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Steam in Pakistan, 1992-7 |
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This page provides links to the older Pakistan reports. The big hope in 1998 was the reopening of the branch from Bostan but it never quite came off...
For a flavour of the way the country was check out Pakistan steam in 1992 and Heinrich Hubbert 's report which covers the pre-closure time in Autumn 1996. If you are interested in helping conserve Pakistan's Railway Heritage then click here. Pakistan implemented a massive round of cuts to secondary services during early 1997 which virtually wiped out steam in the country. Vic Allen sent a report of his tour to the country in early January 1997 which painted a bleak picture even though he was there before the closures. Bernd Seiler's March 1997 report confirms the disaster, but there is still some metre gauge steam. There are discrepancies between reports, but general agreement that there is now very little steam activity left in the country. Berndt Seiler's metre gauge timetable was effective March 13th to 15th 1997 but disagrees with that in World Steam 97/3. Visit with an open mind! |
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Rob Dickinson
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