(this
is not a link you have to retype the address) - we need approx 320 x 240 video clips (normally
'wmv' format, 1 to
3Mb file size.India Video Clips
Click here for the guest video clip home page.
If you would like to contribute to this section of the
international steam website please email (this
is not a link you have to retype the address) - we need approx 320 x 240 video clips (normally
'wmv' format, 1 to
3Mb file size.
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Our own clips on this site are normally
taken from present and future ISV DVDs.
These are properly researched quality documentary films with a story to
tell. We also offer industrial archaeology compilation DVDs from our travels to steam powered mills in Asia. |
The trams of Calcutta are priceless, but they are running out of time. This sequence was shot between Tollybunge and Ballygunge in the south of the city (February 2008 RD):
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Yuehong and I spent 2 weeks at Tipong in Upper Assam, India, filming in February 2008, this clips are a sample of what we shall be considering for our Black Diamond Express DVD (25th February 2008):
The tiny Darjeeling 0-4-0 saddle tank locomotive accommodates a crew of five: driver, fireman, a coal trimmer on the roof and two sanders on the front buffer beam. During the downhill journey, the sanders will travel on the roof of the passenger cars to operate the brakes. (Gayabari, February 22nd 1994) - contribution from Andreas Illert (10th October 2007):
Among the many job opportunities at an Indian steam depot, 'turntable operator' is not the most desirable. But as the Moradabad depot closed for steam not long after that scene was taken in February 1994, several hundred employees were made redundant (15th August 2007). This reminder of the less glamorous side of steam operation is from Andreas Illert.
Click here for the International Steam Page.
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Rob and Yuehong Dickinson
Email: webmaster@internationalsteam.co.uk
