Heritage and History

Date: 2003-02-25
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 368 items (2280 items total)
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A rare image of BBM1 20251 (which later became the WAM1 class), on standard gauge axles in trial service on SNCF at Strasbourg on 1960-09-05 (Unknown Photographer)

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Safety Poster:It points out the danger of stopping a train outside the Fouling Mark. (Khalid Kagzi)

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Enlargement of a section of previous picture.
From the family album of my friend Chris Ward - probably taken by his late father about 1944. (David Churchill)

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Picture taken about 1944 at Madras (?). Note what appears to be a tram waiting at the crossing. The next photo is an enlargement of the train and tram.
Any more details or comments very welcome.
From the family album of my friend Chris Ward ...

Bombay Calcutta Mail, Bengal Nagpore Railway, 1917 AD.

Bombay Calcutta Mail of Bengal Nagpur Railway. Date uncertain, but surely before 1917 AD. The locomotive is a GM class 4-6-0 #387 of the BNR, built by North British in 1907 and it was named "Cornwallis". They had 73.5" coupled wheels and 2

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How to insure against railway accidents - A cartoon that appeared in the British Weekly `Punch' in 1853 and was reproduced in Time - Life Science Library's book `Wheels' published in 1967. Well recommended for transportation and railway fans.

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Pune station from an old postcard.
Some years ago I loaded a rather similar view which is at:
http://www.irfca.org/gallery/Heritage/pune10.jpg.html

Card bought on E-Bay. Date and photographer unknown. (dachur)

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Delhi station, possibly during 1900s - Any suggestion as to date or other comments welcome.
Old picture from E-bay. Date and photographer unknown (dachur)

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Another view of GIPR 0-8-0ST. Can anyone suggest where it is?
Old picture bought from a local sale. Photographer and date unknown. (dachur)

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GIPR 0-8-0ST built as a ghat banker and later used for shunting. Any further information welcomed.
Old picture bought from a local sale. Photographer and date unknown. (dachur)

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