Heritage and History

Date: 2003-02-25
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 368 items (2280 items total)
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Can this be NDLS?I found this picture in a folder containing other vintage pics of NDLS, but am not sure whether this really is NDLS of old.

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How's that for a variety?

Full view of Cochin State Forest Tramway - Getting ready

A railway line line that time forgot. Full view of Cochin State Forest Tramway - Getting ready to depart from Chalakudy to Parambikulam in Kerala. The Cochin State Forest Tramway once carried timber and people to and from from the rugged western ghats t

Switchback Zig Zags in Cochin State Forest Tramway

Switchbacks and zig zags in the Cochin State Forest Tramway. Modern day engineers wonder how their predecessors of the early 1900's constructed such an elaborate railway system deep in the forest between Kerala and Tamilnadu. From the private gallery of

Timber Loading in Cochin State Forest Tramway

Timber loading in the Cochin State Forest Tramway. As usual, elephants did majority of the work. The gem of a railway system lay hidden under the forest until brought to the public attention by Devan Varma in 2005

Incline in Cochin State Forest Tramway

This photo gives you an idea on the inclines that the Cochin State Forest Tramway once worked. If working now, this railway system would have been one of the industrial marvels of modern worls

Siding en route in Cochin State Forest Tramway

One of the locomotives that worked on the tramway, named Ramgopal, works in the sidings of the tramway. A masterpeice of engineering, let to rotten by the modern day politics. Yet to be resurrected by Devan Varma, fuelled by IRFCA. More pics and travel

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Sridhar joshi relaxes in the cool confines of the troop wagon. 2007-09-06 Ranganath Eunny

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An interesting sign seen inside the MSM troop wagon. 2007-09-06 Ranganath Eunny

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An ancient troop wagon of Madras and Southern Mahratta (MSM) Railway on display at Perambur Loco Works. 2007-09-06 Ranganath Eunny

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Presenting the youngest rail museum of India , CLW Loco Park at Chittaranjan.

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YAM1 21912 from TBM , preserved in CLW Loco Park

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WCG2 #20108 of KYN, now resting in CLW Loco park for display.

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Steamer Sarayo.

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Steamer Hebe departing Pahleza(Paleeza) Ghat on Patna side to go to Mahendru Ghat for onward journey to Hazipur/ Sonpur.