and this is schleswig holstein, in the north west of germany. any further north and i ll be arriving in denmark. from here, i m heading out over the sea. but it s not a boat i ll be taking. this is amazing! fabulous! pleasure to meet you! hello, emeline! this is the lorenbahn? ja! komm! the lorenbahn trains service the hallig islands, which are cut off by the mainland from flooding, up to 50 times a year. people living here use the little trains to get around. each family has its own wagon or lore, and every one is unique. claudia has offered to give me a ride on hers. you have to be very physically fit to do this, don t you? oh, she s changing the rails across! right!
the climate change means the flood goes up every year, 3 5mm a year. and we have a change in the timeslot of the floods the floods stay longer at times. fabien s team has a job on its hands. notjust to defend the land, but also to keep the lorenbahn above the encroaching seas. there, you can see the old railway. before we build up the new railway, you could not drive there because everything was underwater. oh, so originally, that was the railway down there and in the last couple of years, you ve raised it? yes. in a country better known for its cars and autobahns, people s affection for the trains has been a real eye opener. now, germans are known for their engineering
yes. was it a lot of fun? much fun. much fun! engineer fabien agreed to let me see their work and he is picking me up on his lorenbahn. you have to look there. you have to look there? oh yes, of course. so, there s times when all of this is flooded? yes. the climate change means the flood goes up every year, 3 5mm a year. and we have a change in the timeslot of the floods