Steam Around the World

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Colin Garratt is engaged in a lifetime crusade to photograph and record the end of the age of steam around the world. This video explores Colin's fascinating photographic techniques along with the historical significance of his work which forms probably the worlds finest pictorial archive on this subject.

This film features Colin and his assistant, Sarah King, at work in Spain in quest of a Manchester built Sharp Stewart 0-6-OT from Bridgewater Street; Turkey where the last famous Stanier 8F from the LMS was ending its days; the Isle of Man whose railway is full of vintage charm and China where steam locomotives continued to be built at a rate of almost one a day Colin and Sarah make many fascinating discoveries in both adventurous and occasionally amusing situations. However bizarre many of the situations may appear they are always part of a serious photographic task as Colin outlines his photographic philosophies and analyses many of his best-loved pictures at his cottage deep in the Leicestershire countryside and nearby to the childhood bridge from which he watched his first steam train 40 years ago.

Colin's unique pictures contain an incredible variety of locomotives in dramatic moods ranging from smoky shed scenes, trains in full cry, industrial dramas, twilight and night scenes with shrouds of flaming embers being flung into the air, rusted giants languishing in graveyards festooned with wild flowers and scrapyard scenes of great poignancy. No-one before ever made a living from photographing trains and this video profiles the determination of a photographer to succeed against all the odds and place on modern colour film the end of the legend for the benefit of future generations. His mission must continue...... This video is an absolute must for anyone interested in Photography, Railways, Adventure or Travel.

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Running Time: 56-mins (0hr 56min)

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Producer Nick Dodson joins the Telerail crew, popularly known as the 'Extreme Steam Team' on one of their last visits to China. There's lots of behind the scenes action as the team travel round China, as well as interviews with all the members of the team.

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Featuring the last working steam survivors on Pakistan Railways. This unique predominantly British built steam railway video experience travels with a special train the length and breadth of Pakistan in 1988. Shed scenes, loco profiles, dramatic scenery, run pasts and local interest compliment a great railway adventure that shows, as never before, the remaining steam power of this fascinating country. The Indus Express features SGS, (Great Central Robinson styled 0-6-Os) CWD 2-8-2s, SGC and HGS locomotives.

Narrow gauge 1920s ZB class 2-6-2s and GS 2-8-2s along with metre gauge action from SP, YD and YE types. The climax of this superb tape featuring classic SPS 4-4-0 mainline steam action. The Indus Express reached into the dangerous Afghan North West frontier border regions and witnessed the existence of hundreds of steam locomotives on its travels. Some locations were reached within days of the end of steam.

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China remains a location where the enthusiast can catch sight of steam in the working surroundings of the shed and mainline, the works and sidings it was built to serve. This programme explores locations where locos remain active and in service in NE China.

Whilst on the mainline there are RMs SLs and QIs to view, the lure of steam also entices the film-maker to seldom explored parts of China's narrow gauge network in Manchuria and into the industrial surroundings of Anshan Steelworks.

This film is divided into three parts:-

PART 1: BEIJING, the Forbidden City, HARBIN YARD, HARBIN Wong Gang Bank, HARBIN shed, NANCHA shed, Lines to WUILING (Branch), Mainline to JIAMUSI (R M Classification).

PART 2: LANGXIANG Narrow gauge timber lines (600mm), HARBIN's forest loco works, TIELI timer and passenger trains. Mainline action SUIHA, QJs, SUIHA shed, CHANGCHUN shed, SUIHA mainline, TIELI mainline.

PART 3: Mainline steam at LANGXIANG and CHANGCHUN, ANSHAN City and steel works, (SY and Y) Classes, DALIEN bound trains out of ANSHAN, (SL at ANSHAN), FUSHUN (S160s), BENXI (USATC's), concluding mainline montage.

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Produced in the last months before the notorious Berlin Wall and its wire were removed in 1989, this programme looks at working steam in a country where, contrary to popular belief, the railway enthusiast is welcomed.

This video was filmed in the company of a party of enthusiasts, who spent two weeks exploring narrow gauge steam, some of which survives confidently, and some of which is under threat of extinction. Lineside action is featured, including Saxon Meyer 0-4-4-OTs at Mugeln and street running at Bad Doberan.

The opportunity is also taken to glimpse the few mainline steam survivors.

'We can unreservedly recommend this tape as one of the best British - produced railway videos we have seen.' (Continental Railway Modeller) 'Excellent smokey photography, sound and minimum but useful narration.' (Railfan Magazine 1992)

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Running Time: 46-mins (0hr 46min)

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Join the Baltic Coast Express in Poland and witness the last steam workhorses of Europe moving passengers in remote parts of this fascinating country. Steam action includes Classes TKT48, 0L49, TY2, 0Kl, OK22,PT47. Then crossing the border at Brest, the Baltic Coast Express heads north through western USSR behind classes P36, L and E. This pioneering steam extravaganza on previously restricted territory includes a vintage class 0 0-8-0and a visit to the remnants of the Estonian narrow gauge empire.

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As well as a cross section of diesel and electric traction from the areas visited there are also glimpses of the tramway systems of Warsaw, Riga and Tallinn. This programme is a captivating 60 minutes. of action with the accent on steam!

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Running Time: 59-mins (0hr 59min)

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The Sugar Cane Railways of Cuba are featured in this programme which includes working locos up to a century old, and steam action on 4 gauges as the annual sugar harvest brings classic US locos to Cuba's canefields.

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