Video 125 Ltd. Chinese Take Out DVD

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Chinese Take Out DVD

Price: £19.53
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From small narrow-gauge systems, commuter services, coal trains to the incredible sight of double-headed freights working the steeply graded Jiltong Railway and through the spectacular Jing Peng Pass. In addition you will see working steam sheds, a loco Works carrying out overhauls and a rope-hauled incline!

These beautifully filmed images are complemented by wonderful sound effects, on-screen maps and an informative commentary by David Maxey.

We visit the following:

Dahuichang Limestone Railway (narrow-gauge C2 0-8-0s)
Beijing Railway Museum (wide variety of classes)
Jinxi Loco Shed (JS & SY 2-8-2s)
Nanpiao Mine Railway (SY 2-8-2s)
Pingzhuang Mine Railway (Rare deflectored SY 2-8-2s)
Yuanbaoshan Mine Railway (JS 2-8-2s)
Fuxin Mine Railway (SY 2-8-2s)
Fuxin Loco Works (SY 2-8-2s undergoing overhaul)
Benxi Steelworks (SY 2-8-2s)
Tiefa Mine Railway (SY 2-8-2s)
Jixi Mine Railway (SY 2-8-2s)
Huanan Forestry Railway (narrow-gauge C2 0-8-0s)
Hegang Mine Railway (SY 2-8-2s)
The Jiltong Railway (QJ 2-10-2s)

Bonus Features: Class Profiles & the ability to turn off the commentary and just listen to the locos.

Peter Middleton comments:

Of the many productions that are sent to our offices every month for possible inclusion on our website and in our catalogue this particular production stood out. We don’t have a vast collection of steam titles and as I was also interested to see what the railways of China are like I thought we would include this one. Visions International is a tiny operation that has recently been reformed after a gap of many years. As a former employee of Video 125, Ken Carr the owner, had learned many tricks of the trade here. So it was with these points in mind that I sat down to be entertained by Chinese Takeout and I wasn’t disappointed.

I was immediately impressed by the content and sheer diversity of locations. Clearly the producers had gone to a great deal of time and trouble to visit as many steam railways as they could. Even in China steam will not be around forever and before long we will appreciate having this valuable record of how things used to be. In fact, to me it was a little bit like going back to the late 1950s when BR were running similarly dirty and run down working locomotives. The main difference here is that the trains have been filmed recently – meaning that they have been filmed with the benefit of digital video equipment complete with the actual sounds. The menu even allows you to lose the commentary if you like.

Thoroughly recommended.

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