Steam Across the World Series

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Steam operations were still quite widespread in some parts of Africa in the mid 1970s and during this period Geoff Monks travelled to several countries in search of little visited lines and rare locomotive classes.

This volume depicts steam at work in Kenya, Angola, Mozambique and Swaziland, showing such delights as wood-burning Garratts on the Benguela Railway, narrow gauge Bagnall, Orenstean & Koppel and ALCO built engines on remote jungle lines and the world’s last Atlantic 4-4-2s in action in Mozambique.

In Kenya we see Maroon Garratts and named 2-8-2s whilst in Swaziland there are massive 4-8-2s on the ore trains.

A kaleidoscope of steam locomotive classes almost all of which have disappeared forever.

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Until the early 1980s, an amazing array of steam power could still be found in the Republic of Indonesia and this programme features the work of Geoff Monks and Ray Hammond who visited each country in time to record this remarkable scene on cine film.

This is the first of a pair of programmes covering the two principle islands of the Repubic and it begin on the rack and adhesion worked sections of the West Sumatra system operated by 0-10-0 tanks of Class E10.

We then move to West Java where turn-of-the-century 4-4-0s operating alongside more modern steam power. At the one-tome mallett capital of the World, Cibatu, we see a class CC50 2-6-6-0 on the Garut branch and a DD52 2-8-8-0 working on the main line. Within a few years of being filmed, all of these rare classes had passed into history.

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Until the early 1980s, an amazing array of steam power could still be found in the Republic of Indonesia and this programme features the work of Geoff Monks and Ray Hammond who visited each country in time to record this remarkable scene on cine film.

This is the second of two programmes covering Indonesia and concentrates on Central and Eastern Java. We see such oddities at 0-4-0 tender engines and the notable Manchester built Sharp Stewart 2-4-0s working the Madiun to Ponoroga branch.

Moving eastwards, more unusuall classes are seen in action such as the F10 2-12-2T and the other end of the scale, the anachronistic Surabaja Tram with its Beyer-Peacock 0-4-0 enclosed tram engine.

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As part of the former British Empire of India it is not surprising that many of the steam locomotives which saw service in what became West Pakistan in 1947, had been supplied by builders based in the UK.

In contrast to the situation in post-independence India, where a domestic locomotive manufacturing industry had flooded the railways with modern standard types, Pakistan soldiered on with its elderly colonial stock. In the 1970s, Ray Hammond visited the country to record these remarkable classes on cine-film.

We begin on the metre gauge in South-East Pakistan where B.E.S.A . 4-6-0s and I.R.S. 2-8-2s are seem on the remnants of a once larger colonial system.

Various locations on the broad gauge are then visited where classic types such as SPS 4-4-0s and SGS 0-6-0s are seen in profusion.

A journey is also taken along the Khyber Pass on the once weekly passenger train.

The archive film is sourced from 8mm colour cine film and mastered on professional equipment. An authentic soundtrack has been added along with an informative commentary.

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Running Time: 44-mins (0hr 44min)

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Steam on the state railways of these countries in the 1960s & 1970s.

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South America has provided the steam enthusiast with a great variety of types for many years and in the 1970s, Ray Hammond visited Brazil, Argentin and Chile to record some of these classes on cine film.

We begin in the sugar growing areas of Brazil where almost every locfomotive in view is different. Moving south, immaculate Baldwins are seen on the VFCO followed by visits to Perus Cement and the Santos a Jundai cable inclines while super power is seen in action on the E.F.Dona Teresa Cristina system.

In argentina, Pacifics on the General Belgrano, a 4-40- on the Urquiza and the 4-8-0s and 2-6-2Ts on the Roca, amongst others, provide a rich variety which was approaching its demise. A visit to the Esquel line which is still extant in the 1990s concludes this section.

A brief look at southern Chile with its elderly steam types in evidence rounds off the programme.

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Features standard gauge action around Dresden, a brief visit to Halle, plus several narrow gauge lines.

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In the 1970s large portions of the rail network in the Republic of South Africa were still entirely worked by steam. During this period Geoff Monks, Ray Hammond and Dave Rodgers visited the country and recorded a variety of type on cine film.

Beginning in the Northern Transvaal, we see 15F and 19D 4-8-2s on the Pietersburg to Tzaneen line, followed by visits to Germiston, Springs and Witbank.

We then move to the main lines of the Orange Free State which were dominated by 15F and 23 Class 4-8-2s and the famous 25NC 4-8-4s. In Natal, several Garratt classes are seen prior to their early demise. The programme concludes with visits to industrial locations in the Tranvaal and Natal where a variety of ex-main line and pure industrial types are seen.

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In the 1970s, large portions of the rail network in South Africa were still entirely steam worked. Beginning with the mountainous branch lines in the Eastern Cape, we visit the Barkly East line, Sterkstroom to Maclear and the Jamestown branch.

We then move to the Western Cape where class GEA Garratts are seen at work in Sir Lowry's Pass before heading aling the coast to the Knysna branch.

The programme concludes in the Northern Cape, first visiting Mafeking when it was 100% steam and then on to the Kimberley to De Aar main line with condensing and non-condensing 4-8-4s on view.

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In the 1970s, large portions of the rail network in South Africa were still entirely steam worked. We begin at Rosmead, first looking at the 15ARs working the line towards Stormberg Junction and then, to the south west, 19Bs, 19Ds and GMA Garratts are filmed working over the wild and empty Lootsberg Pass.

Moving southwards, Vanderbilt tendered 19Ds are seem working between Oudtshoorn and Klipplaat.

The programme concludes with a look at the intensive suburban traffic around Port Elizabeth plus a brief visit to the Grahamstown branch, while on the 2ft gauge, NG15s are seen working the Avontuur line.

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This programme is the first of a pair to feature the work of Ray Hammond who travelled India in the 1970s when many thousands of steam locomotives could still be found at work.

Begining in the Bombay area, we take a look a the Matheran Hill Railway before heading north to Ahmadabad and Mahesana where many metre gauge classes are on view. Delightful scenes on the 2'6" lines in the area are interspersed by visits to braod gauge venues where the impressive WPs worked alongside much older types.

Further broad gauge activity is seen around Delhi before the arrival of overhead wires and following a visit to Howrah, Calcutta, the programme concludes on the famous Darjeeling to Himalya Railway.

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This programme is the second of two programmes featuring the work of Ray Hammond who travelled India in the 1970s when many thousands of steam locomotives could still be found at work.

We first visit Daund and Kurduvadi with a variety of narrow gauge types on view. At the opposite end of the scale, classes such as XB and XD are seen on the Broad Gauge. at Secunderabad, together with metre gauge types working local and long distance traffic.

Further broad gauge activity is seen around Madras and Erode while metre gauge centres visited include Mayuram, the Niligiri Railway and Mysore. The programme concluded with a visit to the Mysore Iron & Steel complex where ancient ex-main line classes were still at work as well as pure industrial types which were often supplied by British builders.

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