Such as going through a tunnel on an Indian railway (make sure you've got your sound switched on):
This is actually from my return journey from Bangalore to Mangalore on 26th October, but due to the complete inability to upload anything online from Mangalore, I've had to wait till I'm here in Singapore to get the video onto YouTube (UPDATE - blog has been backdated for chronological accuracy). As you can see, your average Indian gets pretty excited about tunnels and the ensuing echos... and the excitement scarcely diminishes for the full minute-long duration. This scene was repeated maybe 50-odd times through each and every tunnel en route. And to think, these are the same people "stealing British jobs"...
The journey itself features some spectacular scenery as the line - carved up, through and around the towering heights of the Western Ghats, passes over gorges, sheer faces, and alongside huge valleys stretching out for miles towards the coast. The journey took the best part of 11 hours in the end - a hefty amount of time for what is about a 400km journey - but it's worth it for what is essentially a tourist attraction in its own right.
Now that I can upload things, you can enjoy a few choice photos of the scenery (click on the image to expand it):
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