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The Great Train Journey

Written by: Ruskin Bond
Narrated by: Ranvijay Pratap Singh
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The first time I saw a train, I was standing on a wooded slope outside a tunnel, not far from Kalka. Suddenly, with a shrill whistle and great burst of steam, a green and black engine came snorting out of the blackness.

“A dragon!” I shouted. “There’s a dragon coming out of its cave!”

The charm of travelling by a train as it speeds its way out of a tunnel or a jungle and passes through nondescript villages and towns is unmatched. There also exists a joyful curiosity in unfolding the mysterious lives and destinations of its passengers.

Ruskin Bond has been writing tales about the hinterland for decades, but this is the first time his stories revolving around trains and railway stations of small-town India have been brought together in a single collection. Classics such as ‘The Eyes Have It’ and ‘The Night Train at Deoli’ rub shoulders with tales of big cats taking refuge in railway tunnels and strangers who strike up a friendship while waiting at a platform.

So, hop on and allow one of India’s greatest storytellers to steer you through the Great Train Journey.

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Worth a listen though delivery could be better. Stories are fast paced and make you curious.

A good and nicely paced book.

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The story of everyday trains with stream engines traveling in the hills narrated with great imagination.

The simple style of narration endearing to the young and not so young!

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I really liked the stories, but the line " I know the tiger/leopard, they don't attack humans, they only go for stray dogs and sheeps." is repeated in 3 different stories.
If the stories weren't repeated, it would've been a good collection, but instead, it turned into listening to the same thing again and again.

Performance is good. Really enjoyed it.

Good, but stories are repeated

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couple of stories about leopard were identical
all stories are good and worth a binge listening

nice stories

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Good for kids. Not recommended for adults. The stories are almost similar and repeating. It felt bring in the middle.

Stories were identical

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