Indian Hill Railways: Nilgiri Mountain Railway

3Di Television for BBC Four & BBC Two

TX September 2012

Director/Producer: Hugo Smith

1 x 60 From the Himalayas in the north to the Nilgiris in the south – for a hundred years these little trains have climbed through the clouds and into the wonderful world of Indian Hill Railways.

The Nilgiri Mountain Railway is a romantic line, popular with honeymooners and driven by love and devotion as well as steam. It chugs through the south Indian jungle up to a hill station, once known as Snooty Ooty.

The current guard is Ivan. Married for twenty years, he is concerned about his friend Jenni, the ticket inspector, because he’s still a bachelor – but Jenni has a secret.