The Romance of Indian Railways 1975

[@jaykumarjain3182]

My father retired from WR in 1988, today I am at the age of 60+, railway is in my genes, although I am not in the railways, but I still have to much. love and respect for railway.

[@vimalkumar3815]

My nanaji retired from railway in December 30, 1982. He was grade A guard.

[@shivam691000]

I'm currently working under Western Railway. I'm glad that I'm a part of the Indian railway.

[@pyara-bharat-mahan]

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[@Saanjh-Kumari]

Cool. My father retired from his job in 1992 and I am not yet 48. The reason I am not 60+ is that I was born 16 years after their marriage. I had a good time while my parents were around. Things quickly went to a very low grade thereafter.

[@brahmduttsharma7203]

My GF and Father served Railways from 1925 to 1987 as Loco Foreman Late Sh B L Sharma.

[@commonman-p5s]

मेरा जन्म १९८५ का है,मै ७,८ साल का होनेतक ये भाप इंजिन 𝕌𝕊𝔼 होता था,मेरे मामा के गाव से ३ या ४ किलोमीटर पे ही रेल पटरी थी,जब भी वहां से रेल गुजरती थी इस भाप इंजिन की सीटी (𝕨𝕙𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕝𝕖 ) से मै इतना डर जाता था मै बता नहीं सकता !! रात को भी आआवाज सुनकर नींद से जागकर पसीना पसीना हो जाता था,ये बात आज मुझे इस इंजिन की सीटी सुनकर कई सालो बाद याद आई 😃😃😃😃😃 गये वो दिन रहगयी सिर्फ यादे 🙏🙏🙏

[@Saanjh-Kumari]

@@commonman-p5s aap mere se 2 saal bade hn. Mujhe train ki awaaz aur uski whistle se bohot Darr lagta tha. Shuru se hi mai bohot ghabrata tha. Baatein kaafi hn...par 1 baar me kitna likhun ji...zindagi sahi nh rahi humari ...abhi tak toh bilkul nh . Itni bhi kia ghabrahat....

[@durgeshvelhal9304]

And huge salute for those hard working ,humble ,duty full gang men, railway servants of my country...

[@SanjayKumar-sn2gp]

@@Grimeyhoob Don't be Sar--carse--tic buster.U yours.

[@TheOriginalJphyper]

Indian railways are the home of the oldest currently-operational locomotive in the world, a steamer named Fairy Queen which was built in 1855.

[@dannyskyabdan2931]

The National Rail Museum at New Delhi is a testament to the hard work of the gentleman in this documentary. The Patiala State Monorail has been preserved and is still in working order in the year 2021. Thank you for helping preserving the history of the Indian Railways.

[@nadapanavenkataramanamurth6249]

I love to see this video very much, because I traveled so many times in my child hood year 1968 to 1976 toofan express, from Chittaranjan to Howrah n janatha express from Howrah to Vijayawada. Those days will not come. My father is retired from Indian railways, CLW, Chittaranjan in 1991. SRI N.M.G.RAO. TQ

[@LarryBees]

I glad you enjoyed it. Beautiful country and documentary

[@sachinwdm2]

A nicely compiled documentary showcasing the glory of Indian Railways. Great work. @14:00 It seems the person operating the inspection trolley and also giving explanation about token system is Mr. Vishnu who later on became the GM of Central Railways. He can also be seen in the BBC'S Great Indian Railways documentary.

[@navneetsingh7677]

What about kk sharma ? Any later update?

[@Raj-nh3fc]

Very nostalgic. An era that has moved us and is now gone leaving just footprints of memory.

[@DharmendraKumar-vk3zr]

Really.. sahi kaha bro aapne. Ek atit jo sirf yaadon aur kitaabon me simat kar reh jaaegi! Nautical nostalgia ❤

[@peterbrackenbury]

What a wonderful film, thanks for sharing. I had the pleasure and privilege to visit India in 2018 and visited Howrah station and Railway Museum, the Railway Museum in Delhi, the Darjeeling Railway and the Shimla Railway as well as a trip from Delhi to Rewari behind the Fairy Queen - all very unique but memorable experiences.

[@kumargautamable]

It reminds me of my childhood when i travelled by those steme propelled trains.felt very nostalgic. Reality of that days was seen only in movies not in documentary. India has such come a long way. Heartfelt thanks for uploading this video.❤

[@sreenathas4436]

beautiful videos, my dad was in Indian railwasy served for 35 years, and we all grew up in railway enviornment, mostly meter gauge stam engines, especially Y.P grade engine in south india. the life at that time, was only railways and nothing but railways. though i am 58 now, my genes and DNA is always on railways. saved this video so i can view often, thanks to Larry Bees, youtube, indian railways etc.

[@abhijitguha494]

Fantastic. Watching Indian history. Thanks a ton for this film. Am watching the India which our parents lived.

[@thesacredgurkha6529]

Great work by you. This video made me to go back to the olden days when my grandparents used to travel by such steam locomotives, and when my mother and father were kids. The background music of sitar and tabla, the narration, the citizens and over all no plastic made me to realise the quality of life thought not financially rich but richly satisfied than todays.

[@maahirajpoot1534]

Indeed, true

[@mahender.psinghbudgurjar709]

☮

[@judefernandez827]

Thank you for this wondertul video My father uncles cousins and friends served in some capacity in different roles in this great railway . My father was a steam and then later on electric train driver in Madras . Cheers from Australia .

[@quark31]

Fascinating! Transitioning from steam to ekectric locomotive! Madras had electric traction on metre gauge? Do you have pictures, videos of metregauge trains, locomotives, coaches which your father might have documented?

[@judefernandez827]

@@quark31 Sorry I don’t have any photos or documents of those years in the late fifties to early sixties . The only photo of my father is standing next to a locomotive just after finished his day . Thank you for the interest but I wish for myself and my children I had something to look back on and cherish . I remember when the Southern Railway imported EMU trains made by Breda of Italy my Dad was called back from retirement due to a shortage of drivers and he had a blemish less record in 35 years of service with the Southern Railway . I recently found a few black and white photos of these Breda EMU trains being loaded at a port in Italy to be shipped to Madras and Bombay .Look up IRFCA photo gallery and you’ll find these EMU trains that were made by Ernesto Breda . I still remember the name plates in each car Breda Ferroviaria Naples Italy .Just google the IRFCA gallery .

[@newgeneration5766]

On these era, no one British are coming India to make any new documentary over ""The great Indian Railways" because British not found any dirt places on Rly platforms, low speed steam Engines, random people hanging or seating over Rlys...even Indian Rly become very progressive...and British do not want any progress in India...

[@paritoshdabral2946]

What a gem! The romance and charm of the bygone days... Thank you very much for uploading it.

[@sunny1041985]

Thanks you so much for uploading. My father now retd. from railways. Very fond memories of railways and discovery of India. Lovely memories

[@wdm2783]

Thank you. I was searching for this for a long time.

[@wayinfront1]

It is also on the BBC website: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0120460/the-world-about-us-the-romance-of-indian-railways

[@REDISCOVER7769]

Quite happy to find invaluable archive like this

[@tarik-w4w]

Really those were the golden days of steam engines awesome documentary.....

[@TrainTrackerINDIA]

Good old Golden Trains of Indian Railways❤️😍😍

[@deep2901]

Thank you for making this film. I revisited my childhood time, and memories associated with steam locomotives in India. Thank God that you made this film.

[@mohangopal2457]

I am proud to be a Railwayman.

[@alokekumardas1805]

I like to see this type of 'Old days videos' very much! ❤👍😊

[@AdityaKantKushwaha]

Indian Railways ❤

[@JilbinpJoy]

James Cameroon??

[@arunkumarbhattacharya3254]

Thanks for this marvelous presentation. These days were ours. The younger generation of today have no idea about it. So, it is good for them. Now on the same track, the 21 coaches train is running around 160 kms speed by the giant electric engines!!! A great progress.

[@vaidyasantosh8559]

Thks for t video it is 45yrs old

[@srinivasvaranasi1645]

Lovely footage. Nostalgic yet very to the point. I can see the love with which this was made.

[@loveislife-bs2fz]

Thankyou very much for uploading, a very nice documentary.

[@SKumar-kp7fq]

What an nostalgic video of India from 1970s....Thank you sharing and much appreciate the effort.

[@sujitpurkayastha8275]

Thanksforuploading such a magnificent historical documentary. The subject and the presenter both are historical in appearance but I'mastonished to see his enthusiasm and energy ! What a brilliant present he gave us . Thank you somuch Sir. I travelled from calcutta to old Delhi in the year 1964 at the age of 5 but still I remember the journey .I'm mesmerised.

[@rashidshahidi7245]

Nostalgic, tears in my eyes 😢

[@HimmatRathorehr]

Thanks for sharing this. Brought back childhood memories.

[@PrashantKumar-nx6nu]

Rare footage for lifetime thnks for uploading v.cassete vcr era fotaage.

[@mohsinsyedain1754]

This really made me very emotional..Very. Oh India, my India.

[@paths5881]

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[@udayanpaul8042]

It's extremely well documented video, feeling so nostalgic, remembering my childhood memories riding those steam trains and also been to those manufacturing facilities in Chittaranjan locomotive works, many thanks for uploading the video, cheers mate!

[@adeepmamlekar5225]

From which time are you 😁

[@udayanpaul8042]

@@adeepmamlekar5225 mid 80s kid, bro 😊

[@souranilpaul6285]

I live in CLW now. Born here. No more steam though.

[@udayanpaul8042]

@@souranilpaul6285 Yes indeed

[@shariqa2z]

A very very humble thanks to uploader and original creator. you all are awesome.... i live my childhood today while watching this one. thanks to lot all of you. may god bless you always.

[@DurgaPrasad-zp5xl]

My india was beautiful back then, thank you for the video, if you have any videos related to railways please upload them.

[@Raj.....................]

28:19 feel this sound...❣️❣️❣️

[@mahendradabi3502]

Salut to make this nice video and upload on KZbin my father is also being a steam driver in W. R Railway I love steam power.

[@VamsiKrishna-ls5fk]

Indian railways and its history. So proud of it.

[@12onin_Gypsy]

This was the third part of a BBC vhs I had as a child that was on the flying Scotsman. It also featured a doco on the union pacific big boy. If anyone has this. Please let me know.

[@misbahulhaqsiddiqui526]

It is excellent and and a live running history of INDIAN railway's system.👍🤓

[@rameshshaligram2336]

First time saw footage of steam locomotive on Neral Matheran hill station railway line. wonderful video .

[@vimalkumar3815]

My nanaji was railway guard. He retired from Kashivishwanath express in 30 December 1982 at moradabad junction uttar pradesh. Beautiful days..

[@kiranpanicker9913]

Appreciate the efforts, to be precise hardwork and pain taken to make this documentary.

[@supergirl1892]

Those awaited Summer vacations...when many travelled by trains from cities to their grandparents in villages.. by the way it's from same year when Sholay was released...

[@allan5919]

An excellent video from India. Amazing old footage.

[@geoarun]

Very nice. Thanks for uploading. Brings back memories.

[@anandj7639]

Thank you for uploading wonderful video,my heartly salute to gangmate,station masters,loco staff,porters etc hard working these days.now IR Changes Great indian Railways 👏👏

[@rj6404]

I wish I could go back in time , on a time machine , I would do it in a snap , Nature is India , harmony , spiritual good open hearted people . good ol India .

[@alina3339]

Thank you for sharing!

[@WXUZT]

Feel nostalgic about old times. Thank You for uploading this Gem…

[@HimanshuShekhar1]

Thank you very much for this great video.

[@निग्गरबिल्ला]

What a gem you got there mate. Thanks for preserving such a great and valuable insight in the past.

[@souranilpaul6285]

An absolute gem!

[@luharabdulla555]

हम भारतीय है तो हींन्दीमे कोमेन्ट करे तो अछा रहे तो हमजसे जो अंग्रेजी नही जानते उसे भी समजमे आये,,आभार,

[@luharabdulla555]

आभार🙏

[@RohitKapoorYouTube]

Awesome documentary 🤗

[@LarryBees]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@rexxbailey2764]

' WRITTEN AND NARRATED BY JAMES CAMERON ' !??? WTH!!?? 😳🤨🤨

[@Vande_Matram_]

Speechless credits to this film. No words. ✌🏼✌🏼

[@1life_Only]

A great documentary I must admit, thanks for sharing!

[@Imaginaryworld28]

Oh my god, Thank you to all those who made such an effort to made this short story for us, really loved the glipms of India which is unknown to current generation.

[@sanjayjohari3814]

Such a very nice photography.thanks

[@travelvlogs5093]

After 50-60 years our next generation will see us like today we feel nostalgic.

[@jimsyounteen2537]

india most oldest heritage train n second highest train station''''''UNESCO'''DHR''' Darjeeling toy train''''i love loco train

[@rashtra8253]

2:13 wdm alco body job and paint job looks so smooth

[@akshaychaturvedi2462]

steam engine my childhood memories thank to sharing that memories lost in shadows.🙏

[@mukeshsagar99]

The sound of the this steam locomotive is breathtaking and mesmerizing! 💝

[@CyrusInIndia]

The romance of a steam locomotive trains is something you have to experience. I have sat in steam locomotive trains in UK where steam is still alive and kicking, but never in India. Steam was already in decline by the late 70,s in India and throughout the 80,s there were only a few handful of regular, services remaining. Last broad gauge steam train was in the year 1995 and metre gauge in the year 2000. But these were those rare sporadic locomotives. Basically by the middle of 1980,s steam locomotive trains were almost non existent in major cities and towns of India.

[@udayanpaul8042]

@ cyrus Loves India you visit India, you can ride the heritage mountain railways in the Neelgiris and the Darjiling mountain railways.

[@CyrusInIndia]

@@udayanpaul8042 yes thanks. I definitely plan on doing that. But real joy is on the big broad gauge or the standard gauges.

[@atinyadav8831]

Very nice video

[@rogergreen2270]

At 37;25 the sound of the hidden puffing engine I could identify as one from the DHR. I lived in Kurseong and went to boarding school there. How could one not recognize that engine sound? thanks for sharing this documentary.

[@bombaycity1]

James cameron...is it the one who is the real one right now...now i understood how he knew Indian culture which he portrays in his films.

[@rmk7641]

Very nice historic video clippings. If Mr. Cameron had more labels time-stamping them and left out the occasional digression into the tourist realms, it would have been even more fun to watch for the train enthusiast. As it is, it is pretty enjoyable. Thanks for posting it.

[@phenkusingh2952]

How did I miss this marvellous video for so long? Oh because it was added this March only.

[@durgeshvelhal9304]

Great video sir... Thank you very much...

[@therail.3978]

Thanks for sharing with as sir thank you very much 🙏🏻❤️🔥

[@leonnicholls4008]

This is beyond surreal very enigmatic

[@rangnath1]

I love for this documentary

[@indradevabhakt6244]

Along with a Indian Railways museum,.I'd prefer an Indian Railways Temple be built and worshipped when looking at the enormity, extraordinary size, unimaginable scale, massive labour force, unflinching hard-work of many many skilled people in getting this mammoth rail system work tirelessly and get itself reinvented so as to continue to serve for a Billion plus people.

[@manishpal6404]

Superb!

[@NontasK]

The "toy" train, seems like the mountainous railway of Pelion in Magnesia region, Greece. Nice video.

[@shaheedkhan2544]

Indian Railways; The Lifeline of a vibrant Nation

[@KT43124]

Great

[@climbeverest]

This is incredible memory

[@rakeshramans7652]

nice for sharing this video also thanks to cinematographer & editor...

[@triggeredgamer206]

thanks man

[@prasadjoshi7373]

Thanks for the video

[@parthobasistha6135]

Dear Mr. Larry. Really an illustrative documentary. However, the research has left out eastern ( erly)and south Eastern railway( serly) and chittaranjan locomotive works, India's first indigenous locomotive manufacturing facility in eastern India, that used to manufacture steam locomotives Both these eastern Indias oldest zonal railways, i.e erly and serly, then, when the documentary was filmed had highest concentration of steam locomotives of all classes. Howrah station itself holded sizeable volumes of steam locos of all classes. Lalgola fast passenger services was one of the oldest important steam hauled passenger train on the sealdah division of eastern railways. The passenger rakes were hauled by steam loco till late eighties following which they were taken over by wam1 series electric dc locomotive. I would like to know that is it the ghat section of Western railways, with multiunit steam loco pictured at the rear of the documentary?

[@Rahul_Singh100]

East India particularly Benghol isn't really considered India.

[@Byron-g5l]

Bless the British for their genius and engineering...they built this railway with the Indian labour....RULE BRITANNIA......

[@gurpreetraghu]

Amazing documentary 💯

[@victorpaul904]

🇮🇳💐🍁🙏Golden days 🥰🥰🍁❤️🌹💐🇮🇳

[@sammitra1973]

Getting nostalgic..remembering my steam Loco travels.

[@srinivasamurthy726]

Those Golden Days very Hard work to maintain train's but staff never feel it's hard only dedication in their Mind

[@sfenodonte]

It is incredible (p6.50). The systematic fishing net that is the Indian railways, a nation as large as a continent so systematically covered. The British Empire was certainly colonial, but it certainly did not neglect logistics

[@death_parade]

The network that the British created and the network that India is building for itself are certainly not the same. The former focused on resource extraction, the latter on people's needs. Diametrically opposite objectives.

[@sanjayscapture4108]

Thanks for lets us know these things 😌

[@vivekraychowdhury4348]

Anymore docs like this, by any chance........ 👍👍.............

[@arijitpalit2756]

Well, Indian Railways is now 85% electrified. You will barely see diesel engines in the future.

[@funkyjunky845]

Its a very good achievement. Respect and love from Greece! ##What do you think can be the reason that your neighboring countries didn't perform well? India did pretty good job in development considering she is less than 100 years old. Even many African nations(and many previously colonized nations)that got their independence before India don't really seem anywhere near her. But India maintained her dignity well, even though there are always new challenges and I'm quite astonished by this fact. Well done!

[@arijitpalit2756]

@@funkyjunky845 Competent politicians( atleast in initial days after independence) +Indian society has a tendency to look after itself even if authoritarian supervision is not present + I kind of don't agree with considering india less than 100 years old. it's similar to saying there was no existence of greece before independece from ottomans. Indian state at it's current form is young, but the society and the civilisation has been present for thousand of years. Modern states which have a civilisational background tend to perform better, like China, this is partly because these countries always have a unique perspective to judge the world and try to act according to their vision, I am not saying it's always the case, but in case of China and India, new world religions did not change their society and they can take independent decision based on their values that was preserved for many generations. Another point I may add is geography, India is located at the world's busiest trade route that has certainly helped. India also has the largest arable land, so food safety didn't become an issue after we start managing it properly. So, in conclusion good luck and ambition played the part in the success. Although I would say we still have a long way to go.

[@funkyjunky845]

@@arijitpalit2756 thanks for such a nice explanation, Mr. Arijit Palit! My bad, I forgot that we were one of the oldest and advanced civilizations before the "dark age". We followed the same cultural values that's why we used to accept the outsiders with a deep heart and never tried to judge theirs. I know I went out-of-the context but one of your points reminds me the worst times through which Greeks and Indians went through.

[@deepakpala84]

Excellent video 🌹🙏❤️