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Steam videos on the world wide web? Quite a few these days, you can readily
check out a
small sample on this site. Like it or loathe it, YouTube (and its imitators)
is here to stay and
like all those internet 'Free lunches' it is not always very digestible. Anarchic would be my best description of
YouTube, most fans of it would
probably not want it otherwise, but it makes it very difficult and frustrating to find gems
among the dross. Please submit suitable items (not China, please!) for inclusion
here. My initial intention is that this
page should highlight unusual items rather than seek out top quality video
action, since many 'overseas steam' videos are posted by non-enthusiasts with
toy camcorders. Latterly, quite a lot of vintage cine has begun to appear, this
is excellent news. And by and large unless they are a significant representation of a
particular country, I won't provide unpaid advertisements! To be honest because
my access to YouTube depends on my being in Beijing and the vagaries of the
Great Chinese Firewall (as of July 2009 the Chinese have been sulking for
several months after they took offence at one particular video out of what
must be millions posted), I haven't had time to watch every one here, if you
spot some real crap, tell me and I'll delete it. But please add a few good links
of your own to replace them. Thanks.
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Click here for some sample clips
on YouTube from
our own DVDs
on narrow gauge steam
and
stationary steam engines.
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General
This account has thousands of fascinating
international new items - look up "train" and then browse the general
interest stuff (very interesting stories about the real China for a start):
This account has quite a few links below and is
actively adding good content (added 9th January 2009):
This user has a quite a few converted historic
cine including Germany, Austria, Turkey (added 9th January 2009):
Ing. L.D. Porta discussing High Adhesion Wheel
Profiles - technical but fascinating to see the master at work (see also www.martynbane.co.uk/modernsteam/ldp/adhesion/adhesion.htm)
(all added 4th July 2009)
Want to derail a train? It's not as easy as you might think. A well
constructed railway is totally over-engineered as this wartime clip shows (21st
June 2008, OK this one is not on YouTube!)
Paddle steamer Waverley (added 11th July 2008)
Wartime Rails 1918 & 1943-1950 (added 3rd
January 2009)
Africa
Angola
Stored steam at Huambo -
A series of films on the Benguela Railway, then
and now (in Portuguese, naturally) added 24th December 2008.
Eritrea
Rebuilding the Eritrean Railway (15 minute 1996
news film) - fascinating (7th January 2009)
Preserved Mallets in action -
Many more with these users:
Kenya
2409 on a revenue earning freight in 2006 (10th
January 2009)
Nairobi to Kampala by train 1995 (7th January
2009)
5918 leaves the museum for restoration in 2001
South
Africa
The Red Devil in action (9th March 2009)
Many more South African clips from the Red
Devil Man above (9th March 2009)
Rustenburg Platinum Mines (9th March 2009)
15F repatriated to Glasgow on a revenue earning freight in 2006 (10th
January 2009)
Zimbabwe
Steam in 1991(9th January 2009)
Footplate ride on a 15th -
Footplate ride on a 20th -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_5-tHTqUtA
Volunteer cleaning the fire on a 25NC -
Americas
Argentina
The train at the end of the world (7th January
2009):
Bariloche preserved operation -
Esquel (La Trochita) -
Ferroclub Argentino, Buenos Aires -
Porta's famous 'Argentina' locomotive as vandalised -
RFIRT -
Brazil
The Sentinel at Cruzeiro in action in August 2009 (9th September 2009)
Estrada de Ferro Perus Pirapora - 60cm cement line - this is brilliant (recommended
by Steve Mourton, added 3rd March 2008)
ABPF Campinas -
Steam on the mountains of Minas Gerais -
São João del Rei -
Theresa Christina
Restored Theresa Christina 2-10-2 201 (8th
April 2009)
Chile
Antofagasta FCAB steam loco -
Cuba
Zafra stuff -
Ecuador
The steam train from Duran to Alausi -
Trains on the Devil's Nose -
Mexico
Steam in Mexico 1964, be patient, it's well worth
it once the steam starts, part 2 especially (23rd December 2008):
Paraguay
Extended extract from a documentary -
USA
Awesome big steam on heavy freight, in the
preservation era but quite special - look for 'more like this' (9th March 2009):
Something else a bit special - the imported
QJs at work on the IAIS (3rd May 2009):
and many, many more at:
Asia
Bangladesh
Clearing a traffic jam (added 10th September 2009):
Burma
YB between Bago and Mottama (added 3rd January
2009):
YC (not YD as per title) on a regular train
between Mottama and Bago (10th January 2009)
YB on the Madauk branch train 2000 (added 22nd
March 2009)
Our own rice mill steam engines:
Cambodia
The 'Bamboo Railway', definitely no steam! (4th January 2009)
China
Not surprisingly, there are very many, too many, clips, just search
"steam loco China" or similar! And probably the best quality too.
Hours of free entertainment if a little repetitive on the standard gauge at
least. Non-stop 'steam porn'! But I do have the excuse to plug our own (steam
narrow gauge) clips:
India
Darjeeling -
Nilgiri (Ooty) Rack Line -
Delhi Museum Monorail -
Bollywood at its best -
Steam in action at Tipong Colliery (added 26th February 2008)
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Indonesia
Sragi 20 on a transfer train from Comal (9th
January 2009)
Ambarawa Rack Railway (added 10th May 2008))
Steam in action at Tersana Baru sugar mill -
Steam in action at Jatibarang sugar mill -
Steam in action at Olean sugar mill -
Many clips of Java sugar mill steam locos -
Jordan
Restoring and promoting the Hedjaz Railway (2006)
Malaysia
North Borneo Railway
(11th July 2008)
North Korea
From a 1992 visit -
Pakistan
Pakistan steam in 2004 (9th January 2009)
Khyber Pass Steam Safari 2000 (7th January 2009)
Preserved steam in action in Islamabad
Philippines
Stuffed and mounted and other stills (3rd January 2009):
Syria
Restoring and promoting the Hedjaz Railway 2006
(7th January 2009)
Taiwan
Historic 1970s action (you'll need to delve but
it's worth it! http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=kuroganerail&view=videos
but particularly: (3rd January 2009)
Thailand
Steam on the Kwai Bridge -
(11th July 2008)
Turkey
Stanier 8F footplate ride -
Steam 1984-8 (9th January 2008)
Europe
Albania
Not steam but a fascinating lignite mine with
Chinese style electric narrow gauge (25th July 2009)
Austria
Austrian narrow gauge steam when it was real (3rd
January 2008):
Bosnia
Banovici (9th January 2009)
Kriegslok at Lukavac (9th January 2009)
Zenica Steelworks (9th January 2009)
Finland
Jussi Viitanen suggests this clip of Tubize power at Jokionen (22nd November 2008)
France
Classic French Narrow Gauge - search here for the
"chemins de fer disparus" - silent Cine conversion (10th January 2009)
The Glory of French Railways: (3rd January 2009)
Germany
Trevor Heath recommends this one on the Harz system:
Greece
For a November 2008 charter train on the narrow
gauge Pelion Mountain Railway:
Greek preserved steam (4th January 2009)
Holland
Keith Chambers recommends a 1954 amateur cine clip (keep the unreal sound
OFF):
Italy
Keith Chambers recommends a 1988 end of steam clip taken at
Pistoia: (26th
March 2008)
Poland
Quite a few Polish clips from this user (9th
January 2009)
Sroda Narrow Gauge (9th January 2009)
Classic steam on the 60cm gauge from long ago
(3rd January 2008 - trailer for a commercial DVD)
This gives the background to the 'Wolsztyn
Experience' (7th January 2009)
Like China there plenty on the Wolsztyn operation, more non-stop 'steam porn'!
Keith Chambers recommends this one, search the 'Related Videos' for more of the
same.
Portugal
Douro Valley Special with 186: (9th January 2009)
Portugal in August 1972: (9th January 2009)
Romania
Viseus de Sus (9th January 2009)
Steam overtakes a diesel : (9th January 2009)
Romania in August 1969: (3rd January 2009)
Serbia
Regular steam class 62
at Jagodina (9th January 2009)
Regular steam class 62
in Vreoci (9th January 2009)
Kolubara
class 62 on a workers train (9th January 2009)
Slovenia
LCGB Tour (2008)
Specials - this user has general coverage
(diesel) of the country too http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=andersley
Spain
Spanish Garratt at work with good pacing
shots (23rd July 2009)
141 F 2346 at work - no date give (9th
January 2009)
Catalonian Steam (amateur video!) -
(9th January 2009)
Spanish Garratt being transferred (6th
March 2009)
Spanish Garratt at work on a special (6th
March 2009)
Heavy Metal (3rd May 2009)
The old teaching the younger
(3rd May 2009)
Ukraine
The last steam tour 2008:
Australasia
Australia
Beyer Peacock promotional film for Queensland
Beyer Garrats in the 1950s (6th March 2009)
Another from Trevor Heath. Real Steam in Australia in the 1960s, look for others from this guy!! (10th May 2008)
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