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| Author: | J3a-614 [ Sat Jul 11, 2015 2:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Shades of the Uintah!--Heroes & Steam in Eritrea (Africa) |
Found this while looking for something else. It's an Italian-built narrow gauge line from the colonial era with lots of grades and curves, some wonderfully dated facilities, apparently somewhat informal operations, and tank Mallet power. As noted, the countryside looks a lot like Utah or other desert places, though the Uintah didn't have stone bridges. Track actually looks quite good if the speed of the trains is any indication. Exotic to us? Maybe. The equipment is not like what we are used to seeing? Yes. But it's still something I think viewers here will enjoy; I did. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aZ_Xo0_Qew Some of these people are real heroes; look what they started with. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpnNmkoQZfo |
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| Author: | rock island lines [ Sat Jul 11, 2015 3:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shades of the Uintah!--Heroes & Steam in Eritrea (Africa |
Both videos are fantastic. I like the last line of that 1996 documentary: "The can-do people of Eritrea are showing the rest of the world what can be done with determination, self-reliance, and very little money." |
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| Author: | Loco112 [ Sat Jul 18, 2015 4:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shades of the Uintah!--Heroes & Steam in Eritrea (Africa |
They probably are not being fleeced with their own currency and central bank, and have local money, or barter( maybe silver, gold, or diamonds) to use to build and run their local economy with. |
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| Author: | 1702 [ Mon Jul 20, 2015 12:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shades of the Uintah!--Heroes & Steam in Eritrea (Africa |
FarRail Tours in Germany has a tour scheduled for Jan 19-24, 2016. http://www.farrail.net Jim Tatum |
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| Author: | J3a-614 [ Mon Sep 03, 2018 6:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shades of the Uintah!--Heroes & Steam in Eritrea (Africa |
A recent story (at least recently dated, anyway): https://www.tesfanews.net/eritrea-is-a- ... ostalgics/ |
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| Author: | J3a-614 [ Fri Mar 06, 2020 10:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shades of the Uintah!--Heroes & Steam in Eritrea (Africa |
A video that just turned up, part of it being footage from only 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBw4SSXC44Q |
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| Author: | nedsn3 [ Mon Mar 16, 2020 5:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shades of the Uintah!--Heroes & Steam in Eritrea (Africa |
Superb videos and a wonderful uplifting story about resilient people. Ned |
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