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Raj Steam - The Indian Subcontinent - On Line |
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Around the turn of the century I accumulated many scans of steam on the Indian sub-continent, the intention was that it would form the basis of further Images of Rail CD-ROMs. Then I met Yuehong and the project got sidelined to put it mildly. After 2004 we invested our time on video instead and organising ourselves to the point where by November 2014 we were not only 'settled' in the UK but Yuehong had British citizenship. It was time to take stock and complete what I long ago dubbed 'Raj Steam'. As I write this, it's February 2026 and the main project has just been more or less completed with publication of the bulk of my archive of broad gauge steam on India's Eastern and South Eastern Railways. I choose my words carefully because I am about to start work on more than 1000 images from Jan Willem van Dorp's amazing journeys behind steam on the broad gauge across much of northern India in the 1980s and 1990s. Hanging over all of this is the absence of sections on the broad gauge in Pakistan not to mention industrial railways. The reality is that even trying to cover my costs in presenting these images would be a 'big ask'; instead, in what is the approaching twilight of my life, I have to be satisfied with sharing my pleasure with fellow enthusiasts. I am grateful when people ask me if they can use the odd individual image on their social media pages, it's good to know that in this mad world there are still people with good manners. As for those shits (sorry about my French) who think nothing of helping themselves to my and other contributors' hard work, I can only hope that one day they will 'see the light' and mend their ways. All images used here are copyright of the photographers concerned and should not be reuploaded without specific permission from me and / or the photographer concerned, please respect this. Should you wish to reproduce one or more in a book, please email me.
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