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Could travelling by train be one of the best possible ways to explore a country? Chris Tarrant heads east from Morocco venturing into the Sahara to find out whether a railway once went all the way to Timbuktu; he also crosses three former Soviet republics by rail in just one week; explores five Balkan countries; and finally follows the route of the Hejaz Railway up through Jordan before crossing the border into Israel. Chris Tarrant's Extreme Railways Series 4 starts tonight at 9:30pm AEST on HI