Temples of Steam DVDs

Between 2005 and 2007, we (Rob and Yuehong Dickinson) made 4 journeys to Myanmar in search of stationary steam engines in the rice mills of Myanmar/Burma. What we found has been described on this website. In the process we have documented literally hundreds of engines, the majority of which we have seen at work and recorded on video. From that archive, we have compiled footage of all the rarer engines found, together with selected engines from the major builders Marshall and Tangye where there is significant mass duplication of engines.

The result is a unique industrial archaeology record, representing a treasure house of working stationary steam that was almost unknown before we started our explorations. Also included in some cases is a record of the rice mills themselves at work, many of them almost unchanged in 70 years or more of operation. The 8 DVDs in the set contain over 7½ hours of viewing, but unlike our Sweet Spot and Yuehong's Logging Off DVDs which are designed for general interest viewing, they are intended for the specialist enthusiast and to make them affordable we will burn them on our own computers and mail them in a 'no frills' package, but that doesn't mean that the quality of the video represented is any lower than our normal high standards. It has cost us literally thousands of pounds to make these trips, we can never hope to recover even a fraction of the cost but a few sales will help a little bit.....

The full cost of this set of DVD is just U$80 / GBP 40 / Euros 54. For full ordering information please send an email to

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We have prepared 6 sample clips (reduced size 320 x 240, wmv format) which you can download:

	Temples of Steam 1 (Unknown maker) also available YouTube Version
	Temples of Steam 2 (Dryden) also available YouTube Version
	Temples of Steam 3 (Robey) also available YouTube Version
	Temples of Steam 4 (Ruston, Proctor) also available YouTube Version
	Temples of Steam 5 (Tangye) also available YouTube Version
	Temples of Steam 6 (Marshall) also available YouTube Version