Documentary in two one hour parts ("Pressure" and "Dreams) about the importance of the railways for the people of Mumbai (Bombay) in India. We meet the people working on and for the railway, as well as the hawkers selling their wares illegally to the passengers on board, constantly being chased by the railway police officers, and the runaway children who live around the railway. "Bombay Railway" won the award for Factual Programme of the Year at the Royal Television Awards in 2008.
Season 1 Episode Guide
Season 1
2 Episodes 2007 - 2007
Episode 1
Pressures
The railway services six million passengers a day. It employs over one million people. This documentary looks at the railway and the lives of the people touched by it.