Railroad Australia

Legendary train driver Bernie Baker needs all the diesel-muscle he can muster when he takes five Streamliner locos on a 2,500km odyssey across the searing Outback.

Bernie's coal truck odyssey goes horribly wrong. Two veteran locomotives risk destruction in a race for glory, and a mega-train faces the steepest grades in Australia.

Bernie struggles home in five streamliner locos pulling 90 old coal wagons. Plus, after 20 years renovating an abandoned diesel locomotive, James wants to finally drive it.

Cracks appear in a multi-billion-dollar iron ore railroad. Plus, learner driver James must survive the punishing Cockatoo run and the ire of instructor Dave Boyd.

This edition follows the Ghan train as it takes its 288 passengers across the continent and the Tasmanian railroads show some breathtaking views.

Bernie puts together the first-ever Streamliners festival - though unprecedented levels of flooding in New South Wales threatens to end his dream.