India - Darjeeling Railway 2006. Part 3 - Z Reverses and Spirals

Taken from 12 year old tapes. Please excuse any quality issues.
This is a look back at the third part of my second visit to this fascinating narrow gauge line. In 1881, the line was completed from Jalpaiguri and Siliguri junction, on the broad gauge main line, all the way up into the Himalayan foothills to the summer camp of Darjeeling. In its 55 mile length, the line rises from 100 metres above sea level to around 2300 metres above sea level. The 2ft gauge 0-4-0 saddle tanks are surprisingly powerful and make a very distinctive sound as they blast their way up the mountain sides.
In this sequence the climb into the Himalayas is getting harder and the railway has to use several Z Reverses and a Spiral, in order to gain altitude sufficiently fast. We finish this section in Tindharia, which is the major passing point on the railway and also the location of the workshops.
Part 4 can be found at - • India - Darjeeling Rai...

[@michaelgaluskin7444]

Best video ever. I’ll watch again and again. It is fascinating.

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

Wow. Thank you for that. I'm glad you enjoyed it so much. Take a look at some of my others too .... Andy

[@rajeshgupta866]

Lovely video. The best I have seen on this rail line.

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

Well, that's a real compliment. Thank you. Andy

[@jet936]

One of the best set of videos of the Darjeeling Himalaya line I've seen, thank you for sharing.

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

And thank you for such a kind comment. There's a Part 4 to come and probably a Part 5 too. Keep watching!

[@michaelgaluskin7444]

I am amazed at these people, the infrastructure is very old and seems to need many hands to work the rail. Wish I knew half of what they do to be self sufficient. Great job.

[@shuklasheoprasad5756]

really full with geart plesure & excitment, nice trend. thanks

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

Thank you for taking a look at my videos. Please look at the full channel. I'm certain there'll be other videos that you like ..... Andy

[@wideyxyz2271]

superb and thanks for sharing

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

Absolutely my pleasure. I apologise for the poor quality. There's more to come! Andy

[@mohdshafi8814]

I like This train entrance sound ,in my childhood I go to railway station and I enjoy when train arrives

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

I'm pleased that it brings back memories for you ..... Andy

[@emdiesel63]

What a breathtaking journey!

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

It's a truly remarkable railway and, sadly, under threat of closure. India must hang on to its heritage ..... Andy

[@emdiesel63]

Andy and Dandan Fisher - Steam Around the World it's a UNESCO heritage site.

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

@@emdiesel63 I know but the steam locos are under threat. If they're left for too long they'll be unsafe to fire up and the money may not be there to restore them .... Andy

[@Yoshihiro-Kawahara]

撮り鉄お疲れ様でした📽️ 鉄分補給にいい動画ありがとうございました🚂

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

楽しんでいただけてなによりです I'm glad you enjoyed it ... Andy

[@lalitmohan8051]

I love railways because my whole family in INDIAN RAILWAYS

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

Me too! I was brought up to love railways and particularly steam ..... Andy

[@mkboss556]

Bus smoke give tension and overall superb

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

Thank you .... Andy

[@yd1074]

super reportage MERCI

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

Et merci a vous aussi . Andy

[@camel1945]

Nice video thanks !!

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

And thank you to you too! I'm pleased that you are enjoying my videos ..... Andy

[@adangarces8215]

Fantastic train and video (Chile 2021).

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

Thank you for your comment, Adan ...... Andy

[@successindicator5426]

Very very nice Darjeeling

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

I agree!! Andy

[@user-mo9bv7yk4j]

Very nice video

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

Thank you - Andy

[@leokrisanto489]

that's why i like this

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

It's a fabulous railway line. Take a look at some of my other videos of the line, too! ..... Andy

[@thai.tv.you.]

I like this video.

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

I'm glad that you liked my video. I have videos from all around the world but here are all my India videos - kzbin.info/aero/PLNKEdhmODMJww1jGexEkc8MAu44uTSlvy ...... Andy

[@josevideira5713]

QUE FILME EXTRAORDINÁRIO! VALE A PENA VER E REVER. CADA VIAGEM É UMA SABOROSA AVENTURA. GOSTEI IMENSO. UMA PEQUENA MARAVILHA NESTE MUNDO ATUAL. PARABÉNS.!

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

Esta ferrovia é realmente extraordinária ... uma peça maravilhosa de engenharia ...... Andy

[@successindicator5426]

Ilove this place

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

The Darjeeling Railway is a truly amazing piece of engineering. Andy

[@vivianastridge2167]

While the series of videos is totally fascinating, it would have added to the charm if the train is shown stopping at stations and picking up passengers.

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

I try to capture that in many of my videos but this train was a private charter and didn't carry normal passengers. Sorry! ...... Andy

[@janekj.724]

Chętnie bym się przejechał takim pendolino z Katowic do Siemianowic

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

Nie ma drugiej takiej linii na świecie, jak Darjeeling. There's no other line in the world quite like the Darjeeling .... Andy

[@isabelpiva9892]

OS LUGARES QUE ELE PASSA SÃO LINDOS ! GOSTARIA D VIAJAR NESSE TREM .

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

Vale a pena ver a viagem para Darjeeling. The journey towards Darjeeling is well worth seeing. ...... Andy

[@arshadnawaz8920]

i want to visit this place

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

It's well worth the visit but steam is not normally operating now ... Andy

[@johnmoore8016]

have they replaced this engine with a diesel engine?

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

Diesels operate most of the regular service trains but the steam locos are still (just) in good order .... Andy

[@seahorse4930]

Engine operators joly work

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

The locomotive crew do a great job. It's not easy! ..... Andy

[@user-jr6en3yq7z]

😘😘😘

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

I guess that's a good comment !! Thank you ! Andy

[@anamitalama2363]

i like for steam

[@user-mb5jj9li8w]

什么国家？

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

这是印度 ............ Andy

[@nosubscribers4828]

The people of India are still kept in the era of stones, how much pollution will happen due to this smoke

[@ricardobarreira6099]

You don' t anderstand nothing about trains nothing...

[@ricardobarreira6099]

Understand sorry for you friend.

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

Steam locomotives are bad polluters, but most of what you can see in the smoke are the particulates which fall to the ground rapidly. The real damage is done by greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide. These are given out in just as large a quantity by road vehicles, aircraft, ships and power stations. There are only a tiny number of steam locos left working and they are beautiful and fascinating machines. They are a valuable relic from our industrial past and need to be saved from destruction. The pollution from these few steam locos is TINY compared to the pollution from the billions of road vehicles, aircraft and ships in the world. If you’d like to save our Earth from disaster, please get rid of your car or motor bike, don’t buy anything that has been delivered by air, sea or lorry, switch off your electricity at home, never go on holiday by aircraft or car. Not easy, is it? Andy

[@tanoroychod]

Fool you are don't know about heritage railway only spewing venom

[@user-wx4gc4mz3c]

😁😂😎😊👍

[@pansilrakimu7663]

It's nice. but on the other hand the environmental pollution is huge from the smoke. very heavy and thick. nice, I like India. I have been once.

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

Steam locomotives are bad polluters, but most of what you can see in the smoke are the particulates which fall to the ground rapidly. The real damage is done by greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide. These are given out in just as large a quantity by road vehicles, aircraft, ships and power stations. There are only a tiny number of steam locos left working and they are beautiful and fascinating machines. They are a valuable relic from our industrial past and need to be saved from destruction. The pollution from these few steam locos is TINY compared to the pollution from the billions of road vehicles, aircraft and ships in the world. Getting rid of just a handful of steam locomotives will make no difference to the world but getting rid of the pollution from road vehicles would probably sort the problem in one move. If you’d like to save our Earth from disaster, please get rid of your car or motor bike, don’t buy anything that has been delivered by air, sea or lorry, switch off your electricity at home, never go on holiday by aircraft or car. Not easy, is it? Andy

[@dipteshpatel6393]

Its beautiful train service but very polluting Engine.....

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

Steam locomotives are bad polluters, however, there are only a tiny number left working and they are beautiful and fascinating machines. They are a valuable relic from our industrial past and need to be saved from destruction. The pollution from these few steam locos is TINY compared to the pollution from the billions of road vehicles, aircraft and ships in the world. If you’d like to save our Earth from disaster, please get rid of your car or motor bike, don’t buy anything that has been delivered by air, sea or lorry, switch off your electricity at home, never go on holiday by aircraft or car …. oh, and switch off the computer you use to look at my videos!!! Not easy, is it? Andy

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

@Black Swan Agreed. The sad thing is that the number of animals is increasing exponentially but the number of plants is decreasing as we chop them down. We need to change this ..... Andy