International Steam Locomotives 2009

A different kind of Java tour:

Java Experience 2009 tour

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on steam activity in 2008.

Real steam in China 2008:

Xingyang Brickworks Railway

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      (22nd Dec 08)
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Angola steam survivors.... (updated 24^th December 2008)

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Xingyang Brickworks Railway 2008 (22^nd December 2008)

International Steam Videos DVD Offer (20th December 2008)

Real steam in India (14^th December 2008)

Bad Eggs - the smell sticks.... (Globe Steam update 14^th December 2008)

Narrow Gauge Steam Railways Worldwide (updated 7^th December 2008)

A month in Java, 1976 (21^st November 2008)

The Greatest Steam Show on Earth (updated 15^th November 2008)

Italian autumn steam schedule (updated 18^th September 2008)

Java Experience 2009 tour (11^th September 2008)

International Steam Book Reviews (latest review 24^th August 2008)

Myanmar ends steams (updated 22^nd August 2008)

Java sugar steam 2008 (latest reports 12^th August 2008)

Steamy Java 2008 people (12^th August 2008)

Wolsztyn bites the Dust? (updated 9^th July 2008)

Scrapping at Millsite (3^rd June 2008)

Real steam in Cuba (updated 2^nd June 2008)

Shibanxi Heaven DVD reviewed (25^th May 2008)

Sweet Spot DVD reviewed (25^th May 2008)

News from Zimbabwe (updated 17^th April 2008)

5 Years on... (Weihe Remembered) (updated 30^th March 2008)

Not quite all over at Darjeeling? (updated 26^th March 2008)

Shibanxi Gold (15^th March 2008)

Tipong Colliery 2008 (25^th February 2008)

Stationary Steam in India (25^th February 2008)

Please consult the main news index for minor additions.

If you are narrow minded then
why not check out
"Real Steam in Java 2008"?

Find out more about this DVD.
(28th May 2008)

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Australasia (9^th Jan 08) - An introduction and links to sites
Australia Steam in Australia 2008 (20^th Oct 08)		New Zealand Operational steam in New Zealand (20^th Feb 2006) Introduction to New Zealand mainline steam (14^th May 2002)

It's 10 seconds to midnight for Real Steam all over the world. I believe the following is the short list of countries where there is traditional revenue earning steam and, in most cases, the amount is very small, usually industrial and may be even seasonal. I don't believe that the numbers run to double figures anywhere except China and Indonesia:

Asia: China (industrial/provincial railways), India, Indonesia (seasonal industrial), North Korea (marginal), Pakistan

Africa: Botswana (industrial), South Africa (industrial), Zimbabwe

Americas: Brazil (industrial), Paraguay (definitely!)

Europe: Bosnia (industrial), Czech Republic (industrial fireless), Germany (industrial fireless), Kosovo (industrial), Poland, Romania (industrial), Serbia (industrial), Slovenia (industrial fireless)

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