The story depicts Mumbai's railway workers, illegal vendors evading authorities, and homeless children living near tracks. The series further explores these groups' daily struggles and reliance on the city's vital railway system.
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.—Thomas Blomberg