Video 125 - Overseas Cab Rides

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The very best of preserved and working steam trains in Southern Africa filmed over a four year period by enthusiast and cameraman Jean Dulez.

Living in South Africa, Jean was uniquely able to travel throughout the African sub-continent to seek out the most spectacular locations to film preserved steam at its best. He was also able to record the amazing spectacle of some of the last pockets of working industrial steam trains in the 21st century in Botswana and Zimbabwe.

It takes an ardent enthusiast and expert photographer to compile a series of sequences of such high quality. Producer Peter Middleton was simply blown away when he first saw the spectacular sequences contained within. The scenery, the weather, the wide variety of steam action over main lines, branch lines, the so-called Cape Gauge (3ft 6ins) plus narrow gauge lines all combine to make this a steam spectacle not to be missed.

The film starts with a brief history of railways in Southern Africa followed by detailed maps and graphics throughout. This is a spectacle that you will want to watch and listen to over and over again, so we have added a commentary off button to allow you to listen to the wonderful stereo sounds of steam engines hard at work without interruption.

Availability: AVAILABLE
Filmed by/when: Between 2013 and 2017 by Jean Dulez
Narrated by: Jonathan Kydd
First published on DVD: Mid September 2017
Classification: Exempt
Number of discs: 1 DVD

Running Time: 112-mins (1hr 52min)

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For the first time ever, a Driver's eye view of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. This famous Indian 2 foot gauge line runs for 55 miles from New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal up to Darjeeling in the foothills of the Himalayas. We ride aboard a steam charter train into its second day, starting roughly half way up the line at Tindharia.

The sunny weather, coupled with state of the art cameras, provide a spectacular view of this unique hill railway. Our iconic B class steam engine climbs relentlessly through the magnificent scenery over gradients as steep as 1 in 18! Following the Hill Cart Road most of the way, we cross it dozens of times to ease the gradient or lessen a curve. We run on the very edge of the mountains, squeeze through the narrowest of ledges and pass through towns and villages to the summit of the line at 7,407 feet above sea level at Ghum.

The railway is so unique and precious that it has become a UNESCO World heritage site. Much of the fascinating history of the line, opened in 1881, is in the narration.

**NOT AVAILABLE TO VIDEO125 TRADE CUSTOMERS LIKE WOLVERTON RAIL UNTIL AFTER CHRISTMAS 2020**

Availability: AVAILABLE
Filmed by/when: March 2020
Narrated by: Jonathan Kydd, written by Peter Middleton.
First published on DVD: August 2020 but not available to trade customers until after Christmas 2020
Screen aspect ratio: 16:9 SD
Classification: Exempt
Number of discs: 1 DVD

Running Time: 144-mins (2hr 24min) , Colour
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