The Himalayan tea train that's running out of steam

[caravanman]

I think someone at the BBC likes trains...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-32995131

Two train stories in one day on BBC magazine.

Ed.

 

[jis]

That one has been running out of steam for as long as I have been alive. My guess is it will survive more as a tourist operation funded by the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation, than as a regular service funded by the Ministry of Railways.

 

[caravanman]

It seems as if the line is repaired now after the landslide severed the line? I gather it is a "listed heritage item" which should keep it going in some form

Ed

 

[jis]

Yes. It is a UNESCO World Heritage thing.