Films of Steam in South Asia

These films show life in the days of steam in South Asia between 1977 and 1985. The films feature some of the last steam operations on Indian Railways (IR) in 1977/78 and 1985 and on Pakistan Railways (PR) in 1981.

All these movies were shot using a semi-professional Super 8 camera.

	Title	Summary	Places	Date of Film	Minutes
	Station of Life	A view of life in December 1977 on an Indian railway station and in a locomotive depot.	Jullundur (in Punjab) and Delhi, India	1982	12
	In the Midday Sun	The film records human and animal life on Indian railways in early 1978 and 1986. Much of it was filmed during the heat of the day.	Agra, Ahmedabad, Baroda (Vadodara), Delhi, Rishikesh	2005	18
	Ascents	Filmed in 1978, featuring the Ooty narrow gauge line, Baroda yard and main line (to be finalised)	Ootacamund and Baroda, in western and southern India
	Passing Trains	A record of a typical working day on a secondary railway line in North-West Pakistan in 1981.	Mardan District between Nowshera and Durgai (in North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan)	2002	10
	Railway Work in Moradabad	A view of people at work on maintenance and operations activities on a typical day in and around a large steam locomotive depot in 1986.	Moradabad, (in Uttar Pradesh, India)	1994	13

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