If a lming project could ever be described as a romantic marathon this "Italian Job" was certainly that.

7,000 miles in seven weeks took our lm crew from the Brenner and Simplon Passes to the very tip of Sicily and back through Sardinia. Milan, Florence, Rome, Pisa, Bari, Catania and Cagliari are all included with some of the famous sights which provide such a unique backcloth to Italian Railways.

Lines of different character circumnavigate Vesuvius and Etna. Railways cling to the Adriatic and Tirreno coastlines. The very latest standard gauge trains jostle for space on the screen with narrow gauge vehicles of great charm and antiquity.