Trains

 

  

 November 22 2011

We are indebted to Martin Holl for introducing us to these videos

The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, 

nicknamed "Toy Train",    was built in 1881.
 

It is a 2ft narrow-gauge railway leading to Darjeeling high up in the mountain in West Bengal state in eastern India.   It was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999.

 To see the video of the 1930 train trip please click

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5bulu0FmoE&feature=related

 In addition there are other videos to see plus some 100 year old photographs that were taken around India

Enjoy