11 | 52 min | 29 December 2021 | |

### Critical reception

* 7 d'Or 1991: Best documentary
In the summer of 2011, Des trains pas comme les autres finished first in Première in the documentary category.