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Himalaya
Day 32: Chandigarh to Shimla
'Indian Railways is the biggest employer in the world, you know. We move ten million people a day, over 6000 kilometres of track.' He dabs a handkerchief at his forehead, then tucks it in his pocket and produces a small scrapbook. 'You want to film the viaduct?' he asks. 'You can do that.'
He opens the book to reveal a grainy photograph of the railway line running over a multi-storey stone bridge, and holds it up to the camera.
'There,' he smoothes down the page, 'you film that.'
'We'd rather film the real thing,' says Nigel with a trace of irritation. The stationmaster, undeterred, riffles through the pages.
'Look at that!' he holds the book up again. A wintry scene of the same viaduct. 'That is snow!'
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PALIN'S GUIDES
- Series: Himalaya
- Chapter: Day 32: Chandigarh to Shimla
- Country/sea: India
- Place: Kalka
- Book page no: 71
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