Indian Railways - 'Toy Train' to Shimla - Part 3 - Kanoh to Shimla
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Date: 2022-11-28
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John
Ah India. Love it. Had tea in New Delhi Imperial Hotel Connaught Place. Was there in 1990 for a festival just outside Delhi. If you had an hour I could tell you about loosing all my luggage on the way over and the absolute hoot of getting it back. Took a whole day. Always remember the little man who moved at breaths pace while tracking down my luggage. Bloody hilarious best entertainment ever. A poor old American was frothing at the mouth and was still waiting when I left. You can't hurry India. It moves at it's own pace. Had so much fun there. But I was ready to leave after 10 days. That was enough for me. So scary on the roads. Cheers as always.
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Ah India. Love it. Had tea in New Delhi Imperial Hotel Connaught Place. Was there in 1990 for a festival just outside Delhi. If you had an hour I could tell you about loosing all my luggage on the way over and the absolute hoot of getting it back. Took a whole day. Always remember the little man who moved at breaths pace while tracking down my luggage. Bloody hilarious best entertainment ever. A poor old American was frothing at the mouth and was still waiting when I left. You can't hurry India. It moves at it's own pace. Had so much fun there. But I was ready to leave after 10 days. That was enough for me. So scary on the roads. Cheers as always.
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Chris
Brilliant set of three videos. I took this journey in October 2019, little realising that it would be my last such trip in over two years. I think that not a lot has changed in the six years between your video and my trip, other than some road-widening on the main road visible in some places from the train. But of course I didn't get the cab ride experience.
Shimla is a lovely and fascinating city, a world away from the overwhelming hustle and bustle of Delhi and the other cities on the plains below. Well worth the trip.
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Brilliant set of three videos. I took this journey in October 2019, little realising that it would be my last such trip in over two years. I think that not a lot has changed in the six years between your video and my trip, other than some road-widening on the main road visible in some places from the train. But of course I didn't get the cab ride experience.
Shimla is a lovely and fascinating city, a world away from the overwhelming hustle and bustle of Delhi and the other cities on the plains below. Well worth the trip.
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Hammers
This has been a wonderful series! Thank you for posting! I wish I had known there was a steam locomotive at the Shimla station. Am also still puzzled why the comfortably cars are used on other trains and not on the tourist-oriented afternoon train from Kalka. Passed them, with much envy, when we disembarked. My wife may have forgiven the experience, had we not had hard, upright seats! Now, I can't encourage her to try the Darjeeling train. Sigh!
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This has been a wonderful series! Thank you for posting! I wish I had known there was a steam locomotive at the Shimla station. Am also still puzzled why the comfortably cars are used on other trains and not on the tourist-oriented afternoon train from Kalka. Passed them, with much envy, when we disembarked. My wife may have forgiven the experience, had we not had hard, upright seats! Now, I can't encourage her to try the Darjeeling train. Sigh!
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Timsvideochannel1
Thank you for commenting. The BBC mini series of programs about the 'Hill Railways' of India, made them a popular destination for many British railway enthusiasts. I have yet to visit the Nilgiri Mountain Railway or the Darjeeling Railway, but I intend to visit them both one day. I really enjoyed my time in India and look forward to returning. Tim.
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Thank you for commenting. The BBC mini series of programs about the 'Hill Railways' of India, made them a popular destination for many British railway enthusiasts. I have yet to visit the Nilgiri Mountain Railway or the Darjeeling Railway, but I intend to visit them both one day. I really enjoyed my time in India and look forward to returning. Tim.
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Timsvideochannel1
I am pleased you enjoyed the Shimla videos, like you I was puzzled by the hard seats on our train, as all the trains we passed seemed to have much more comfortable carriages, but then I might not have had an open door to film from. Surprisingly my wife enjoyed the scenery so much, she did not seem to mind the seats.
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I am pleased you enjoyed the Shimla videos, like you I was puzzled by the hard seats on our train, as all the trains we passed seemed to have much more comfortable carriages, but then I might not have had an open door to film from. Surprisingly my wife enjoyed the scenery so much, she did not seem to mind the seats.
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Timsvideochannel1
Shimla must be an interesting place to live. At Kalka our tour guide asked the train driver if it was OK to fix a small camera to the inside of the locomotive window at the beginning of the journey, retrieving it at Shimla. I traveled in one of the carriages filming the train from an open door.
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Shimla must be an interesting place to live. At Kalka our tour guide asked the train driver if it was OK to fix a small camera to the inside of the locomotive window at the beginning of the journey, retrieving it at Shimla. I traveled in one of the carriages filming the train from an open door.
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Dave
Does this line go further or does it stop here at Shimla? If it goes further I'd love to see more as I watched all three installments and was amazed at how this line was built and so close to the edge of some very deep valleys. If it goes past Shimla please consider doing more installments.
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Does this line go further or does it stop here at Shimla? If it goes further I'd love to see more as I watched all three installments and was amazed at how this line was built and so close to the edge of some very deep valleys. If it goes past Shimla please consider doing more installments.
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Dreadnaught
Thoroughly enjoyed all 3 parts of this significant rail journey - your vids are a worthy tribute to the civil engineering genius of the British Raj which left the dear country in good shape with a superb railway network, the concept of cricket and fair play and paid sick leave!
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Thoroughly enjoyed all 3 parts of this significant rail journey - your vids are a worthy tribute to the civil engineering genius of the British Raj which left the dear country in good shape with a superb railway network, the concept of cricket and fair play and paid sick leave!
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John
Repeating it's not just the railway but the surrounding scenery and the people. Better than most travelogues with words. If you do something similar again could you add the heights above sea level of the stations. No criticism intended because in my opinion you are the best.
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Repeating it's not just the railway but the surrounding scenery and the people. Better than most travelogues with words. If you do something similar again could you add the heights above sea level of the stations. No criticism intended because in my opinion you are the best.
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Pete
Subsey achaa hai! I taught school in Dagshai in 1965 and was familiar with the train and most recently after my retirement here in California took the -Rail Kar- from Kalka to Simla. This train should be noted as a National Heritage sit!
PS enjoyed your music, too!
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Subsey achaa hai! I taught school in Dagshai in 1965 and was familiar with the train and most recently after my retirement here in California took the -Rail Kar- from Kalka to Simla. This train should be noted as a National Heritage sit!
PS enjoyed your music, too!
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PrithvisAccount
Im not able to get this. if you observe closely during 21: 12 to 21: 17, the track on which the train is running is not joined with adjoining incoming track, so theoretically the train should derail, but it did not, why so?
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Im not able to get this. if you observe closely during 21: 12 to 21: 17, the track on which the train is running is not joined with adjoining incoming track, so theoretically the train should derail, but it did not, why so?
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akshat
Nice videos.
Being native to Shimla I have been travelling in this train for the last 25 odd years but never managed to film it the way you have. By the way how did you managed to get shots from the locomotive?
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Nice videos.
Being native to Shimla I have been travelling in this train for the last 25 odd years but never managed to film it the way you have. By the way how did you managed to get shots from the locomotive?
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Curious2travel
A really beautiful trio of videos - thanks so much. Very skillfully edited, and one thing I particularly noticed was the warmth and friendliness of the people along the track coming through.
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A really beautiful trio of videos - thanks so much. Very skillfully edited, and one thing I particularly noticed was the warmth and friendliness of the people along the track coming through.
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autos
It may be comparatively small but it is NOT a -toy-. Narrow guage is necessary for mountainous winding regions and this railway serves a very real, and necessary purpose.
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It may be comparatively small but it is NOT a -toy-. Narrow guage is necessary for mountainous winding regions and this railway serves a very real, and necessary purpose.
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Sohan
I ws in service at Solan for 2 years and enjoyed this toy train several times. By filming it, you have done wonderful service to the people coming on tour to Shimla.
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I ws in service at Solan for 2 years and enjoyed this toy train several times. By filming it, you have done wonderful service to the people coming on tour to Shimla.
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Terry
Once again, fabulous photography enhanced by the ambience of the atmospheric music. Well done, keep 'em coming.
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Once again, fabulous photography enhanced by the ambience of the atmospheric music. Well done, keep 'em coming.
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Kanzai12
could you make video on Malaysia? specially those North Borneo Railway, either steam wood or diesel loco.
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could you make video on Malaysia? specially those North Borneo Railway, either steam wood or diesel loco.
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Debjit
Hello TIM!
can u plsz tell whats the soundtrack u used at the start of this part 3?
thanx.
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Hello TIM!
can u plsz tell whats the soundtrack u used at the start of this part 3?
thanx.
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