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Bettany Hughes - Exploring India's Treasures - The South

Bettany Hughes – Exploring India’s Treasures – The South

History, Travel / 12 minutes of reading / / By

Bettany Hughes – Exploring India’s Treasures – The South – Bettany could hardly contain her excitement as the train slowly chugged its way up the lush green hills of Tamil Nadu, bound for the picturesque hill station of Udhagamandalam, more affectionately known as Ooty. She had been looking forward to this trip for months and now it was finally happening. As she gazed out the window, marveling at the stunning valleys and rolling tea estates that flashed by, she thought back to how it all began. Bettany Hughes had stumbled upon some enchanting photos of the famous Nilgiri Mountain Railway […]

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China's Last Little Train

China’s Last Little Train

Travel / 3 minutes of reading / / By

China’s Last Little Train: In a mountainous region best known for pandas and earthquakes, there are no roads, no cars, no buses. But there is … a train. We tell the story of the last working narrow gauge steam railway in China.     The Jiayang Steam Train in Sichuan Province has been running non-stop since 1959, when it was built as part of Chairman Mao’s Great Leap Forward.   China’s Last Little Train   Jiayang Little Steam Train is a classic narrow-gauge train running near Jiayang Coal Mine in Qianwei County, Sichuan Province. The gauge of the small train

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Hitler's Steel Beast

Hitler’s Steel Beast

History / 2 minutes of reading / / By

Hitler’s Steel Beast: At the end of the 1930s, Hitler ordered the construction of a special train, under the code name “Amerika”, that could transport him around safely and appease his growing paranoia.      Hitler had a few iconic pieces of transportation, from a famous Mercedes to the SSS Horst Wessel sailing vessel, but his headquarters train was one of the most famous during the war.   Hitler’s Steel Beast   Nazi soldiers would march along routes ahead of the train to make sure no one was lying in wait for it, and there were multiple decoy trains

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