African Railway
Documentary about the Tazara railroad in east Africa, built by the Chinese after independence but now in crisis with derailments and mechanical breakdowns happening daily.
In a moving and often funny documentary, award-winning film-maker Sean Langan is off to east Africa to ride the rails of the Tazara railroad, whose passenger and goods trains travel through spectacular scenery and a game park teeming with wild animals.
The railway was built by the Chinese just after independence to link Zambia's copper belt to the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam, and once carried the region's hopes and dreams. But now it is in crisis. Every day there are derailments, trains running out of fuel and mechanical breakdowns.
Langan meets the train crews, controllers and maintenance crews who battle to keep it going - and at Tazara HQ he is on the track of Tazara's elusive Chinese railway advisors to find out why it is in such a parlous state.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Producer | Sean Langan |
| Director | Sean Langan |
| Executive Producer | Alan Hayling |
Broadcasts
- Wed 28 Apr 2010 21:00
- Thu 29 Apr 2010 00:00
- Sat 1 May 2010 19:00
- Wed 30 Jun 2010 23:30
Fri 18 Mar 2011 21:00- Wed 1 Jun 2011 21:00
- Sat 4 Jun 2011 22:25
- Sun 11 Dec 2011 20:30
- Sat 5 May 2012 20:00
- Sun 6 May 2012 02:20
- Wed 9 May 2012 00:50
- Sun 1 Jul 2012 20:00
- Sun 9 Dec 2012 20:00
- Mon 10 Dec 2012 00:45
- Wed 2 Apr 2014 20:00
- Thu 3 Apr 2014 01:45
- Wed 18 Feb 2015 20:00