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This little series of documentaries shown on BBC2/BBC4 has been a little gem in amongst the Christmas TV tat.A real pleasure to watch and I highly recommend them.There are only three programmes as far as I'm aware..I wish there were more.
Available through iPlayer if anyone is interested.
Cobbydaler
28-12-2010, 00:36
Link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/search?q=indian%20hill
They're actually repeats.. But as you say really enjoyable.. FYI there's three episodes in this series but there are a few other indian railway programs including two on the history of the indian railway infrastructure done by Jon Sergeant
Yeah been watching them too, amazing scenery
Yes, loved the old Ghurka with his blazer and medal ribbons. That was interesting too, I never knew the 'Ghorka' tribes spread across from Nepal to that region.
I gave the first two episodes a watch this morning ,absolutely fascinating .It's amazing how much of British influence has survived after we left .The other thing i find particularly humbling(if that's the right word) is how hard they work for the things we take for granted ,but achieving these goals is a lifelong dream for some ,like the woman porter who managed to get her son into colledge,she deserves a medal .Other things like fixing the steam train with a crisp packet and some tie wire ,pure brilliance anyone know when the next episode is on ?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/7t30p/
The first of two documentaries on Mombai railways..with some terrific statistics such as 6 million people travel each day on the railway.Or for every square mile in Mombai there are one million people living there.
Part 2 shown tomorrow at 9.05 on BBC 2
Available on iPlayer as well.
I found out last month (when I overnighted in Mumbai) that they have, on average, 3,500 fatalities per year on the Mumbai Municipal Railways - in 2008 (a peak year) around 17 people per day died (mostly from crossing the tracks).
Scary.
I found out last month (when I overnighted in Mumbai) that they have, on average, 3,500 fatalities per year on the Mumbai Municipal Railways - in 2008 (a peak year) around 17 people per day died (mostly from crossing the tracks).
Scary.
That's right.A driver featured in the programme reckoned he had personally in a 30 year career run over 60-70 people..
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