Our Digitally Remastered Series are bigger, better and in stunning HD for the very first time! These are the original programmes which have been put through the upscale and remastering treatment with improvements to audio, colour balance, contrast and most of all - picture quality. Some of the trains featured here were never filmed in HD or in broadcast quality. Now, for the first time - you can enjoy just that!
The story of how narrow gauge railways came to be built and spread across the world to most countries.
In this film we look at twelve different countries on five different continents comparing steam locomotives such as Double Fairlies, Mallets, and Beyer Garratts. Then geared locomotives such as Shays and Heislers and there is the rack railway at Ambarawa in Java. Many narrow gauge lines were built as country railways, some were for industrial purposes. In South Africa, Australia, India and Java narrow gauge became standard for the mainlines too.
Steam hard at work in India, Java, China, South Africa, Australia, the USA, Cuba, Russia, Poland, Germany, Wales and Ukraine.
Over 3 hours of non stop action!
Produced by - Belhurst Productions
Running time - 180 minutes (2 discs)
DVD and Blu-ray
Re-released - May 2025
