"Actor: Harry Dodge"

• Eastern European Archives | DVD | (17/05/2004) from £7.99   |  Saving you £2.00 (25.03%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In the 1960s Harry Dodge travelled behind the Iron Curtain to capture the railways of a bygone age - before the collapse of communism and the demise of steam. With smoke belching forth across every country this programme explores the unique record he left behind with rare footage from Yugoslavia Hungary Poland Romania Czechoslovakia and Eastern Germany.

• Asian / Australian Archives | DVD | (17/05/2004) from £16.16   |  Saving you £-6.17 (-61.80%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In this programme the incredible variety of Asian steam has been captured commencing in India with Bengali broad and narrow gauge steam the exquisite Darjeeling Railway (considered by many to be the world's finest railway) Jaipur's meter gauge system and locomotives ranging from the pacific to a Maharajah's private train. This is contrasted with Japanese preserved steam the wood burning locos of Thailand Indonesian Tank engines and Malaysian light steam while in Australia and New Zealand we find an equally delightful assortment of gauges and rolling stock.

• Western European Archives | DVD | (17/05/2004) from £12.13   |  Saving you £-2.14 (-21.40%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Firstly we travel to Southern France and take a look at the steam locomotives that are still in operation today. From the Brittany Peninsular along the Channel Coast to Paris to Picardy. We see some fine examples of French steam including the famous Golden Arrow. In Dieppe we see a rail terminal that serves the main port. We take a close look at an extensive network of city trams in Brussels and later move on to a combination of steam electric and diesel used for heavy industry in Luxembourg. We visit E Class locomotives in Denmark and some pre-war designed locomotives in Italy. Three different types of Gauge are on offer in Greece and we also travel to Turkey before finally ending our journey in Portugal.

• African Archives | DVD | (17/05/2004) from £14.56   |  Saving you £-4.57 (-45.70%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Rails all the way from Cape to Cairo were once the dream of Victorian pioneer Cecil Rhodes. In 1965 and 1970 the dying years of the age of steam Harry Dodge visited and recorded this incredible African legacy. Throughout Central and Southern Africa the uncompromising terrain spawned some spectacular feats of engineering. Many of these including the famous Victoria falls bridge are captured when huge fleets of Garratts still ruled supreme. Malawi railway Rhodesian Railways and Franco-Ethiopian Railways are all featured as well as the steam trains of South Africa Mozambique Angola and the Sudan.

• Steam Around the World - The Latin American Archives | DVD | (17/05/2004) from £16.16   |  Saving you £-6.17 (-61.80%)   |  RRP £9.99

  From Garrats of the high Bolivian desert to narrow gauge through the Guatamalan jungle this programme filmed between 1962 and 1971 features an amazing variety of Latin American Steam including everything from 2-10-2s to 0-4-0s. Linked by a dramatic journey over the Andes mountains.